38 People Who Are Only One Award Away From Having An EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)

Posted 1 hour agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down38 People Who Are Only One Award Away From Having An EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)They're collecting these coveted awards like infinity stones.by Mychal ThompsonBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLinkHot TopicðŸ"¥ Full coverage and conversation on the Oscars The Emmys, Academy Awards, Grammys, and Tony Awards are the biggest awards shows in entertainment. But, so many celebrities and entertainers are only one award away from an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony), and you'll be surprised who's still so close after all these years. 1. Adele only needs to win a Tony. Amy Sussman / Getty Images, Kevin Mazur / Getty Images The singer has won 16 Grammy Awards, and she earned an Oscar for the song "Skyfall" from the 2012 James Bond movie of the same name. In 2022, she won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special for her CBS concert special Adele: One Night Only. 2. Hugh Jackman only needs to win an Oscar. Evan Agostini / Getty Images, Frank Micelotta / Getty Images The actor and singer won a Tony in 2004 for The Boy From Oz, and was honored with a Special Tony Award in 2012. At the 58th Tony Awards in 2005, he won an Emmy for his performance on the awards show. In 2019, he won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media for The Greatest Showman. 3. Eminem only needs to win a Tony. KMazur / WireImage, Â(C)Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The rapper has a total of 15 Grammys. He also won an Oscar for the song "Lose Yourself" in 2002's 8 Mile. He won an Emmy for being a part of the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent. BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicThe Oscars have finally arrived! Keep up with the losers, winners, and best dressed celebs right here.

Check out our Oscars coverage 4. Cynthia Erivo only needs to win an Oscar. Dimitrios Kambouris, Lou Rocco / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images The actor and singer won a Tony for Best Actress for The Color Purple in 2016. In 2017, she won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album for the same role and a Daytime Emmy for a performance on Today alongside her castmates from the stage production. She's been nominated for an Oscar for her roles in Harriet and Wicked, but didn't win. 5. Kate Winslet only needs to win a Tony. Jason Merritt / Getty Images, Â(C)Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection The actor won an Oscar for Best Actress in 2009 for The Reader. In 2000, she won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for Listen to the Storyteller. She won two Emmys for Best Actress for the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce in 2011 and Mare of Easttown in 2021. 6. Helen Mirren only needs to win a Grammy. Steve Granitz / WireImage, ITV / Everett Collection The actor has four Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress for her roles in Prime Suspect 4: The Scent of Darkness, The Passion of Ayn Rand, Elizabeth I, and Prime Suspect: The Final Act. In 2007, she won an Oscar for Best Actress in The Queen and a Tony for Best Actress in The Audience in 2015. 7. Julie Andrews only needs to win a Tony. Courtesy Everett Collection The actor and singer won an Oscar for Best Actress for Mary Poppins in 1965. She won three Grammys, including Best Recording for Mary Poppins, Best Spoken World Album for Julie Andrews's Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies, and a 2011 lifetime achievement award. She won her first Emmy in 1973 for The Julie Andrews Hour, and her second for Broadway: The American Musical. While she's been nominated for three Tonys, she's never won. 8. Audra McDonald only needs to win an Oscar. Gregory Pace / FilmMagic, Courtesy Everett Collection The actor and singer has won six Tony Awards, including Best Featured Actress for Master Class in 1996 and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill in 2014. She won an Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Program for her work on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Live from Lincoln Center). In 2009, Audra won two Grammys for Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording for Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. 9. Ron Howard only needs to win a Tony. Steve Granitz / WireImage, Â(C)Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The filmmaker and actor won two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director for A Beautiful Mind in 2002. He won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1998 for Outstanding Miniseries for From the Earth to the Moon, and a second Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for Arrested Development. In 2017, he won a Grammy for The Beatles: Eight Days a Week. 10. Cher only needs to win a Tony. John T. Barr / Getty Images, Â(C)MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection The singer and actor won an Oscar for her role in the 1987 film Moonstruck. She won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording for Believe in 2000. In 2003, she won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for Cher: The Farewell Tour. 11. Cyndi Lauper only needs to win an Oscar. CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, NBC / NBCU Photo