Sir Elton won the Grammy for best variety special live for ‘Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium’ at the 2024 awards ceremony.
It will now sit on his mantlepiece along with the two Oscars he won for ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ from The Lion King and ‘(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again’ from Rocketman, his Tony award for best original score for musical Aida, and five Grammy Awards.
He joins a select club of those to have completed the clean sweep that includes some of the best known faces in the film, theatre and music industries, along with a few lesser known names.
Only 19 people have ever been able to call themselves EGOTS, a figure that rises to 23 if you include honourary awards (Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, James Earl Jones, Harry Belafonte and Quincy Jones all completed one leg with a non-competitive award).
Here are all 19, and what they won.
17. Jennifer Hudson - singer and actress
Oscars: 2006 Best Supporting Actress – Dreamgirls. Emmys: 202: Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program – Baba Yaga. Grammys: 2009 Best R&B Album – Jennifer Hudson; 2017 Best Musical Theater Album – The Color Purple. Tonys: 2022 Best Musical – A Strange Loop. Photo: Emma McIntyre
18. Viola Davis - actress and producer
Oscars: 2016 Best Supporting Actress – Fences. Emmys: 2015 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – How to Get Away with Murder. Grammys: 2023 Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording – Finding Me. Tonys: 2001 Best Featured Actress in a Play – King Hedley II; 2010 Best Leading Actress in a Play – Fences. Photo: Kevork Djansezian
19. Sir Elton John
Oscars: 1995 Best Original Song for 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' from The Lion King; 2020 Best Original Song for '(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again' from Rocketman; Emmys: 2024 best variety special live for 'Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium'; Tonys: 2000 best original score for musical Aida; Grammys: 1987 Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for 'That's What Friends Are For'; 1992 Best Instrumental Composition for 'Basque'; 1995 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight'; 1998 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for 'Candle in the Wind 1997'; 1999 Grammy Legend Award (honorary award); 2001 Best Musical Show Album for Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida; Photo: Rachel Luna
20. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Emmy: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” from Only Murders in the Building. Grammy Awards: Best Musical Theater Album, Dear Evan Hansen; Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, The Greatest Showman. Oscar: Best Original Song for “City of Stars” from La La Land. Tony: Best Original Score, Dear Evan Hansen; Best Musical, A Strange Loop. | Jeff Spicer/Getty Images