# What would be your most impressive EGOT? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743 "2020-08-22T13:35:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/1 "2020-08-22T13:35:48Z")
This train of thought was actually inspired by Lady Gaga. I remember reading a story about how, after her Oscar win, she collapsed on the red carpet crying and saying how this was a dream come true and was overwhelmed and all that jazz. After hearing that, my first thought was “I mean, you won the Oscar for singing a song…it’s what you do, it’s not really THAT impressive. If you won for acting (like your Emmy) then I’m impressed.” I believe she is 3/4 of the way to an EGOT with two of her three for singing and one for acting. I’m not saying getting an EGOT is easy, quite the opposite in fact, but it is easier to obtain if you’re good at one thing that translates to all four. Take Kristen Anderson and Robert Lopez. Their EGOT is all for writing music, so it’s not terribly impressive as far as EGOTs go. Even John Legend had to get his final award for producing, which is really just funding the production. What would be, in your mind, the most impressive EGOT a person could have? To me, that means completely diverse skill set: Grammy – Best Record Oscar – Best Director Emmy – Lead Actor in a Drama Tony – Best Book (that’s the writing one right? You? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/2 "2020-08-22T15:59:17Z")
An explanation of what the OP is talking about for those of us not knowing what EGOT is: > **[List of EGOT winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_won_Academy,_Emmy,_Grammy,_and_Tony_Awards)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major American entertainment awards. Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in television, recording, film, and Broadway theatre. Achieving the EGOT has been referred to as the "grand slam" of show business. As of 2023,\[update\] 18 people have won a competitive EGOT, while five others have also earned the... ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/3 "2020-08-22T16:04:08Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Tony – Best Book (that’s the writing one right? Acting in a play. Pulitzer for writing, Peabody for broadcasting. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/4 "2020-08-22T20:14:04Z")
That’s…not what I asked? ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/5 "2020-08-22T20:26:03Z")
Yes, it’s for writing for a musical. For a play it would be script (original or adapted) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/6 "2020-08-22T22:52:43Z")
Thank you. Then switch my Tony to Original Script ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/7 "2020-08-24T12:03:15Z")
I would think Lead Actor (either gender) would be the most impressive Tony. I’m totally ignorant of the stage, though; are directors a thing for plays? Oscar: Movies Emmy: TV Grammy: Music Tony: Stage / Theater ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/8 "2020-08-24T15:12:23Z")
Sorry I’ve led you astray. Orig and adapted scripts are OSCAR categories. The Tony would be Best Play. Which is quite impressive, but lately is shared with the producer. It really should be split into 2 awards. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-most-impressive-egot/918743/9 "2020-08-24T17:56:14Z")
Seem to me directing partakes of some of the skills of acting and playwriting (and to some degree, producing an album) Make the Oscar for something, like costume design or cinematography, that is completely different from music, acting or scriptwriting. That would be more impressive.