# Who's the King (or Queen) of artistic awards? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 22, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443 "2001-02-22T07:39:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/1 "2001-02-22T07:39:41Z")
Has any one person ever won an Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Emmy _and_ Obie? I think Bette Midler has won the first three, but I’m not sure. Of course, “non-traditional” categories count too, as do shared awards. So even though Matt Damon only shared an Oscar for Best Screenplay, he still goes down as an Oscar Winner. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/2 "2001-02-22T07:48:27Z")
I know that Rita Moreno has one the first four. She is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the first person to do so. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/3 "2001-02-22T07:50:03Z")
OK–I need sleep! I meant to type that she _ **won** _ the first four! Sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![DVous\_Means](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@DVous\_Means](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DVous_Means)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/4 "2001-02-22T13:02:12Z")
Pardon my ignorance, but what’s an Obie? And what is it awarded for? ---
**Author:** ![mongrel\_8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mongrel\_8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mongrel_8)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/5 "2001-02-22T13:51:33Z")
According to my search an “obie” appears to be an award for off-broadway plays and performers. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/6 "2001-02-22T14:27:15Z")
I don’t believe anyone won all five. In addition to Moreno, Barbra Streisand has won the Tony (1), Oscar (twice), Grammy (10), and Emmy (4). She also won ten Golden Globes, which probably makes her the performer with the most awards. (Walt Disney has her topped with 31 Oscars, but those were as a producer). According to one page: > [@](#): > > Didn’t Rita Moreno win the Tony, Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy first? > Moreno won the Oscar in 1962, Grammy in 1972, Tony in 1975, and Emmy in 1977. But Streisand had won all four of those awards by 1970. Streisand’s Tony was a “special award,” though, and not in competition. I think all of Moreno’s awards were in competition. Bob Fosse won an Oscar, Tony, and Emmy ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/7 "2001-02-22T15:07:03Z")
Barbra Streisand has also won a (completely undeserved, IMHO) Peabody award for an HBO concert she did several years ago. Another thing about Rita Moreno: in addition to the Oscar, Grammy, Tony (all for “West Side Story,” I think) and Emmy (for playing Rita the prostitute on The Rockford Files, she has also won the Heisman Trophy and the Cy Young award. Quite a talent. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/8 "2001-02-22T15:27:43Z")
Wasn’t Moreno also the first person to win the Calder Trophy and the Lady Byng award in the same year? ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/9 "2001-02-22T22:05:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Five \* > **Another thing about Rita Moreno: in addition to the Oscar, Grammy, Tony (all for “West Side Story,” I think) and Emmy (for playing Rita the prostitute on The Rockford Files…** From what I can tell, [Rita](http://us.imdb.com/Pawards?Moreno,+Rita) won the Emmy in 1977 for “Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music” for her performance on _The Muppet Slow_ And I believe Barbra won the Preakness, didn’t she? ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/10 "2001-02-23T05:15:28Z")
No no no! You’ve _all_ got it wrong! Rita Moreno won the Jim Thorpe award in 1981, awarded annually to the best college football defensive back. Sheesh. Get your facts straight, people! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/11 "2001-02-23T06:44:03Z")
Actually, **Alphagene,** Barbra won Belmont and Kentucky, but lost Preakness by a nose. :ducking and running: ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/12 "2001-02-23T11:44:51Z")
I’m surprised at two things not being mentioned: 1. Someone who wins an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony is called an **EGOT.** 2. Rita Moreno should have won an award for yelling “Heeeey yooooou guuuuuys” on _The Electric Company._ (As should have Morgan Freeman in his moving portrayal of Easy Reader) ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-king-or-queen-of-artistic-awards/55443/13 "2001-02-23T22:22:37Z")
**GuanoLad** : > [@](#): > > 1. Someone who wins an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony is called an **EGOT.** Since Rita Moreno is the only one, I’m surprised anyone’s bothered to coin the term. If you’ve won the first three, but not the Tony, does that make you an EGO?