Steven Spielberg Becomes An EGOT After His First Grammy Win

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg's, 79, name is officially added into the EGOT list, when he has won his first Grammy award recently for producing the documentary “Music by John Williams” directed by Laurent Bouzereau, based on his long time collaborator and maestro John Williams and his musical contributions to countless films and concerts throughout his career including Star wars, Indiana Jones and other Spielberg directorial ventures .

Are you confused about EGOT? The term expands to Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, the four most prestigious awards that value artistry in different areas such as Emmy’s honor television series, and Oscars are related to the Film Industry, Grammy to the Music industry and Tony awards are related to Broadway.

Spielberg had won the Emmy award 12 times for his work on TV series since 1996 -- A Pinky & The Brain Christmas and many more in the 2000s including Band of Brothers, Taken, etc. Spielberg was honored with the Academy Award three times, for Best Picure and Director (World War 2) Schindler’s List in 1994 and Best Picture for Saving Private Ryan after a gap of 5 years. Spielberg won his maiden Tony award in the best musical category for A Strange Loop.

The latest Grammy award added a feather in his cap, taking him to the elite EGOT list, in which only there are only 21 people having won all four awards in their lifetime. The list includesrenowned names such as singers Elton John, John Legend, actress Audrey Hepburn and Liza Minelli.

Spielberg has said that the Grammy win means the world to him. Besides Grammy, Spielberg is also nominated for an Oscar this year under the Best Picture category for producing the film Hamnet. His upcoming UFO film titled “Disclosure Day” is also set to release on June 12 this year starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor.

The article was written by Yoga Adithya, an intern at Deccan Chronicle, Secunderabad.