Steven Spielberg Achieves EGOT Status with 2026 Grammys Win
- - Steven Spielberg Achieves EGOT Status with 2026 Grammys Win
Dave QuinnFebruary 2, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Steven Spielberg in October 2024 in Los Angeles
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Steven Spielberg earned his first Grammy for producing Music by John Williams, completing his EGOT status
The documentary celebrates John Williams’ iconic film scores, featuring interviews with collaborators like George Lucas and Yo-Yo Ma
Spielberg joins an elite group of only 21 EGOT winners, a rare achievement in entertainment history
Steven Spielberg has officially joined the EGOT club.
The legendary filmmaker, 79, earned the final piece of the coveted awards sweep on Sunday, Feb. 1 with a Grammy win for Best Music Film for Music by John Williams, which he produced.
Spielberg now has wins across all four major entertainment awards in television (Emmy), music (Grammy), film (Oscar), and theater (Tony). It's considered the grand slam of show business, a four-of-a-kind sweep that only the rarest of stars have been able to achieve.
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Steven Spielberg at the AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony Honoring Francis Ford Coppola at Dolby Theatre in April 2025 in Hollywood, Calif.
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This was Spielberg's first Grammy nomination. His honor was awarded during non-televised portion of the Grammys 2026 ceremony.
The director and producer previously won two Academy Awards, for Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). He has multiple Emmys, for Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Taken, Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Pinky and the Brain and Freakazoid! Speilberg most recently won his Tony, for producing 2022's Best Musical A Strange Loop.
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"Thank you to all the Grammy voters, whose recognition of Music by John Williams means the world to me and our Amblin team, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and congratulations to our partners at Imagine and the Walt Disney Company," Spielberg, who did not accept the honor in person, said in a statement.
“This acknowledgment is obviously deeply meaningful to me because it validates what I have known for over 50 years: John Williams’ influence on culture and music is immeasurable and his artistry and legacy is unrivaled," Spielberg continued. "I am proud to be associated with Laurent’s beautiful film.”
Music by John Williams premiered at the AFI Fest in October 2024 and chronicles the celebrated composer’s career scoring some of the most iconic films in Hollywood history, including Jaws, Star Wars, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Home Alone, Schindler's List, Superman, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (among others).
The documentary, now streaming on Disney+, features interviews with a slew of Williams' collaborators and friends, as well as stars from many of the films Williams scored. They include Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Kate Capshaw, Gustavo Dudamel, J.J. Abrams, Chris Martin, Ron Howard, Chris Columbus, George Lucas, Itzhak Perlman, Lawrence Kasdan, Yo-Yo Ma, Ke Huy Quan, James Mangold, Alan Silvestri, David Newman, Thomas Newman, Seth MacFarlane, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Branford Marsalis.
Lucasfilm, Amblin Documentaries and Imagine Documentaries produced the film.
EGOT is one of the most elusive titles in all of Hollywood.
To date, 21 people have picked up the honor: Richard Rodgers (1962), Helen Hayes (1977), Rita Moreno (1977), John Gielgud (1991), Audrey Hepburn (1994), Marvin Hamlisch (1995), Jonathan Tunick (1997), Mel Brooks (2001), Mike Nichols (2001), Whoopi Goldberg (2002), Scott Rudin (2012), Robert Lopez (2014), Andrew Lloyd Webber (2018), Tim Rice (2018), John Legend (2018), Alan Menken (2020), Jennifer Hudson (2022), Viola Davis (2023), Elton John (2024), and Benji Pasek and Justin Paul (2024).
The term EGOT was coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, who first told it to the in 1984 at the height of the NBC action show's success. "That stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony," he said. "Hopefully in the next five years I will win all those awards."
Thomas has yet to be nominated for any of those awards. But he did have the letters engraved in a gold pendant he wore around his neck — a choice parodied in an episode of 30 Rock.
The Grammys are broadcasting live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS or stream them live and on-demand on Paramount+.
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