Viola Davis is the newest EGOT. What does the title mean? And who else is close to achieving it?

American actor Viola Davis becomes the 18th person to reach EGOT status, after winning her first Grammy Award.

Five other performers — Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, James Earl Jones, Harry Belafonte and Quincy Jones — have won all four EGOT awards, but received a non-competitive or honorary victory such as a Grammy Legend Award or an Academy Honorary Award.There are dozens of people who have won three out of the four entertainment awards needed to reach EGOT status.Others who are missing a Tony award include the likes of Cher, Eminem, Ron Howard, Paul McCartney, Trent Reznor and John Williams.

Elton John is only missing an Emmy award, while a bunch of people are missing Oscars, such as Cyndi Lauper, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Bette Midler No Australians have achieved EGOT status, but Geoffrey Rush is only missing a Grammy and Hugh Jackman is only missing an Oscar.

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