American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson reached EGOT status last night at the Tony Awards. EGOT stands for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards and celebrates people who win all four awards. Last night, Jennifer Hudson was awarded a Tony after the musical she co-produced, “A Strange Loop” won Best Musical. The musical follows a gay, Black man who is a theatre artist as he struggles with writing a musical. Hudson became a co-producer when the musical went to perform on Broadway.
Jennifer Hudson just became an EGOT at the #TonyAwards. ????
When "A Strange Loop" won best new musical, Hudson, one of the show’s co-producers, joined a select group of people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. https://t.co/aP7CS5W3hZ pic.twitter.com/tT8ec5wPSM
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Hudson won an Oscar in 2006 for best-supporting actress in “Dreamgirls.” She went on to win two Grammys and an Emmy for the R-animated film “Baba Yaga.” Now, with her first Tony award, she becomes the 17th person to receive EGOT status, along with notable people like Whoopi Goldberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Not only is she the second Black woman to achieve this, but she is also the first “American Idol” contestant to accomplish this. Although Hudson did not win her season of the show, which was season three, she is known for sweeping awards.
Jennifer Hudson is now the first "American Idol" contestant to ever EGOT.
— Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson) June 13, 2022
Jennifer Hudson becomes the second Black woman in HISTORY to achieve EGOT status, joining Whoopi Goldberg. pic.twitter.com/dsmBKdzlEi
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