Lizzo’s Emmy Win Just Put Her One Step Closer To A Monumental Entertainment Achievement

With both a Grammy and now an Emmy under her belt, Lizzo is halfway to the extremely rare category of EGOT winners. The term is an acronym for “Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony,” and refers to performers who have managed to win at least one of each of the four awards. At present, there have been merely 22 EGOT winners in history. Among their ranks are true legends such as Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Lizzo previously won three 2020 Grammy Awards. In the category of best urban contemporary album, she won for “Cuz I Love You.” Her singles “Truth Hurts” and “Jerome” took home the gold for best pop solo performance and best traditional R&B performance, respectively. Her win for the competition show “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” now puts her at the halfway point to EGOT.

All Lizzo needs now to check all the boxes and complete the uncommon accomplishment is an Oscar and a Tony, both of which would still be technically possible to achieve even if Lizzo does not expand further into acting; both awards shows feature musical categories. That said, the singer has already dipped her toe into the acting pool, appearing on “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” and “The Eric Andre Show,” among other projects. She also had a cameo with her friend Cardi B in the film “Hustlers,” so don’t be surprised if you see more of her on the silver screen.