Question: Is John Legend an EGOT?

List of awards and nominations received by John Legend


John Legend is an American soul singer, songwriter and pianist. In 2005, Legend received fifteen nominations and won two, including Best New Artist at the Black Entertainment Television Awards (BET Awards) and Best R&B Act at the MOBO Awards. In 2006, Legend received ten nominations and won five, including Best R&B Male Vocal Performance for "Stay with You", Best R&B Album for Get Lifted, Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards; Best R&B/Soul Album Male for Get Lifted, Best R&B/Soul Single Male for "Ordinary People" at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2007, Legend received six nominations and won three, including Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "Family Affair", Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Heaven" at the Grammy Awards; Best R&B/Soul Single Male for "Save Room" at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2017, Legend was the recipient of Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Performing Arts.[1] In 2018 Legend became the first Black male to achieve an EGOT with his Emmy win for "Jesus Christ Superstar." Overall, Legend has won 33 awards from 88 nominations.
Academy Awards

African-American Film Critics Association
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is a group of African-American film critics that give various awards for excellence in film at the end of each year. Legend has won one time.[2]

American Music Awards
The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Legend has been nominated five times, and received one award.[3]

BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET. Legend has won one award from four nominations.[4][5][6]

Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Legend received two of seven nominations.[8]

Critics' Choice Movie Awards
The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Legend has won one award in 2015.[9]

Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Legend has received one award from two nominations for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

Georgia Film Critics Association
Legend won one award from the Georgia Film Critics Association in 2015.[10]

Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Awards were established in 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to celebrate the best in film and television. John Legend has received one nomination and win.[11]

Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Legend has won ten awards from twenty-nine nominations.[12][13][14][15][16]

Houston Film Critics Society Awards
The Houston Film Critics Society is a non-profit film critic organization which presents an annual set of film awards for "extraordinary accomplishment in film" in a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Legend has been nominated once.[18][19]

iHeartRadio Music Awards
iHeartRadio Music Awards is an international music awards show founded by iHeartRadio in 2014. Legend has been nominated twice.[20]

Mnet Asian Music Awards
Mnet Asian Music Awards, otherwise abbreviated as MAMA, is an award show held by Mnet annually that credits South Korean artists, as well as foreign artists who have had an impact in the South Korean Music industry.[21]

MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. Legend has won one award from three nominations.[22]

MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Legend has been nominated five times and won once.[23]

NAACP Image Awards
The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. Legend has been nominated twice.[24]

Soul Train Music Awards
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment established in 1987. Legend has won five awards from twelve nominations.[25][26][27][28][29]

Tony Award
The Tony Award recognizes the excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. Legend has received one award from two nominations.[30]

Vibe Awards
The Vibe Awards are hosted annually by Vibe magazine.  Legend has been nominated four times.[31]