EGOT Watch: 5 Stars Who Only Need An Oscar

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Audra McDonaldAudra McDonald is one of Broadway’s brightest stars — and one who is only a single award away from completing her EGOT.With six Tony Awards to her name, she has more performance wins than any other actor and has also won in all four acting categories.In addition, she has already won two Grammy Awards, for Best Opera Recording and Best Classical Album, and an Emmy for her performance in Sweeney Todd (Live from Lincoln Center) in 2015.

However, the only award missing from her impressive collection is an Oscar, which may prove elusive given her limited involvement in movies. Bette MidlerBette Midler, the renowned singer, actress, and comedian, has been tantalizingly close to achieving EGOT status for some time now.

Despite being nominated twice, she has yet to win an Academy Award, the only award missing from her collection.Midler began her journey towards EGOT glory in 1974 when she won the Best New Artist Grammy.

Since then, she has won two more Grammys, including Record of the Year for “Wind Beneath My Wings.”In 2017, she won a competitive Tony Award for her performance in Hello, Dolly!, following a previous honorary award.Along with her achievements in music and theater, Midler has also won three Emmy Awards across various categories.Billy PorterBilly Porter’s breakthrough came after he landed the lead role in the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which earned him both a Tony Award and a Grammy Award (for Best Musical Theater Album).Porter then went on to make history as the first openly gay Black man to win the Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the groundbreaking TV show Pose.Despite his success in theater and television, Porter has yet to be nominated for an Academy Award, which.