Steven Spielberg Achieves EGOT Status With First Grammy Win

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For over fifty years, director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams have collaborated, and their creative partnership continues to produce remarkable and innovative results.

Steven Spielberg achieved EGOT status on February 1st at the 2026 Grammy Awards. He won Best Music Film for his work as a producer on the 2024 documentary Music by John Williams. You can find a complete list of the 2026 Grammy winners here.

In a statement reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the 79-year-old filmmaker expressed gratitude to the Grammy voters for recognizing Music by John Williams. He said the award means a great deal to him and the entire Amblin team, including Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and extended congratulations to their partners at Imagine and The Walt Disney Company. He added that the recognition confirms something he’s known for over 50 years: John Williams’ impact on music and culture is enormous, and his talent and lasting influence are unmatched. He also shared his pride in being connected to the beautiful film directed by Laurent Bouzereau.

With his first Grammy win, Steven Spielberg joins a select group of only 22 people who have earned competitive awards in all four major entertainment fields: Grammy, Oscar, Emmy, and Tony. (Including honorary awards, he’s the 28th artist to achieve this.)

Steven Spielberg has also won an impressive array of awards beyond his directing work. He’s a four-time Emmy winner for producing shows like The Pacific and Band of Brothers, and has earned three Oscars – including for directing and producing Schindler’s List and directing Saving Private Ryan. He also has a Tony Award for producing the musical Strange Loop.

Steven Spielberg and John Williams have collaborated for over 50 years, starting with Spielberg’s first feature film, Sugarland Express, in 1974. Williams, now 93, is the composer behind the scores of many beloved films, including Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Empire of the Sun, Hook, Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List. He’s also famous for composing the theme from Star Wars and numerous other memorable pieces.

In a 2012 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Steven Spielberg described John Williams as remarkably adaptable as a composer. He explained that Williams consistently reinvents his style for each new film they work on, showcasing his ability to change and evolve with every project.

Only a select few people have achieved EGOT status – winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. These include Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson, Whoopi Goldberg, Audrey Hepburn, and Robert Lopez, the composer of The Book of Mormon. Notably, Robert Lopez is the only person to win all four awards twice.

See who else has emerged from the 2026 Grammys as a big winner:

WINNER: “Anxiety,” Doechii

“Love,” OK Go

“So Be It,” Clipse

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Young Lion,” Sade

WINNER: Sinners

A Complete Unknown

F1 The Album

KPop Demon Hunters

Wicked

 

WINNER: “Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters

“As Alive As You Need Me to Be,” Tron: Ares

“I Lied to You,” Sinners

“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late

“Pale, Pale Moon,” Sinners

“Sinners,” Sinners

WINNER: “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande

“Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters),” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

 “Gabriela,” KATSEYE

“APT.,” RosĂ©, Bruno Mars

“30 for 30,” SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

WINNER: “Bad As I Used to Be,” Chris Stapleton

“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers

“Good News,” Shaboozey

“I Never Lie,” Zach Top

“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

WINNER: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade

Cosa Nuestra, Rauw Alejandro

BOGOTÁ DELUXE, Andrés Cepeda

Tropicoqueta, Karol G

Y Ahora Qué?, Alejandro Sanz

WINNER: “Changes Back to the Beginning,” YungBlud

“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams

“Never Enough,” Turnstile

“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park

“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers

WINNER: EUSEXUA, FKA Twigs

Ten Days, Fred again..

Fancy That, PinkPantheress

Inhale / Exhale, RĂŒfĂŒs du Sol

F*** U SKRILLEX U THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, Skrillex

WINNER: “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga

“Illegal”, PinkPantheress

“Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie),” Tate McRae

“Midnight Sun,” Zara Larsson

“Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco

WINNER: Songs of a Lost World, The Cure

SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver

DON’T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator

moisturizer, Wet Leg

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams

WINNER: “Music by John Williams,” John Williams

“Devo,” Devo

“Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” Raye

“Relentless,” Diane Warren

“Piece by Piece,” Pharrell Williams

WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani

“Yes it Is,” Leon Thomas

“Overqualified,” Durand Bernarr

“It Depends,” Chris Brown

“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

 

WINNER: Mutt, Leon Thomas

Beloved, Givéon

Why Not More?, Coco Jones

The Crown, Ledisi

Escape Room, Teyana Taylor

WINNER: Never Enough, Turnstile

Private Music, Deftones 

I Quit, Haim

From Zero, Linkin Park

Idols, Yungblud

WINNER: “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams

“Outside,” Cardi B

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“tv off,” Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay

“Darling, I,” Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown

WINNER: A Matter of Time, Laufey

Wintersongs, Laila Biali

The Gift of Love, Jennifer Hudson

Who Believes in Angels?, Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Harlequin, Lady Gaga

The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, Barbra Streisand

WINNER: “Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers

“Good News,” Shaboozey

“I Never Life,” Zach Top

“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson

“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll

“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton

“Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers

“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson

“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste

Bloom, Larkin Poe

Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson

So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle

Middle, Jesse Welles

WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani

“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

“MUTT (NPR Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas

“It Depends,” Chris Brown

“Yukon,” Justin Bieber

WINNER: “tv off,” Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“The Birds Don’t Sing,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire

“Sticky,” Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne

“TGIF,” GloRilla

 

“DtMF,” Bad Bunny

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

“Abracadbra,” Lady Gaga

“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA

“The Subway,” Chappell Roan

“APT.,” RosĂ©, Bruno Mars

 
 
 
 

DeBĂ­ TiRAR MĂĄS FOToS, Bad Bunny

Swag, Justin Bieber

Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter

Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

Mayhem, Lady Gaga

GNX, Kendrick Lamar

Mutt, Leon Thomas

Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator

“Abracadbra,” Lady Gaga

“Anxiety,” Doechii

“APT.,” RosĂ©, Bruno Mars

“DtMF,” Bad Bunny

“Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters),” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish

Olivia Dean

KATSEYE

The Marias

Addison Rae

sombr

Leon Thomas

Alex Warren

Lola Young

Swag, Justin Bieber

Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter

Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus

Mayhem, Lady Gaga

I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy [Part 2], Teddy Swims

“Daisies,” Justin Bieber

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Disease,” Lady Gaga

“The Subway,” Chappell Roan

“Messy,” Lola Young

Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

Glorious, GloRilla

God Does Like Ugly, Jid

GNX, Kendrick Lamar

Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator

The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers, composer

Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers

Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer

Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer

How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, composer

WINNER:Buena Vista Social Club

Death Becomes Her

Gypsy

Just In Time

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2026-02-02 02:47