What Is An EGOT? Lin-Manuel Miranda Can Complete Rare Feat At 2017 Oscars

If you’ve been following the Oscars news leading up to tonight’s 89th Academy Awards, you may have heard the word EGOT. It’s a funny-sounding word, but those for letters actually stand for something that only 12 people since 1962 have been able to accomplish.
Coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas, EGOT stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, and it is an honor given to songwriters, composers, producers and actors who have won all four awards in their career.