Jennifer Hudson receives her first Tony Award

• Hudson won her first Tony on Sunday. She also co-produced “A Strange Loop,” which won best musical.
• An EGOT is a person who has won each of the four major U.S. awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

On Sunday, Jennifer Hudson the actress and singer won her first Tony Award as a co-producer for “A Strange Loop,” which won best musical. With that, she earned her place as the EGOT’s newest member.

A person who has won each of the four major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, is known as an EGOT.

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Hudson’s EGOT quest began in 2007 when she won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role as the lively Effie White in “Dreamgirls.”

Her self-titled debut in 2009 earned her a Grammy for best R&B album, which she followed up eight years later with a win for “The Color Purple,” the best musical theatre album.

She won a Daytime Emmy for best interactive media as an executive producer for “Baba Yaga,” a virtual-reality animated feature, just last year.

Hudson joins a club of 16 other celebrities who have achieved EGOT status, beginning with composer Richard Rogers in 1962 and including stars like actress Rita Moreno and singer John Legend.

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She is only the second Black woman to be entered into the EGOT club, following Whoopi Goldberg, who was inducted in 2002. Hudson, 40, is the third-youngest EGOT winner and the first who was a finalist on “American Idol.”

Hudson’s unusual, soulful vocals have supported her career despite her failure to win Season 3 of the singing competition show. She’s been no stranger to sweeping awards for her outstanding performances.

She won a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild award, and a BAFTA (Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars) for her acting début in “Dreamgirls” in addition to her Academy Award.

She’s also won plenty of NAACP Image Awards, including two for her role as Aretha Franklin in the film musical “Respect,” a role she was hand-picked for by Franklin herself.