The 76-year-old British rock legend won an Emmy for this year’s Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium. True, the musician himself could not attend the award ceremony in Los Angeles due to knee surgery.
Elton John has sold more than 300 million records during his six-decade career, making him one of the highest-grossing artists of all time. He has received five Grammy Awards, two Oscars (in 1994 for the song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” in the movie “The Lion King” and in 2019 for the song “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again ” in the movie “Rocketman”), the “Tony” award in 2000 for the best original score in the musical “Aida”.
EGOT winners include such legends as John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber. In 1962, American composer Richard Rogers became the first to win these four prestigious awards. In 2023, actress Viola Davis joined the list of EGOT winners.
At the “Emmy” awards ceremony, the US TV channel HBO series “Succession” won the best drama award, and “The Bear” won the best comedy series award. Kieran Culkin (“Succession”) won Best Drama Actor, and Sarah Snook (“Succession”) won Best Actress.
Jeremy Allen White won Best Actor in a Comedy Series (“The Bear”) and Quinta Branson won Best Actress in a Comedy Series (“Abbott Elementary”).
This year’s Emmy Awards ceremony was delayed by four months due to a strike by Hollywood actors and writers.
2024-01-16 18:28:14
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