Thursday, July 29, 2010

JUARA LAGU

1986
Sekadar di Pinggiran
“Just at the Edge”
Francisca Peters
Manan Ngah
Lukhman S.
1987
Menaruh Harapan
“Pinning on Hope”
Zaiton Sameon
A. Ali
Habsah Hassan
1988
Kau Kunci Cintaku di Dalam Hatimu
“You locked my Love in Your Heart”
Ramlah Ram
Ahmad Nawab
Ahmad Nawab (2)
1989
Isabella

Search
Search (2)
Bob Lokman
1990
Janji Manismu
“Your Sweet Promises”
Aishah
Adam Ahmad
Wan Aishah (2)
1991
Takdir Dan Waktu
“Fate and Time”
Mega
Rahim Othman
Juwie
1992
Pada Syurga Di Wajahmu
“Your Heavenly Face”
Nash
Fauzi Marzuki
Bob Lokman (2)
1993
Teratai Layu Di Tasik Madu
“Dying Lotus in the Honey Lake”
Fauziah Latiff
Adam Ahmad (2)
S. Amin Shahab
1994
Tanya Sama Itu Hud Hud
“Ask the Woodpecker”
M. Nasir
M. Nasir (2)
M. Nasir (3)
1995
Cinta Beralih Arah
“Love Turns Away”
Aishah (3)
Jari
Habsah Hassan (2)
1996
Jerat Percintaan
“Love Trap”
Siti Nurhaliza
Adnan Abu Hassan
Othman Zainuddin, Hani MJ
1997
Ghazal Untuk Rabiah
Ghazal for Rabiah”
M. Nasir (4) and Jamal Abdillah
M. Nasir (5)
S. Amin Shahab (2)
1998
Cindai
“Scarf”
Siti Nurhaliza (2)
Pak Ngah
Hairul Anwar Harun
1999
Andalusia

M. Nasir (6)
M. Nasir (7)
Loloq
2000
Balqis
Queen of Sheba
Siti Nurhaliza (3)
Pak Ngah (2)
Hairul Anwar Harun (2)
2001
Mimpi Laila
Laila's Dream”
Yassin
Yassin (2)
Yassin (3)
2002
Keliru
“Confused”
Nurul and Ajai
Aidit Alfian
Aidit Alfian (2)
2003
Bunga-bunga Cinta
“Flowers of Love”
Misha Omar
Adnan Abu Hassan (2)
Adnan Abu Hassan (3)
2004
Rela Ku Pujuk
“I'm Willing to Entice”
Spider
Tam
Keon
2005
Gemilang
“Glory”
Jaclyn Victor
Aubrey Suwito
Asmin Mudin
2006
Terlalu Istimewa
“Too Special”
Adibah Noor
Azlan Abu Hassan
Adibah Noor (2)
2007
Itu Kamu
“It's You”
Estranged
Estranged (2)
Richael Lawrence
2008
Lagu Untukmu
“Song For You”
Meet Uncle Hussain
Taja, Tass & Lan
Taja (2) & Tass (2)
2009
Pergi
“Go”
Aizat
Pete Teo
Pete Teo (2)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Membongkar Rahsia Teknologi Manusia Zaman Kuno

Ramai dari kita yang mambayangkan, manusia zaman kuno yang hidup ribuan atau jutaan tahun yang lalu adalah manusia zaman batu, tidak berpakaian dan tidak berteknologi. Jangan terperanjat, bahawa penemuan arkeologi oleh ahli-ahli sejarah adalah sebaliknya, iaitu teknologi mereka sanggatlah tinggi dan luar biasa dan boleh dikatakan setaraf dengan teknologi kita sekarang.

Bahkan ada yang menyatakan ianya lagi futuristik berbanding zaman sekarang. Mungkinkah disebabkan oleh faktor tertentu yang masih menjadi misteri, zaman purba yang serba canggih dan futuristik itu akhirnya lenyap sehingga dunia kembali menjadi mundur, tidak bertamadun dan jauh daripada perkembangan teknologi? Sehinggalah kira-kira 200 tahun lalu di mana manusia sudah berteknologi, maka barulah manusia meneroka kembali rahsia-rahsia sains.

Beberapa contoh penemuan ajaib yang boleh dianggap mengejutkan dunia sains hari ini ialah, antaranya pada tahun 1930, ahli arkeologi Austria, Dr Wilhem Konig yang menjalankan kerja mencari gali di daerah Khujut Rabula, dekat Baghdad, menemui suatu objek aneh tertanam di tapak itu. Objek itu terdiri daripada silinder tembaga, batang besi serta aspal yang disusun dalam sebuah bekas tanah liat seperti tempayan kecil setinggi 14 sentimeter (sm) dan berdiameter lapan sm. Penyelidikan lanjutan mendapati objek aneh itu ternyata berfungsi seperti bateri malah bateri kuno itu dianggarkan berusia 2,000 hingga 5,000 tahun lalu!

Penemuan menggemparkan itu secara tidak langsung mencabar sejarah berikutan bateri dikatakan pertama kali dicipta pada 1800 oleh Count Alessandro Volta. Maka penemuan itu membuktikan bateri cipta lebih awal lagi. Sepatutnya, Count Alessandro Volta tidak boleh diktiraf sebagi orang yang pertama mencipta bateri.
Penemuan itu juga secara tidak langsung menunjukkan masyarakat purba yang wujud 5,000 tahun lalu sudah menemui tenaga elektrik sekali gus 'menafikan' Michael Faraday sebagai individu pertama menemui induksi elektromagnetik dan hukum elektrolisis pada 1831. Jangan terperangat hasil dari Uji kaji mendapati bateri kuno itu mampu menghasilkan tenaga elektrik antara 1.5 volt hingga dua volt!!!

Di lokasi sama dengan penemuan bateri kuno di Baghdad, Iraq; turut ditemui kanta optik purba yang dihasilkan kira-kira 2,200 tahun lalu. Kanta purba sebesar kira-kira dua ibu jari itu dijumpai dengan bahagian kacanya sedikit retak. Sebelum penemuan menggemparkan itu, kanta dikatakan pertama kali dihasilkan di Eropah pada abad ke-16. Bagaimanapun penemuan kanta kuno itu menunjukkan masyarakat purba sudah lama mengetahui kaedah menghasilkan kanta serta mengaplikasikannya dalam kehidupan.

Antara penemuan lain yang dianggap luar biasa ialah, Pada 1901, penyelam di perairan pulau Antikythera, Greece menemui artifak berusia lebih 2,000 tahun dari sebuah runtuhan dasar laut. Artifak menyerupai jam itu dikaji penyelidik, Derek J De Solla Price dan didapati ia berfungsi sebagai 'kalkulator' atau mesin pengira yang menghitung pergerakan bintang dan planet.

Tahukah anda, bahawa raktor nuklear juga telah wujud sejak zaman kuno lagi? Pada 1972, sebuah reaktor uranium yang sudah wujud sejak dua juta tahun lalu ditemui di Oklo di Republik Gabon, Afrika. Kajian reka bentuk dan struktur lombong purba itu mendapati ia dapat mengekang radioaktif daripada tersebar malah teknologi reaktor dan kaedah digunakan pada zaman purba itu jauh lebih canggih daripada kaedah reaktor nuklear digunakan pada zaman kini. Maka manusia terpaksa menkaji untuk mendapatkan rahsia sains mereke. Ini bermakan teori ato, yang diasa kan oleh albert Ensatain telah dipraktikkan sejak zaman kuno lagi. Persoalan timbul sama ada manusia pada dua juta tahun lalu sudah menguasai teknologi atom dan menggunakan sumber nuklear sama ada sebagai sumber tenaga untuk kegunaan harian atau peperangan.

Teknolgi jantung tiruan pula, manusia kuno juga adalah orang yang awal mencipta dan menggunakan jantung tiruan. Tahukah anda, di dada kiri mumia anak lelaki dalam sebuah piramid Mesir, penyelidik menemui jantung buatan. Sejarah ilmu perubatan pada masa kini memperlihatkan jantung buatan hanya dihasilkan beberapa puluh tahun lalu tetapi penemuan itu memungkinkan jantung buatan sudah dihasil dan dipasang pada 5,000 tahun lalu.

Manakala teknologi robot pula sebenarnya telah dipolopor sejak zaman pemerintahan Kaisar Mu (976 hingga 922 SM) di China, pencipta berbakat, Ma Daifeng menghasilkan aplikasi robotik yang dibina tetapi berasaskan mekanisme mekanikal. Robot yang dibina dapat bernyanyi dan menari seperti manusia, membawa peralatan kepada tuannya selain mempunyai organ tubuh seperti tulang, otot, sendi, kulit dan rambut. Antara ciptaan Ma Daifeng juga adalah alat merekod jarak perjalanan selain aplikasi untuk industri kilang yang mampu bekerja tanpa kawalan manusia.

Dari segi teknologi kenderaan pula, manusia kuno tidak kurang hebatnya dimana ukiran purba ditemui di sebuah kuil Kerajaan Mesir Purba di Abydos, Mesir menunjukkan gambar kenderaan yang wujud pada zaman ini walaupun ukiran itu dianggarkan dihasilkan lebih 3,000 tahun lalu. Jangan terperanjat bahawa gambar berkenaan yang jelas kelihatan adalah helikopter, kapal selam, bot dan pesawat. Pada 1898, di sebuah makam kuno berusia kira-kira 2,200 tahun di Saqquara, Mesir, replika pesawat yang formatnya mirip dengan pesawat terbang moden ditemui!!!

Jadi, apakah yang boleh kita boleh belajar dari penemuan teknologi kuno ini? Antaranya ialah keupayaan manusia zaman kuno, jika dikaji dan diterokai ilmunya memungkinkan manusia boleh mencanggihkan lagi teknologi masa kini. Disamping itu, manusia zaman sekarang terutama Amereka Syarikat dan Eropah, jangan terlalu angkuh kerana berjaya mencipta bermacam-macam terkologi yang berkemungkinan telah diketahui atau digunakan sejak zaman kuno lagi!!! Mungkinkah manusia dulu telah menggunakan komputer? Mungkin juga, kalau tidak bagaimana mungkin mereka boleh mencipta piramid dan membuat lukisan gergasi di gurun Nasca (baca artikal sebelum ini)… Atau adakah teknologi- teknologi tersebuat hasil ciptaan manusia atau UFO?

Walhualammm…

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Surat cinta lawak

Valentine hari tu ayang tanya tang mane kite sayang kat ayang.
Time tu kite tak dapat nak jawab. Semalam ayang merajuk ngan kite,
kite dah penat nak layan. Ayang call kat kite kite malas nak jawab.
Tang mane erk kite sayang kat ayang? Semalaman kite duk pk soalan
tu. Pernah ke? Maybe tak sedalam cinta Titanic atau Taj Mahal. Sayang kite kat ayang sangatla kerdil. Sebab tu la ayang selalu merajuk erk? Tak tahula, setahu kite:

1. Sebelum kite kenal kat ayang, setiap sem kite dapat Anugerah Dekan. Bile dah kenal ngan ayang, setiap sem kite repeat paper. Sebelum kenal ngan ayang kite belajar pakai duit biasiswa, lepas kenal ngan ayang, keluar makan lagi nak mintak duit ngan emak kite.

2. Kalau ade 1 buah epal, kite bagi je kat ayang. Kalau ade 2 buah epal, kita bagi yang besar kat ayang.

3. Kalau kite makan ikan, ayang makan tang badan ikan tu, kite pula makan tang kepala ikan tu je.

4. Ayang ni tak la cun sangat, tapi kite tak pernah kutuk ayang tak cun. Tapi kite yang hensem ni ayang lagi nak kutuk ngan member depan kite, kata kite tak hensem langsung. Eera Fazira berlalu depan mata, kite diam je. Takut kalau puji kang ayang marah. Mat Indon duk depan Sogo ayang gi ngorat time kite gi tandas. Siap mintak nombor tepon depan kite lagi.

5. Kalau keluar ngan ayang, ayang slambe nak makan Starbucks, kite tipu kite dah kenyang, padahal bile dah sampai kat umah kite makan mee maggi.

6. Sebelum kenal ngan ayang., kite tak pernah ade girlfriend. Selepas ayang kenal ngan kite, genaplah koleksi ayang ada 20 boyfriend kesemuanya. Kite tak pernah marah ayang plagirl, dah tu ayang kata kite cam sami buddha.

7. Kalau ayang rasa nak cium kite, ayang cium terus tak pernah tanya pun. Tapi bile kite rasa nak cium ayang, lepas tanye lagi nak kene reject.

8. Ayang selalu pukul dada kite, tampar muka kite, cubit peha kite, kite tak pernah tengking sekali pun, apatah lagi nak cubit, nak tampar, nak pukul?

9. Pernah ayang tanya kalau ayang jatuh cinta ngan laki lain, kite nak buat ape. Kite kate kite nak bunuh laki tu. Tapi bile kite tanya kalau kite jatuh cinta kat pompuan lain, ayang nak buat ape, ayang kata nak bunuh kite, emak kite, ayah kite ngan nenek kite.

10. Kite beli mask Clinique ngan ayang harga RM300 kite kate harga RM30. Ayang beli jam tangan kat kite harga RM30 ayang kate harga RM300.

11. Setiap kali berjumpe kite bagi hadiah kat ayang, tapi setiap tahun birthday kite ayang kate dah lupe.

12. Aritu ayang peluk kite kate nak sangat romen ngan kite, kite kata tak boleh, dosa. Ayang kate kite tak sayang ayang. Pastu semalam ayang pakse kite romen ngan kite. Kalau tak ayang nak break ngan kite. Ok pukul 2 pagi kite sanggup bawak motor sampai Jalan Pahang nak beli kondom. Ayang kate saje je nak test kite, pastu marah kite keji. Kite diam je duk tepi akuarium... tengok ikan emas tengah romen.

13. Kite rosakkan headphone walkmen ayang, kite ganti satu discman baru. Ayang rosakkan kerete kite, ayang buat derk je.

14. Sekali ayang demam, kite kene diet 2kg nak jaga ayang. Sekali kite demam, ayang tambah berat 2kg sebab abiskan makanan kite.

15. Kite tak pernah kata ayang pendek, ayang marah kite tinggi sangat, member ayang ketawakan ayang.

16. Ayang datang umah kite, kite tido sofa, kite datang umah ayang, kite gak yang tido kat sofa.

17. Mak kite belikan rantai Tiffany ngan ayang. Mak ayang tak pernah ajak kite makan kat umah ayang walau sekalipun.

18. Kucing umah kite bersalin, kite bagi anak kucing yang paling cute kat ayang, 2 hari je ayang bela, kucing tu dah mati. Ayang tak kate pa pe pun. Ayang bagi ikan emas yang dah dekat mati kat kite, 2 hari kite bela dah mati. Ayang kata nak bunuh semua anak kucing kite.

19. Ayang kalau nak pakai duit kite, terus ambil takyah bagitau. 30 ke 80 ke seratus ke selagi wallet k

Surat cinta lawak

Valentine hari tu ayang tanya tang mane kite sayang kat ayang.
Time tu kite tak dapat nak jawab. Semalam ayang merajuk ngan kite,
kite dah penat nak layan. Ayang call kat kite kite malas nak jawab.
Tang mane erk kite sayang kat ayang? Semalaman kite duk pk soalan
tu. Pernah ke? Maybe tak sedalam cinta Titanic atau Taj Mahal. Sayang kite kat ayang sangatla kerdil. Sebab tu la ayang selalu merajuk erk? Tak tahula, setahu kite:

1. Sebelum kite kenal kat ayang, setiap sem kite dapat Anugerah Dekan. Bile dah kenal ngan ayang, setiap sem kite repeat paper. Sebelum kenal ngan ayang kite belajar pakai duit biasiswa, lepas kenal ngan ayang, keluar makan lagi nak mintak duit ngan emak kite.

2. Kalau ade 1 buah epal, kite bagi je kat ayang. Kalau ade 2 buah epal, kita bagi yang besar kat ayang.

3. Kalau kite makan ikan, ayang makan tang badan ikan tu, kite pula makan tang kepala ikan tu je.

4. Ayang ni tak la cun sangat, tapi kite tak pernah kutuk ayang tak cun. Tapi kite yang hensem ni ayang lagi nak kutuk ngan member depan kite, kata kite tak hensem langsung. Eera Fazira berlalu depan mata, kite diam je. Takut kalau puji kang ayang marah. Mat Indon duk depan Sogo ayang gi ngorat time kite gi tandas. Siap mintak nombor tepon depan kite lagi.

5. Kalau keluar ngan ayang, ayang slambe nak makan Starbucks, kite tipu kite dah kenyang, padahal bile dah sampai kat umah kite makan mee maggi.

6. Sebelum kenal ngan ayang., kite tak pernah ade girlfriend. Selepas ayang kenal ngan kite, genaplah koleksi ayang ada 20 boyfriend kesemuanya. Kite tak pernah marah ayang plagirl, dah tu ayang kata kite cam sami buddha.

7. Kalau ayang rasa nak cium kite, ayang cium terus tak pernah tanya pun. Tapi bile kite rasa nak cium ayang, lepas tanye lagi nak kene reject.

8. Ayang selalu pukul dada kite, tampar muka kite, cubit peha kite, kite tak pernah tengking sekali pun, apatah lagi nak cubit, nak tampar, nak pukul?

9. Pernah ayang tanya kalau ayang jatuh cinta ngan laki lain, kite nak buat ape. Kite kate kite nak bunuh laki tu. Tapi bile kite tanya kalau kite jatuh cinta kat pompuan lain, ayang nak buat ape, ayang kata nak bunuh kite, emak kite, ayah kite ngan nenek kite.

10. Kite beli mask Clinique ngan ayang harga RM300 kite kate harga RM30. Ayang beli jam tangan kat kite harga RM30 ayang kate harga RM300.

11. Setiap kali berjumpe kite bagi hadiah kat ayang, tapi setiap tahun birthday kite ayang kate dah lupe.

12. Aritu ayang peluk kite kate nak sangat romen ngan kite, kite kata tak boleh, dosa. Ayang kate kite tak sayang ayang. Pastu semalam ayang pakse kite romen ngan kite. Kalau tak ayang nak break ngan kite. Ok pukul 2 pagi kite sanggup bawak motor sampai Jalan Pahang nak beli kondom. Ayang kate saje je nak test kite, pastu marah kite keji. Kite diam je duk tepi akuarium... tengok ikan emas tengah romen.

13. Kite rosakkan headphone walkmen ayang, kite ganti satu discman baru. Ayang rosakkan kerete kite, ayang buat derk je.

14. Sekali ayang demam, kite kene diet 2kg nak jaga ayang. Sekali kite demam, ayang tambah berat 2kg sebab abiskan makanan kite.

15. Kite tak pernah kata ayang pendek, ayang marah kite tinggi sangat, member ayang ketawakan ayang.

16. Ayang datang umah kite, kite tido sofa, kite datang umah ayang, kite gak yang tido kat sofa.

17. Mak kite belikan rantai Tiffany ngan ayang. Mak ayang tak pernah ajak kite makan kat umah ayang walau sekalipun.

18. Kucing umah kite bersalin, kite bagi anak kucing yang paling cute kat ayang, 2 hari je ayang bela, kucing tu dah mati. Ayang tak kate pa pe pun. Ayang bagi ikan emas yang dah dekat mati kat kite, 2 hari kite bela dah mati. Ayang kata nak bunuh semua anak kucing kite.

19. Ayang kalau nak pakai duit kite, terus ambil takyah bagitau. 30 ke 80 ke seratus ke selagi wallet k

Senarai Pemenang Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards

List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards


This is a list of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards, considered the four major entertainment awards in American show business. Presented annually, the awards honor outstanding achievements, respectively, in film, television, music, and theater. Winning all four awards has been called the Showbiz Award Grand Slam, EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) and GATE (Grammy, Academy, Tony, Emmy) . The acronym EGOT was invented by actor Philip Michael Thomas and was used as a plot device in several episodes of the TV series 30 Rock.

Four awards
To now, ten artists have won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award in competitive categories. They are: actors John Gielgud, Whoopi Goldberg, Helen Hayes, Audrey Hepburn, Rita Moreno; composers Marvin Hamlisch, Richard Rodgers, and Jonathan Tunick; and directors Mel Brooks and Mike Nichols.[2] (Two of these artists, Rodgers and Hamlisch, have each won the Pulitzer Prize as well.) Two more artists, Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand, have also won all of the four major entertainment awards, although their awards were not exclusively competitive.[2] The ten artists who have won competitive awards are listed below first in chronological order by the date on which they achieved this milestone. They are followed chronologically by the two additional artists whose awards were not exclusively competitive, but also included special or honorary awards.

Artist Year 1st Award 2nd Award 3rd Award 4th Award
Richard Rodgers 1962 1945 Academy Award 1950 Tony Award 1960 Grammy Award 1962 Emmy Award
Helen Hayes 1976 1932 Academy Award 1947 Tony Award 1953 Emmy Award 1976 Grammy Award
Rita Moreno 1977 1961 Academy Award 1972 Grammy Award 1975 Tony Award 1977 Emmy Award
John Gielgud 1991 1961 Tony Award 1979 Grammy Award 1981 Academy Award 1991 Emmy Award
Audrey Hepburn 1994 1953 Academy Award 1954 Tony Award 1993 Emmy Award 1994 Grammy Award
Marvin Hamlisch 1995 1973 Academy Award 1974 Grammy Award 1976 Tony Award 1995 Emmy Award
Jonathan Tunick 1997 1977 Academy Award 1982 Emmy Award 1988 Grammy Award 1997 Tony Award
Mel Brooks 2001 1967 Emmy Award 1968 Academy Award 1998 Grammy Award 2001 Tony Award
Mike Nichols 2001 1961 Grammy Award 1964 Tony Award 1967 Academy Award 2001 Emmy Award
Whoopi Goldberg 2002 1985 Grammy Award 1990 Academy Award 2002 Daytime Emmy Award 2002 Tony Award
Barbra Streisand 1970 1963 Grammy Award 1965 Emmy Award 1968 Academy Award 1970 Special Tony Award
Liza Minnelli 1990 1965 Tony Award 1972 Academy Award 1973 Emmy Award 1990 Special Grammy Award

[edit] Number of awards
Artist Total Academy Awards Emmy Awards Grammy Awards Tony Awards Special Awards
Richard Rodgers 13 1 1 2 6 3
Helen Hayes 8 2 1 1 2 1
Rita Moreno 5 1 2 1 1 —
John Gielgud 5 1 1 1 1 1
Audrey Hepburn 6 1 1 1 1 2
Marvin Hamlisch 12 3 4 4 1 1
Jonathan Tunick 4 1 1 1 1 —
Mel Brooks 11 1 4 3 3 —
Mike Nichols 14 1 4 1 8 —
Whoopi Goldberg 6 1 2 1 1 1

Barbra Streisand 19 2 4 9 — 3
Liza Minnelli 6 1 1 — 2 2

[edit] Award winners
[edit] Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers became the first person to win all four awards in 1962.Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), a composer, received his fourth distinct award in 1962. Between 1945 and 1979, Rodgers received a total of 13 awards.

Academy Awards:
1.1945 : Best Song - "It Might As Well Be Spring" from State Fair
Emmy Awards:
1.1962 : Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed - Winston Churchill-The Valiant Years
Grammy Awards:
1.1960 : Best Show Album (Original Cast) - The Sound of Music
2.1962 : Best Original Cast Show Album - No Strings
Tony Awards:
1.1950 : Best Musical - South Pacific
2.1950 : Best Producers, Musical - South Pacific
3.1950 : Best Score - South Pacific
4.1952 : Best Musical - The King and I
5.1960 : Best Musical - The Sound of Music
6.1962 : Best Composer - No Strings
Special Awards:
1.1962 : Special Tony Award "for all he has done for young people in the theatre and for taking the men of the orchestra out of the pit and putting them onstage in No Strings"
2.1972 : Special Tony Award
3.1979 : Special Tony Award, Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre
Note: Rodgers also received a Pulitzer Prize Special Award and Citation in Letters for Oklahoma! in 1944 and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for South Pacific in 1950.
[edit] Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes became the second person and first woman to win all four awards in 1976.Helen Hayes (1900–1993), an actress, received her fourth distinct award in 1976. Between 1932 and 1980, Hayes received a total of 7 awards. She was the first woman to win all four awards. She also has the distinction of the longest timespan (44 years) between her first and last award of any Showbiz Award Grand Slam winner.

Academy Awards:
1.1932 : Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Sin of Madelon Claudet
2.1970 : Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Airport
Emmy Awards:
1.1953 : Best Actress - Schlitz Playhouse of Stars for the episode "Not a Chance"
Grammy Awards:
1.1976 : Best Spoken Word Recording - Great American Documents
Tony Awards:
1.1947 : Best Actress, Dramatic - Happy Birthday
2.1958 : Best Actress, Dramatic - Time Remembered
Special Awards:
1.1980 : Special Tony Award, Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre
Note: Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986.[9]
[edit] Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno became the third person and first Hispanic person to win all four awards in 1977.Rita Moreno (born 1931), an actress, received her fourth distinct award in 1977. Between 1961 and 1978, Moreno received a total of 5 awards[10]. She is also the first Hispanic winner, the first winner to have won a Grammy in a singing category, and the first winner to win a Grammy as their second award (both previous winners won Tonys as their second award).

Academy Awards:
1.1961 : Best Actress in a Supporting Role - West Side Story
Emmy Awards:
1.1977 : Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music - The Muppet Show
2.1978 : Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series - The Rockford Files for the episode The Paper Palace
Grammy Awards:
1.1972 : Best Recording For Children - The Electric Company
Tony Awards:
1.1975 : Best Featured or Supporting Actress in a Play - The Ritz
Note: Moreno also won a Golden Globe and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President George W. Bush in 2004.[11]
[edit] John Gielgud

John Gielgud became the fourth person and, at age 87, the oldest person to ever win all four awards in 1991.Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000), an actor, received his fourth distinct award in 1991. Between 1959 and 1991, Gielgud received a total of 5 awards. Gielgud was the first winner to win any award other than the Oscar as their first award (his first award was a Tony). At age 87 when he won his Emmy, he was also the oldest winner.

Academy Awards:
1.1981 : Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Arthur
Emmy Awards:
1.1991 : Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Summer's Lease
Grammy Awards:
1.1979 : Best Spoken Word Documentary or Drama - Ages of Man
Tony Awards:
1.1961 : Best Director of a Drama - Big Fish, Little Fish
Special Awards:
1.1959 : Special Tony Award "for contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into the writings of Shakespeare as demonstrated in his one-man play Ages of Man"
Notes: Gielgud also won 2 Golden Globe.

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn became the fifth person to win all four awards and the first person to complete the feat posthumously in 1994.Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993), an actress, received her fourth distinct award posthumously in 1994. Between 1953 and 1994, Hepburn received a total of 6 awards. She was the fifth person to complete the feat and the first to do so posthumously. She was also the first winner to win two of their awards in consecutive awards shows (the 1994 Grammys were the first Grammys since her win at the 1993 Emmys).

Academy Awards:
1.1953 : Best Actress in a Leading Role - Roman Holiday
Emmy Awards:
1.1993 : Outstanding Individual Achievement, Informational Programming - Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
Grammy Awards:
1.1994 : Best Spoken Word Album for Children - Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
Tony Awards:
1.1954 : Best Actress in a Drama - Ondine
Special Awards:
1.1968 : Special Tony Award, Special Achievement Award
2.1993 : Special Academy Award, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Notes: Audrey Hepburn also won a Golden Globe.

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch became the sixth person and first Jewish person to win all four awards in 1995Marvin Hamlisch (born 1944), a composer, received his fourth distinct award in 1995. Between 1973 and 2001, Hamlisch received a total of 12 awards. Hamlisch has the most Oscars of any EGOT winners (3). He is the first Jewish winner and is also the first winner to have won "General Field" Grammys (Song of the Year and Best New Artist). He is also the only EGOT winner to have won multiple awards for the same work (The Way We Were won both the Oscar for Best Original Song and the Grammy for Song of the Year).

Academy Awards:
1.1973: Best Music, Original Dramatic Score - The Way We Were
2.1973: Best Music, Original Song - The Way We Were
3.1973: Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - The Sting

Emmy Awards:
1.1995 : Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction - Barbra Streisand: The Concert
2.1995 : Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics - Barbra Streisand: The Concert
3.1999 : Outstanding Music and Lyrics - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
4.2001 : Outstanding Music Direction - Timeless: Live in Concert

Grammy Awards:
1.1974: Song Of The Year - The Way We Were
2.1974: Best New Artist Of The Year
3.1974: Best Pop Instrumental Performance - The Entertainer
4.1974: Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special - The Way We Were
Tony Awards:
1.1976 : Best Musical Score - A Chorus Line
Note: Hamlisch also received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Chorus Line in 1976, and twice received the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, with Life Is What You Make It in 1972 and The Way We Were in 1974.

Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick (born 1938), a composer, received his fourth distinct award in 1997. Between 1977 and 1997, Tunick received a total of 4 awards. Tunick is the first Showbiz Award Grand Slam winner to have won an Emmy as their second award as well as the first to win the Tony as their fourth award.

Academy Awards:
1.1977 : Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score - A Little Night Music
Emmy Awards:
1.1982 : Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction - Night of 100 Stars
Grammy Awards:
1.1988 : Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals - "No One Is Alone", Cleo Laine
Tony Awards:
1.1997 : Best Orchestrations - Titanic
Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks became the eighth person to win all four awards in 2001 as well as the first person to win the Emmy as the first of the four awards.Mel Brooks (born 1926), a director, writer and actor, received his fourth distinct award in June 2001. Between 1968 and 2002, Brooks received a total of 11 awards[12]. Brooks was the first person to win the Emmy as the first award, and the first winner to have won their Oscar for screenplay writing.

Academy Awards:
1.1968 : Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - The Producers

Emmy Awards:
1.1967 : Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety - The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special
2.1997 : Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Mad About You
3.1998 : Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Mad About You
4.1999 : Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Mad About You

Grammy Awards:
1.1998 : Best Spoken Comedy Album - The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000
2.2002 : Best Long Form Music Video - Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
3.2002 : Best Musical Show Album - The Producer.

Tony Awards:
1.2001 : Best Book of a Musical - The Producers
2.2001 : Best Original Score - The Producers
3.2001 : Best Musical - The Producers

Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols (born 1931), a director, received his fourth distinct award in November 2001. Between 1961 and 2005, Nichols received a total of 14 awards. Nichols was the first person to complete the Showbiz Award Grand Slam in the same year in which another individual (Mel Brooks) had previously completed it. Nichols was also the first EGOT winner to win the Grammy as their first award, the first first winner to have won multiple awards (an Oscar, several Tonys, and two Emmys) for directing, and has the most Tony awards (8) of any EGOT winner.

Academy Awards:
1.1967 : Best Director - The Graduate
Emmy Awards:
1.2001 : Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Wit
2.2001 : Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Wit as Executive Producer
3.2004 : Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Angels in America
4.2004 : Outstanding Miniseries - Angels in America as Executive Producer
Grammy Awards:
1.1961 : Best Comedy Performance - An Evening With Mike Nichols And Elaine May
Tony Awards:
1.1964 : Best Director, Dramatic - Barefoot in the Park
2.1965 : Best Director, Dramatic - Luv and The Odd Couple
3.1968 : Best Director, Dramatic - Plaza Suite
4.1972 : Best Director, Dramatic - The Prisoner of Second Avenue
5.1977 : Best Musical - Annie as Producer
6.1984 : Best Director, Play - The Real Thing
7.1984 : Best Play - The Real Thing as Producer
8.2005 : Best Director, Musical - Monty Python's Spamalot
Notes: Nichols also won a Golden Globe.

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg (the most recent winner) became the tenth winner, first winner to win two of their awards in the same year, and first African American winner in 2002.Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955), an actress, received her fourth distinct award in 2002.
Between 1985 and 2009, Goldberg received a total of 6 awards[13]. Goldberg is the most recent winner, the first African American winner, the first to win the Oscar as their second award, and the first to win two of their awards in the same year (she won both her first Daytime Emmy and her Tony in 2002).
She is also the only winner to have won only Daytime Emmys without winning any Primetime Emmys, a point which has occasionally led to debate about her inclusion in the list of EGOT winners.

Academy Awards:
1.1990 : Best Supporting Actress, Ghost
Daytime Emmy Awards:
1.2002 : Outstanding Special Class Special - Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (Host)
2.2009 : Outstanding Talk Show Host - The View (Co-Host)
Grammy Awards:
1.1985 : Best Comedy Recording - Whoopi Goldberg—Original Broadway Show Recording
Tony Awards:
1.2002 : Best Musical - Thoroughly Modern Millie (Co-Producer)
Special Awards:
1.1997 : Special Emmy Award, Governors Award, for the seven Comic Relief Benefit Specials
Notes: Goldberg is also two-time Golden Globe winner.

[edit] Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand became the youngest winner in 1970. With just seven years elapsing between her first Grammy and her Tony, she also completed the feat in the shortest amount of time of any winner. However her Tony is a non-competitive award.Barbra Streisand (born 1942), a singer, received her fourth distinct award in 1970. Between 1963 and 2001, Streisand received a total of 17 awards. Striesand has the highest number of awards (17) of any EGOT winner, as well as the highest number of Grammy wins by an EGOT winner (9), which is also the highest number of wins for any EGOT winner for a specific one of the four awards. Having completed the Showbiz Award Grand Slam at age 28, she is the youngest winner, and with just seven years elapsing between her first award (a 1963 Grammy) and her final award (a 1970 Special Tony), Striesand also completed the Showbiz Award Grand Slam in the shortest amount of time. She is also the only winner to have won an Oscar in both a music and an acting category. However because her Tony award is in a non-competitive award, her inclusion on the list of winners has been disputed.

Academy Awards:
1.1968 : Best Actress in a Leading Role - Funny Girl
2.1977 : Best Music, Song - A Star Is Born
Emmy Awards:
1.1965 : Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers - My Name is Barbra
2.1995 : Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Barbra Streisand: The Concert
3.1995 : Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Barbra Streisand: The Concert
4.2001 : Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Timeless: Live in Concert
Grammy Awards:
1.1963 : Best Vocal Performance, Female - The Barbra Streisand Album
2.1963 : Album Of The Year (Other Than Classical) - The Barbra Streisand Album
3.1964 : Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album - Funny Girl
4.1964 : Best Vocal Performance, Female - People (From the musical Funny Girl)
5.1965 : Best Vocal Performance, Female - My Name Is Barbra
6.1977 : Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female - Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)
7.1977 : Song Of The Year, Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)
8.1980 : Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - Guilty (with Barry Gibb)
9.1986 : Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female - The Broadway Album
Tony Awards:
No competitive awards
Special Awards:
1.1970 : Special Tony Award
2.1992 : Special Grammy Award: Grammy Legend Award
3.1995 : Special Grammy Award: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Notes: Streisand also won a Golden Globe.

[edit] Liza Minnelli

Liza Minelli has each of the four awards, having won her fourth in 1990, but her Grammy is a non-competitive award.Liza Minnelli (born 1946), an actress and singer, received her fourth distinct award in 1990. Between 1965 and 2009, Minnelli received a total of 6 awards. Because her Grammy award was not a competitive award, her inclusion in the list of winners is disputed.

Academy Awards:
1.1972 : Best Actress in a Leading Role (Cabaret)
Emmy Awards:
1.1973 : Outstanding Single Program − Variety and Popular Music (Liza with a ‘Z’. A Concert for Television)
Grammy Awards:
No competitive awards
Tony Awards:
1.1965 : Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Flora the Red Menace)
2.1978 : Best Leading Actress in a Musical (The Act)
Special Awards:
1.1974 : Special Tony Award for “adding lustre to the Broadway season”
2.1990 : Special Grammy Award: Grammy Legend Award
Notes: Minelli is also a Golden Globe winner and Golden Raspberry Awards winner.

[edit] Superlatives
Of the ten artists who have each won all four of the major entertainment awards (not including non-competitive categories) the following superlatives emerge:

First Artist to Win — Richard Rodgers in 1962
Most Recent Artist to Win — Whoopi Goldberg in 2009
Youngest Artist to Win — Rita Moreno at 46
Oldest Artist to Win — John Gielgud at age 87
Artist with Shortest Amount of Time to Win — Rita Moreno at 16 years
Artist with Longest Amount of Time to Win — Helen Hayes at 44 years
Artist with Most Awards in Total — Mike Nichols with 14 awards
Artist with Most Emmy Awards — Marvin Hamlisch, Mel Brooks and Mike Nichols with 4 awards each
Artist with Most Grammy Awards — Marvin Hamlisch with 4 awards
Artist with Most Academy Awards — Marvin Hamlisch with 3 awards
Artist with Most Tony Awards — Mike Nichols with 8 awards



Of the twelve artists who have each won all four of the major entertainment awards (including non-competitive categories) the following superlatives emerge:

First Artist to Win — Richard Rodgers in 1962
Most Recent Artist to Win — Whoopi Goldberg in 2009
Youngest Artist to Win — Barbra Streisand at 28
Oldest Artist to Win — John Gielgud at age 87
Artist with Shortest Amount of Time to Win — Barbra Streisand at 7 years
Artist with Longest Amount of Time to Win — Helen Hayes at 44 years
Artist with Most Awards in Total — Barbra Streisand with 17 awards
Artist with Most Emmy Awards — Marvin Hamlisch, Mel Brooks, Barbra Streisand and Mike Nichols with 4 awards each
Artist with Most Grammy Awards — Barbra Streisand with 9 awards
Artist with Most Academy Awards — Marvin Hamlisch with 3 awards
Artist with Most Tony Awards — Mike Nichols with 8 awards
Artist with Most Special Awards — Richard Rodgers and Barbra Streisand with 3 awards each


Three competitive awards
The following people have each won three out of the four major entertainment awards in competitive categories.

Missing Tony Award

1.John Addison
2.Julie Andrews8
3.Burt Bacharach
4.Alan Bergman
5.Marilyn Bergman
6.George Burns
7.Cher
8.Michael Giacchino
9.Randy Newman
10.Sid Ramin1
11.Barbra Streisand2
12.Peter Ustinov
13.John Williams
14.Robin Williams

Missing Grammy Awards

1.Jack Albertson
2.Anne Bancroft
3.Ingrid Bergman
4.Shirley Booth
5.Ralph Burns
6.Ellen Burstyn
7.Melvyn Douglas
8.Bob Fosse4
9.Jeremy Irons
10.Liza Minnelli5
11.Thomas Mitchell6
12.Al Pacino
13.Vanessa Redgrave
14.Jason Robards
15.Scott Rudin
16.Geoffrey Rush[15]
17.Paul Scofield
18.Maggie Smith
19.Maureen Stapleton
20.Jessica Tandy
21.Tony Walton

Missing Emmy Award

1.Henry Fonda
2.Oscar Hammerstein II
3.Elton John
4.Alan Jay Lerner
5.Andrew Lloyd Webber
6.Frank Loesser
7.Tim Rice
8.Stephen Sondheim
9.Jule Styne


Missing Academy Award

1.Harry Belafonte
2.Leonard Bernstein
3.Martin Charnin
4.Cy Coleman
5.Fred Ebb
6.Julie Harris
7.James Earl Jones
8.John Kander
9.Cynthia Nixon
10.Marc Shaiman
11.Charles Strouse
12.Lily Tomlin
13.Dick Van Dyke
14.James Whitmore


Notes:

1. In addition to both an Academy Award and a Grammy Award in 1961, Ramin won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1982.
2. Barbra Streisand also won a Special Tony Award in 1970.
3. Winning an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award in their respective acting categories is known as winning the "Triple Crown" of acting awards.
4. Bob Fosse won all three awards in the same year, 1973.
5. Liza Minnelli also won a Grammy Legends Award in 1990.
6. In 1953, Thomas Mitchell became the first actor ever to win the "Triple Crown of Acting".
7. Tony Walton is the only costume/set designer to win all 3 of these awards.
8. In 1996, Julie Andrews refused a Tony Award nomination for her role in Victor/Victoria in protest of the fact that the production received no other nominations.[16]
[edit] Three awards
In addition to the above winners, the following people have each won three out of the four major entertainment awards in either competitive categories or noncompetitive special and honorary categories.

1.Irving Berlin won an Academy Award, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a competitive Tony award.
2.Walt Disney won 26 competitive Academy Awards, seven competitive Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Trustees Award.
3.Judy Garland won an Academy Juvenile Award, a competitive Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
4.Eileen Heckart won a competitive Academy Award, a competitive Emmy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
5.Quincy Jones won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (a non-competitive Academy Award), an Emmy Award, and 27 competitive Grammy Awards.
6.Barry Manilow won two competitive Emmy Awards, a competitive Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award.
7.Bette Midler won three competitive Emmy Awards, three competitive Grammy Awards, and a Special Tony Award.

Four nominations
The following people have not won all four awards in competitive categories, but have received at least one nomination for each of the awards:

1.Julie Andrews
2.Burt Bacharach
3.Elmer Bernstein
4.Leonard Bernstein
5.Ralph Burns
6.Ellen Burstyn
7.Glenn Close
8.Fred Ebb
9.Henry Fonda
10.Julie Harris
11.James Earl Jones
12.John Kander
13.Liza Minnelli
14.Dolly Parton
15.Andre Previn
16.Paul Scofield
17.Marc Shaiman
18.Meryl Streep
19.Barbra Streisand
20.Lily Tomlin
21.Peter Ustinov
22.Jimmy Van Heusen
23.Denzel Washington
24.James Whitmore
*While Judy Garland and Bette Midler never received any Tony nominations, they have each won a Special Tony Award, in addition to receiving at least one nomination in competitive categories for each of the other three awards.

Two awards for the same work.

Grammy Award and Academy Award
1.John Addison for composing the music for Tom Jones.
2.Michael Giacchino for scoring Up.
3.Marvin Hamlisch for composing the song "The Way We Were"
4.Andre Previn twice for scoring Gigi and Porgy & Bess
5.Barbra Streisand for composing Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)
6.Tim Rice for writing the song "A Whole New World"
7.John Williams 4 times, for his work in composing music in the films Jaws, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Schindler's List.

Tony Award and Academy Award (for the same role)

1.Jack Albertson for his performances in the 1964 play and the 1968 film The Subject Was Roses
2.Anne Bancroft for her performances as Annie Sullivan in the 1959 play and the 1962 film The Miracle Worker
3.Shirley Booth for her performances in the 1950 play and the 1952 film Come Back, Little Sheba
4.Yul Brynner for his performances The King in the 1951 play and the 1956 film The King and I
5.José Ferrer for his performances as the title character in the 1946 play and the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac
6.Joel Grey for his performances as Emcee in the 1966 play and the 1972 film Cabaret
7.Rex Harrison for his performances as Henry Higgins in the 1957 play and the 1964 film My Fair Lady
8.Lila Kedrova for her performances in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek and the 1983 revival of the musical Zorba
9.Paul Scofield for his performances in the 1962 play and the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons

Tony Award and Emmy Award (for the same role)
1.Nell Carter for her performances in the 1978 musical and the 1982 musical special Ain't Misbehavin'
2.Ed Flanders for his performances in the 1973 play and the 1975 teleplay A Moon for the Misbegotten
3.Mary Martin for her performances as Peter in the 1954 musical and the 1955 teleplay Peter Pan
4.Robert Morse for his performances in the 1990 play and the 1992 teleplay Tru
5.Jessica Tandy for her performances in the 1983 play and the 1987 teleplay Foxfire
6.Jeffrey Wright for his performances in the 1994 play and the 2003 mini-series Angels in America

Artist Oscar(s) Emmy(s) Grammy(s) Tony(s) Total
Richard Rogers 1 1 2 6 10
Helen Hayes 2 1 2 2 7
Rita Moreno 1 2 1 1 5
John Gielgud 1 1 1 1 4
Audrey Hepburn 1 1 1 1 4
Marvin Hamlisch 3 4 4 1 12
Jonathan Tunick 1 1 1 1 4
Mel Brooks 1 4 3 3 11
Mike Nichols 1 4 1 8 14
Whoopi Goldberg 1 2 1 1 5

Barbra Streisand 2 4 9 nnc 15
Liza Minnelli 1 1 nnc 2 4

Laurence Olivier 1 5 n n 6
Julie Andrews 1 2 1 n 4
Burt Bacharach 3 1 1 n 5
Elmer Bernstein 1 1 n n 2
Leonard Bernstein n 6 8 1 15
Ralph Burns 2 1 n 2 5
Ellen Burstyn 1 1 n 1 3
Glenn Close n 4 n 3 7
James Earl Jones n 2 1 2 5
Fred Ebb n 3 1 1 5
Henry Fonda 1 n 1 1 3
Julie Harris n 3 1 5 9
John Kander n 2 2 3 7
Dolly Parton n n 7 n 7
Andre Previn 4 n 10 n 14
Paul Scofield 1 1 n 1 3
Marc Shaiman n 1 1 1 3
Meryl Streep 2 2 n n 4
Lily Tomlin n 4 1 1 6
Peter Ustinov 2 3 1 n 6
Jimmy Van Heusen 4 1 n n 5
Denzel Washington 2 n n 1 3
James Whitmore n 1 1 1 3

John Addison 1 1 1 — 3
Jack Albertson 1 1 — 1 3
Anne Bancroft 1 1 — 2 4
Harry Belafonte — 1 2 1 4
Alan Bergman 3 3 1 — 7
Ingrid Bergman 3 2 — 1 6
Marilyn Bergman 3 3 1 — 7
Shirley Booth 1 2 — 3 6
George Burns 1 1 1 — 3
Cher 1 1 1 — 3
Martin Charnin — 2 1 1 4
Cy Coleman — 3 2 5 10
Melvyn Douglas 2 1 — 1 4
Bob Fosse 1 2 — 9 12
Michael Giacchino 1 1 3 — 5
Oscar Hammerstein II 2 — 2 8 12
Jeremy Irons 1 1 — 1 3
Elton John 1 — 5 1 7
Alan Jay Lerner 3 — 1 3 7
Frank Loesser 1 — 1 2 4
Thomas Mitchell 1 1 — 1 3
Randy Newman 1 2 4 — 7
Cynthia Nixon — 2 1 1 4
Al Pacino 1 1 — 2 4
Sid Ramin 1 1 1 — 3
Vanessa Redgrave 1 2 — 1 4
Tim Rice 3 — 1 1 5
Jason Robards 2 1 — 1 4
Scott Rudin 1 1 — 1 3
Geoffrey Rush 1 1 — 1 3
Maggie Smith 2 1 — 1 4
Stephen Sondheim 1 — 8 9 18
Maureen Stapleton 1 1 — 1 3
Charles Strouse — 2 2 3 7
Jule Styne 1 — 1 2 4
Jessica Tandy 1 1 — 3 5
Dick Van Dyke — 1 1 1 3
Tony Walton 1 1 — 3 5
John Williams 5 3 21 — 29
Robin Williams 1 2 5 — 8
Andrew Lloyd Webber 1 — 3 6 10

Irving Berlin 1 — nc 1 2
Walt Disney 26 7 nc — 33
Judy Garland nnc n 1 nc 1
Eileen Heckart 1 1 — nc 2
Quincy Jones nnc 1 27 — 28
Barry Manilow — 2 1 nc 3
Bette Midler n 3 3 nc 6

Notes: An n indicates a person has been nominated for an award, but not won one. nc indicates a person has won an award only in non-competitive categories. nnc indicates that a person has won an award in non-competitive categories and been nominated in competitive categories, but never won in a competitive category. A — indicates that a person has not won or been nominated for an award. Default sort is People who have won all four in competitive categories, chronologically, then people who have won all four including non-competitive categories, chronologically, then people who have been nominated for all four, alphabetically, then people who have won three, alphabetically, then people who have won three including non-competitive categories, alphabetically.

[edit] In pop culture
In 30 Rock Season Four, Tracy Jordan (played by Tracy Morgan), sets out on a quest to win the "EGOT". This quest begins when he sees a necklace saying EGOT in a jewelry store in the episode "Dealbreakers Talk Show#0001". He buys the necklace and wears it every time he decides to pursue one of the awards. His purpose in winning the EGOT is to convince his wife (played by Sherri Shepherd) to have another child with him (as he wants a baby girl). In this same episode, Tracy meets with Whoopi Goldberg to discuss her EGOT. This conversation includes a reference to the debate over Goldberg's inclusion in the list of EGOT winners because she has only won Daytime Emmys and no Primetime Emmys. Tracy again references his EGOT in the episode, "Future Husband" when he makes his attempt at winning a Tony Award, which fails because he is a spontaneous actor and is thus unable to meet the Tony requirement of a performance repeated a minimum of eight times. He also makes a bid for an Oscar in the episode "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land", abandoning a role as Garfield for a more serious, Oscar worthy role, in a film about his childhood neighborhood. He returns to his childhood home (now a copying store) to get more in touch with his roots to prepare for the role.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Bila Kau Rasa Ini Rasaku

Hari ini aku pulang dari kerja agak awal dari biasa. Memandangkan hari masih awal,
aku mengambil kesempatan untuk berjalan-jalan di sekitar ibu kota. Sekadar melepaskan
penat bekerja seharian. Hmm...sudah lama aku tidak berkesempatan mengambil angin seperti
petang ini. Seronok pula rasanya walaupun manusia sentiasa memenuhi segenap ruang disana
sini. Sedang aku leka melihat barang-barangan yang dijual di sekitar Masjid India, aku
terlihat sekumpulam manusia sedang leka berkerumun melihat sesuatu. Pastinya sesuatu yang
menarik!
Terdetik juga dihati ini ingin melihat apakah yang melekakan mereka semua sehingga
langsung tidak berganjak dari tempat mereka berdiri. Entah mengapa hatiku semakin kuat
meronta-ronta ingin melihat apabila orang ramai yang mengerumuni bertepuk tangan.
Seolah-olah mereka sedang melihat ahli silap mata membuat magic. Aku juga pelik dengan
perasaanku yang tiba-tiba ini. Mungkin ianya sesuatu yang menarik? Mungin juga...siapa
tahu.
Ketinggian yang ku miliki langsung tidak membantu ku melihat. Puas ku cuba
berasak-asak dengan mereka yang lain. Harapanya dapatlah ku kehadapan bagi melihat
dengan jelas lagi ‘panorama’ didepan sana. Namun, hanya bau-bauan yang tidak tertahan
menghidangi hidungku ini. Masam...masin... manis...semua ada!
Tidak mahu mengalah, aku bergerak ke sebelah kanan pula. Ya! Dari sini aku nyata
boleh melihat dengan jelas. Namun apa yang terpampang dihadapanku hanyalah perkara
biasa... seorang pelukis jalanan yang sedang tekun melukis potret seorang wanita.
Dikelilingnya juga penuh dengan lukisan potret pelbagai wajah.
Memang tidak disangkal, lukisan-lukisan nya semua tampak hidup. Cantik! Tapi apa
yang dipelikkan? Di sekitar bandar raya ini juga setahu ku terdapat ramai lagi pelukis jalanan.
Namun, tidaklah terlalu mendapat perhatian seperti pemuda ini.
Apa istimewanya lelaki ini? Adakah wajahnya kacak sehingga meraih perhatian? Tapi
serasaku tidak logik pula. Kalau benar pun pemuda itu terlalu kacak, pastinya dia hanya
mendapat perhatian gadis-gadis saja. Namun kini bukan saja para gadis, ‘mak-mak’ dan
‘bapa-bapa’ juga turut setia melihat.
Takkan orang KL tak pernah tengok orang melukis potret??? Ada baca ayat ‘gunaguna’
ke??? Alamak...terlebih sudah! Hehehe. Aku cuba mengintai wajah pemuda itu tapi
gagal kerana kedudukannya membelakangi ku. Yang kelihatan hanyalah lukisan potretnya
yang hampir sempurna siap.
Selagi aku tidak melihat wajah pemuda itu dan keistimewaanya, hatiku ini tidak akan
puas. Mungkin bukan rezeki ku hari ini.Esok aku akan datang lagi...
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“Lewat kau balik, Wan?” Hadi yang melihat sahabatnya itu terkial-kial membawa
perkakas lukisan ditangan turun membantu.
“Hmm...ramai sangat pelanggan tadi. Tak menang tangan aku...” Ikhwan menghela
nafas. Penat siang tadi masih belum hilang.
“Yeke? Alhamdulillah...murah rezeki kau, Wan.” Hisyam yang sedang leka menonton
drama Impak Maksima, menyampuk.
“Alhamdulillah. Aku pun tak sangka di bandar besar macam ni masih ada rezeki
menanti untuk orang macam aku ni.” Wajah Ikhwan berubah mendung.
Melihat akan perubahan di wajah sahabat mereka itu, Hadi dan Hisyam mendekati.
Mereka tahu apa yang difikirkan Ikhwan itu.
“ Wan, dahlah tu. Sebagai hamba Allah, kau kena redha dengan Qada dan Qadha
nya.” Hadi menepuk-nepuk bahu sasa sahabatnya sebagai tanda semangat. Hisyam disebelah
mengangguk tanda mengiyakan.
Ikhwan seyum. Dia tahu Hadi dan Hisyam merupakan sahabat yang baik...di masa
senang mahupun susah. Dia berasa sungguh bertuah dapat memiliki sahabat sebaik mereka.
“Aku tahu. Terima kasih Hadi...Syam.”
Ikhwan bangkit. Berlalu ke bilik. Badan harus dibersihkan dan diri ini pula
memerlukan rehat secukupnya kerana esok masih banyak tugas yang menanti.
***
***
Masjid India, 10 pagi...
Sengaja aku datang ke sini lebih awal hari ini. Niatku bukan untuk membeli-belah
tetapi memburui agenda yang tidak kesampaian semalam.
Dari jauh sudah kelihatan orang ramai sudah berpusu-pusu mengelilingi pelukis
jalanan itu. .Hmm! Nampaknya ada lagi yang lebih awal dari aku. Cuma ia tidaklah seramai
semalam. Mungkin hari masih awal.
Naluri ku kuat mengatakan lelaki ini pasti ada yang ‘istimewa’ tentangnya kerana
semalam dia turut hadir dalam mimpiku. Walaupun begitu, wajahnya tidak jelas kelihatan.
Sesungguhnya, kehadirannya mengundang misteri kepadaku. Siapa dia???
***
***
Masjid India, 10 malam...
Jam sudah menjengah ke angka 10 malam. Aku masih disini. Setia menati si dia.
Hanya memerhati dari jauh. Tidak pernah aku membuat kerja segila ini!
Untuk mendekatinya terus serasa tidak sesuai kerana dia begitu sibuk melayan
‘pelanggan-pelanggannya.’ Oleh itu, aku membuat keputusan menantinya sehingga dia
selesai melakukan ‘tugasnya’ untuk malam itu.
Sewaktu dia sedang leka mengemas perkakas lukisannya, aku terus menjalankan misi
ku yang tertangguh kelmarin.
“Encik, boleh tolong lukiskan potret saya?” Aku pura-pura bertanya. Sengaja ingin
mengumpanya bersembang denganku.
“Maaf, cik. Saya dah nak balik ni. Hari pun dah lewat. Cik datang esok saja ye.” Dia
tidak memandangku. Tangannya tangkas mengemas tanpa mempedulikan kehadiranku.
Ape...tak cantik ke aku ni?!
Dalam samar-samar cahaya itu aku dapat melihat wajahnya dengan jelas. Kacak!
Matanya...keningnya... hidungnya...mulutnya... semuanya cantik terbentuk.
Aku bagaikan berada dalam duniaku sendiri. Terasa seperti jatuh cinta pandang
pertama. Tetapi mengapa dia tidak memandangku? Seakan tersedar dari mimpi yang panjang,
aku kembali ke alam nyata.
“Encik, tolonglah. Satu potret je.” Aku merayu lagi. Dengan harapan dapat
mengenalnya dengan lebih dekat.
Panas hati ku ini apabila rayuanku sedikit pun tidak diendahkannya. Sudahlah aku
menantinya dari pagi sehingga malam menjelma, boleh pula dia buat tidak tahu!
Tanpa aku sedar, aku merampas semua berus lukisan yang entah berapa batang
ditangannya dengan kasar. Ke semua berus lukisan itu bertaburan jatuh ke tanah. Aku
tergamam sendiri dengan sikapku yang tiba-tiba itu. Namun,dia dengan selamba tunduk
mengutip berus-berus itu tanpa memarahiku langsung. Terdetik rasa bersalah dihati tapi....
Aku terperanjat apabila tangannya teraba-raba mencari dan mengutip berus-berus
yang jatuh tadi. Aksinya seolah-olah dia tidak nampak di mana kedudukan berus lukisan
tersebut. Aku terpaku memandangnya. Mungkin terasa diri diperhatikan, dia menghentikan
perbuatannya.
“ Kenapa? Terkejut? Tak sangka?” Bertubi-tubi soalan dia ajukan padaku.
“Err...awak...” Belum sempat aku menghabiskan kata-kataku....
“Ya! Saya buta. Puas?” Aku terperanjat dengan kenyatan yang diberikan.
“Tapi...” Aku tidak mampu meneruskan kata-kata seterusnya.
“Kuasa Allah. Segala yang diberikan adalah kurniaanNya yang tak ternilai...” Dengan
perlahan dia mengungkapkan kata-kata itu yang menusuk ke jantung hatiku.
Barulah kini ku tahu mengapa dia mendapat perhatian ramai. Dia melukis dengan
mata hati. Walaupun buta, tapi setiap lukisannya seolah-olah dia nampak apa yang dilukis.
Dalam diam, aku mengagumi dirinya.
**
Dua tahun kemudian...
“Ikhwan...Suri nak tanya cikit boleh?” Aku memberanikan diri bertanya.
“Hahaha..sejak bila pulak kalau Suri nak tanya, Ikhwan kenakan cukai? Tak ada kan?
Tanya aje lah...” Dia ketawa. Seakan-akan satu jenaka pula padanya.
“Emm... kalau Wan dapat melihat semula, Wan nak kahwin dengan Suri tak?” Aku
memandang tepat ke matanya. Matanya celik namun siapa sangka pemuda kacak ini tidak
cukup satu pacaindera yang tak ternilai harganya..
Kali ini ketawanya semakin galak. Aku hanya membatukan diri.
“ Wan, Suri tak main-main...” Tanpa dipaksa, air mataku menitis. Dia bungkam.
“Suri, Suri sendiri tahu Wan ni macam mana. Wan tidak sesempurna orang lain. Wan
tak layak bergandingan dengan Suri. Wan buuu...” Cepat-cepat aku meletakkan jari telunjuk
ke mulutnya.
Sesungguhnya, aku tidak mahu perkataan akhir itu keluar dari mulutnya. Aku ikhlas
menyayanginya. Dan aku yakin dialah jodoh yang telah tersurat oleh Allah kepadaku.
“Hmm...” Ikhwan mengeluh panjang.“Suri, seandainya Tuhan takdirkan Wan dapat
melihat semula, Wan akan mengawini Suri. Ini janji Wan!” Ayat terakhirnya benar-benar
menbuat hatiku berlagu riang.
Aku akan nantikan saat itu...
***
Suatu pagi...
“Hello, Suri.” Awal pagi itu aku mendapat panggilan dari Ikhwan.
“Wan, kenapa ni tiba-tiba aje call?” Biasanya dia tidak akan menelefonku seawal hari
ini.
“Good news! Tak lama lagi Wan akan dapat melihat semula...” Suaranya kedengaran
begitu ceria.
“ Betul ke ni?” Aku sungguh gembira dengan berita yang disampaikan Ikhwan.
Dalam hati, aku mengucap syukur kehadratNya.
“ Iye, sayang. Minggu depan operation .” Dari suaranya, aku tahu dia sudah tidak
sabar lagi melihat dunianya kembali.
***
Sebulan kemudian...
“Suri! Kenapa Suri cuba jauhkan diri dari Wan?” Walaupun hanya berbual melalui
telefon, suaranya jelas kedengaran tegang.
Ya! Selepas Wan mendapat ‘mata barunya’, aku sudah tidak menghubunginya lagi
mahupun berjumpa. Kali terakhir aku berjumpanya sehari sebelum dia diusung ke bilik
pembedahan. Sengaja igin menatap wajah Ikhwan sepuas-puasnya.
“Suri...cakaplah. Kenapa diam? Suri tak suka Wan dapat melihat semula?” Aku diam.
Tiada kata yang mampu ku ungkapan.
“ Suri..kalau Wan tahu akan jadi begini, Wan sanggup untuk tidak melihat selamalamanya
asalkan Suri tak jauhkan diri dari Wan.” Nada suara Ikhwan berubah kecewa.
Dihujung talian, hanya esak tangisku saja yang kedengaran. Bukan aku tidak mahu
bertemu Ikhwan tapi ada rahsia yang harus ku sembunyikan dari pengetahuannya.
“ Wan nak tatap wajah ‘mata hati’ Wan ni. Dan... Wan nak kabulkan janji Wan dulu
pada Suri. Kita jumpa, ok?” ‘Mata hati?’ Aku tersenyum mendengar perkataan yang disebut
Ikhwan itu.
***
Aku setia menanti Ikhwan di tempat dimana dia pernah melukis dulu. Di sini jugalah
tempat pertemuan pertama kami dulu. Sengaja aku datang lebih awal sebelumnya. Apakah
reaksinya nanti apabila melihatku?
Ikhwan sampai tepat pada masanya. Sewaktu dia sampai ditempat yang dijanjikan
bersama Suri, kelihatan seorang gadis buta turut berada di situ. Dia berasa serba salah samada
mahu terus ke sana atau menanti saja Suri di tempatanya berdiri.
Jantung aku pula tiba-tiba saja berdegup kencang. Aku dapat merasakan seperti
Ikhwan sudah berada dekat dengan diri ini.
Entah mengapa tiba-tiba saja kaki Ikhwan laju saja melangkah ke arah di mana gadis
buta itu berada. Seolah-olah gadis itu menggamit Ikhwan datang kepadanya.
Dengan ringan mulut, Ikhwan menegur. “Err...maafkan saya Cik. Cik dah lama ke
duduk dekat sini?” Sekilas dia memandang wajah gadis buta itu. Cantik! Sudah lama dia
tidak melihat keindahan ciptaan Ilahi itu.
“Ikhwan??? Awak Ikhwan kan?” Ikhwan terkejut kerana gadis buta itu tahu namanya.
“Ya..saya Ikhwan tapi macam mana...” Belum sempat Ikhwan menghabiskan katakatanya,
gadis buta itu bersuara lagi.
“ Sebab saya Su..Suri...” Menggeletar aku menyebut namaku sendiri.
Adakah lelaki dihadapanku ini terkejut apabila mengetahui gadis buta yang dilihatnya
itu adalah aku? Bagaimanakah reaksinya? Sayangnya aku tidak mampu melihat.
“Suri??? Betul ke awak ni Suri? Ikhwan tahu Suri dulu tak macam ni kan?” Agakkan
ku tepat sekali. Ikhwan benar-benar terkejut.
Yang bermain-main di hatiku kini sanggupkah dia menerimaku seperti dulu?
Sanggupkah dia menunaikan janjinya dulu padaku? Aku pasrah andainya dia tidak mampu
menerimaku seperti dulu. Aku terima takdirNya andainya dia bukan untukku lagi.
“Ya Allah...Suri, kenapa Suri sanggup buat ini semua? Kenapa Suri?” Ikhwan
memegang bahuku dengan kedua belah tangannya. Kuat!
“Sebab Suri sayangkan Ikhwan. Suri nak Wan tahu Suri sanggup berkorban apa saje
demi cinta kita ni. Dan paling penting, Suri nak tengok Wan melihat semula. Walaupun Suri
tak dapat melihatnya tapi Suri gembira.” Aku senyum.
“Suri nak tengok Wan melihat semula tapi Suri...” Suara Ikhwan kedengaran sedih.
Benar-benar menyentuh naluri wanitaku ini. Aku terdengar satu esakan kecil dekat
ditelingaku.
Tanganku meraba-raba wajah kacak milik Ikhwan. Walaupun aku tidak boleh melihat
lagi tapi aku tahu dia tetap lelaki paling kacak yang menghuni hatiku ini. Wajahnya basah.
Ya! Ikhwan menangis. Aku seperti tidak percaya air mata lelaki ini tumpah jua akhirnya.
Tidak semena-mena, air mataku mengalir. Bukan kerana menyesal mendermakan mata
milikku kepada putera hatiku ini tapi hatiku benar-benar terkilan kerana telah menyebabkan
air mata lelakinya tumpah.
“ Suri, Suri tahu tak pancaindera yang satu ini penting sangat? Suri tahu tak betapa
besarnya pengorbanan yang Suri dah buat ni?” Ikhwan menyeka air mataku. Mata-mata yang
melihat langsung tidak dipedulikan.
“Suri tak perlukan lagi...” Pendek aku menjawab.
“ Tapi kenapa?” Suara Ikhwan kedengaran terkejut.
“Sebab... Ikhwan mata hati Suri. Suri boleh melihat dan merasa getaran melaluinya”
Aku senyum lagi.
Perlahan-lahan aku merasakan pegangan tangan Ikhwan semakin kejap pada
tanganku. Terasa diri ini teramat dekat dengan dirinya.
“Suri..” Ikhwan memalingkan tubuhku mengadapnya.
“Sudikah Suri menjadi permaisuri hidup Wan? Bukan untuk seketika tapi untuk
selamanya...” Kata-katanya lembut menusuk terus ke jantungku.
Aku tersenyum dan mengangguk setuju. Itulah satu-satunya ayat keramat yang aku
tunggu-tunggu selama ini.
Terima kasih Tuhan kerana menemukan diriku dengan lelaki ini. Aku yakin dialah
jodohku kerana Kaulah mata hatiku. Selama-lamanya...