Actors (and actresses) can win Oscars and Emmys (though very seldom in the same year). Oscar awards are given to actors who work in the motion picture industry. To be eligible, their film must premiere in Los Angeles County. Emmy Awards are given to actors who work in the television industry.
He won a 1952 Emmy Award for his performance in "The Good of His Soul" on "The Ford Television Theatre." He was the first actor ever to win an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony.
An Emmy is like an Oscar but it only relates to TV.
He has won 1 Oscar for The Fugitive, 1 Golden Globe and several Emmy awards. He has been nominated for an Oscar twice not including the Fugitive. 2008: Nominated for OSCAR, Best performance by an actor in a leading role for "In the Valley of Elah" (2007). 1994: Won OSCAR, Best Actor in a supporting role for "The Fugitive" (1993). 1992: Nominated for OSCAR, Best actor in a supporting role for "JFK" (1991).
Emmy
The, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards are considered the four major entertainment prizes in American show business. Each award is presented annually to honor outstanding achievements, respectively, in television, music, film and theater. Winning all four awards has been called the Showbiz Award Grand Slam or EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)As of March 2014, 12 people have won all four awards in competitive categories. The recipients: John Gielgud(actor), Whoopi Goldberg (actress), Helen Hayes(actress), Audrey Hepburn (actress), Rita Moreno(actress), Marvin Hamlisch (composer), Richard Rodgers (composer), Jonathan Tunick (composer), Robert Lopez (songwriter); Mel Brooks (actor, screenwriter, producer), Scott Rudin (producer) and Mike Nichols (comedian, director).Two of these artists -- Rodgers and Hamlisch -- won a Pulitzer Prize as well.Three other artists -- Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, and James Earl Jones -- have also received all of the four major entertainment awards, although some of their prizes were not exclusively competitive.
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Helen Hayes.
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Wag the Dog (1997)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Rain Man (1988)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Tootsie (1982)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Lenny (1974)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Midnight Cowboy (1969)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Graduate (1967)
Boyd Gaines has won the most Tony Awards of any male actor, with four awards.
Liza Minnelli
The 2009-2010 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series went to Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad." It was his third consecutive Emmy win in the category. The 2009-2010 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series went to Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory." Parsons also won the 2010-2011 Emmy in the category.