Shōgun was the leading winner throughout the 2 nights of the Creative Arts Emmys, with 14 awards.
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul participate in Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts Spring Celebration at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on May 16, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul won a Primetime Emmy for impressive music and lyrics for a tune they co-wrote forJust Murders in the Building on Sunday (Sept. 8), the 2nd night of the Creative Arts Emmys. They are the 20th and 21st people to EGOT — to win a minimum of one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competitors.
Pasek and Paul have actually set a brand-new record for the fastest reach an EGOT– a little less than 7 years and 7 months from the date of their very first EGOT win. The old record was held by Robert Lopez, who took 9 years and 8 months from the time he gathered his very first EGOT award in June 2004 to the time he finished the journey in March 2014.
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Pasek and Paul are the 2nd set to accomplish the EGOT as a group. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice won each of the 4 awards as a group– a Tony for finest initial rating forEvitaa Grammy for finest cast program album forEvitaan Oscar for finest initial tune for “You Must Love Me” fromEvitaand an Emmy for exceptional range unique (live) forJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
In addition, Pasek, who is 39 years and 3 months old, is the second-youngest EGOT winner ever, routing just Lopez, who was 39 and one week old when he attained the task in March 2014.
Pasek is the 4th person who is openly LGBTQ to attain the EGOT, following star Sir John Gielgud (1991 ), manufacturer Scott Rudin (2012) and Sir Elton John ( 2024 ).
Pasek and Paul won their Primetime Emmy for co-writing the tune “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” forJust Murders in the Buildingwith another songwriting group, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. While this was the very first Emmy win for Pasek and Paul, and likewise for Wittman, Shaiman had actually won in the past. He won impressive specific accomplishment in composing in a range or music program for cowriting the 1992 Oscars, hosted by his long time good friend Billy Crystal.
Series star Steve Martin, who is chosen for a Primetime Emmy for exceptional lead star in a funny series, carried out the tongue-twisting tune.
Pasek and Paul won their very first EGOT-qualifying award, an Oscar for finest initial tune, in February 2017 for co-writing “City of Stars” fromLa Landwith author Justin Hurwitz. They won a Tony for finest initial rating that June forDear Evan Hansenand won a 2nd Tony in June 2022 for being amongst the squad of manufacturers of