After Eight Oscar Nominations, Glenn Close Finally Has An EGOT — Sort Of

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentAfter Eight Oscar Nominations, Glenn Close Finally Has An EGOT — Sort OfByHannah Abraham,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 09:30am EDTHOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Glenn Close attends the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' 14th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on January 09, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAfter eight nominations, zero competitive wins, and four near-misses at the honorary award alone, Glenn Close is getting her Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week that Close will receive an Honorary Academy Award at this year’s Governors Awards ceremony. She will be joined by director Ridley Scott and animator Floyd Norman, while producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.This will make Close a part of the honorary EGOT list, with this award rounding out her existing three Emmys, three Tonys and three Grammys. Glenn Close’s Oscar Record Dean Semler presented award by Glenn Close at the 63rd Annual Academy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States, 25th March 1991. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)Getty ImagesClose’s eight nominations tie her with the late Peter O’Toole for the most acting nominations in Oscar history without a competitive win. Her nominated films span over four decades: The World According to Garp (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984), Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Albert Nobbs (2011), The Wife (2018) (when many industry observers predicted she would finally win, only for the award to go to Olivia Colman for The Favourite) — and Hillbilly Elegy (2020). She has won virtually every other major award available to her, including three Emmys,...