The day before Chrissy Metz could win her first Emmy, she will already go home a winner.
On Monday, The Creative Coalition and TV Guide Magazine announced the breakout star of “This Is Us” as one of this year’s recipients for the Television Industry Advocacy Awards. Metz joins Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Green, Alyssa Milano, Chloe Bennet and Finn Wolfhard as the newest class of honorees among a group of alums that include Eva Longoria, Derek Hough, Jeffrey Tambor and Laverne Cox.
The annual intimate gathering on Emmy weekend recognizes TV stars’ charitable work.
“Stranger Things'” Finn Wolfhard (second from right, posing with Metz’s co-star Sterling K. Brown) is a fellow honoree. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for The Critics’ Choice Awards)
“Doing well by doing good is what sets this honor apart from other awards,” Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition, said in a statement.
After two years at the Sunset Tower during happy hour on the Friday of Emmy weekend, the event moves to Tao in Hollywood on Saturday afternoon.
“The Television Advocacy Awards is an inter-generational tribute to what’s truly good in today’s world,” Bronk told The Party Report after the news broke. “We’re trying to make ‘paying it forward’ the norm rather than the exception.”
Multiple star-heavy presentations and emotional, paperless acceptance speeches at the non-televised event run just about an hour. By all Hollywood trophy handout metrics, that’s fast.
Previously, The Party Report has been vocal in calling this an “under-the-radar, under-embraced knot of talent speaking from the heart to a tiny room.” Even with some increased sheen at its new home at TAO, this should still be a sanctuary from the noise of the rest of Emmy weekend.
BBVA Compass returns to sponsor the event, with proceeds benefiting the non-partisan Creative Coalition’s political advocacy in defense of the arts.
11 Stars Who Just Need an Emmy to EGOT, From Elton John to John Legend (Photos)
The EGOT -- an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony -- is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it.
Henry Fonda, actor (1905-82) Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album, "Great Documents" (1977) Oscar: Best Actor, "On Golden Pond" (1981) Tony: Best Actor, "Mister Roberts" (1948); Best Actor, "Clarence Darrow" (1975)
Elton John, composer and musician (1947-) Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, "That's What Friends Are For" (1986); Best Instrumental Composition, "Basque" (1991); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, "Candle in the Wind" (1997); Best Show Album, "Aida" (2000) Oscar: Best Original Son, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from "The Lion King" (1994) Tony: Best Score, "Aida" (2000)
Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist and producer (1895-1960) Grammy: Best Original Cast Album, "The Sound of Music" (1960) Oscar: Best Original Song, "The Last Time I Saw Paris" from "Lady Be Good" (1941); "It Might As Well Be Spring" from "State Fair" (1945) Tony: Three awards for "South Pacific" (1950); Best Musical, "The King and I" (1952); Best Musical, "The Sound of Music" (1960)
Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist (1930-) Grammy: Best Show Album, "Company" (1970); Best Show Album, "A Little Night Music" (1973); Song of the Year, "Send in the Clowns" (1975); Best Show Album, "Sweeney Todd" (1979); Best Show Album, "Sunday in the Park With George" (1984); Best Cast Show Album, "Into the Woods" (1988); Best Show Album, "Passion" (1994); Oscar: Best Original Song, "Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from "Dick Tracy" (1990) Tony: Best Musical, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," (1963); Best Score and Best Lyrics, "Company" (1971); Best Score, "Follies" (1972); Best Score, "A Little Night Music" (1973); Best Score, "Sweeney Todd" (1979); Best Score, "Into the Woods" (1988); Best Score, "Passion" (1994)
Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist and writer (1918-86) Grammy: Best Original Cast Album, "On a Clear Day" (1965) Oscar: Best Original Screenplay, "An American in Paris" (1951); Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song, "Gigi" (1958) Tony: Best Musical, "My Fair Lady" (1957); Best Original Score, "Gigi" (1974)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer (1948-) Grammy: Best Cast Album, "Evita" (1980); Best Cast Album, "Cats" (1983); Best Contemporary Composition, "Lloyd Webber: Requiem" (1985) Oscar: Best Original Song, "You Must Love Me" from "Evita" (1986) Tony: Best Score, "Evita" (1980); Best Score, "Cats" (1983); Best Score, "Sunset Boulevard" (1995)
Tim Rice, lyricist (1944-) Grammy: Best Cast Album, "Evita" (1980); Song of the Year and Song for Film or TV, "A Whole New World" (1993); Best Album for Children, "Aladdin" (1993); Best Cast Album, "Aida" (2000) Oscar: Best Original Song, "A Whole New World" from "Aladdin" (1992); "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from "The Lion King" (1994); "You Must Love Me" from "Evita" (1996) Tony: Best Book and Best Score, "Evita" (1980); Best Score, "Aida" (2000)
Frank Loesser, composer (1910-69) Grammy: Best Cast Album, "How to Succeed..." (1961); Oscar: Best Song, "Baby, It's Cold Outside" from "Neptune's Daughter" (1949) Tony: Best Musical, "Guys and Dolls" (1951); Best Musical, "How to Succeed..." (1962)
Alan Menken, composer (1949-) Grammy: Best Recording for Children and Song for TV or Film, "The Little Mermaid" (1990); Best Recording for Children, Song for TV or Film, Instrumental for TV or Film, "Beauty and the Beast" (1992); Song of the Year, "A Whole New World," Best Recording for Children, Song for TV or Film, Instrumental for TV or Film, "Aladdin" (1993); Best Song for TV or Film, "Colors of the Wind" (1995); Best Song for Visual Medium, "I See the Light" (2011) Oscar: Best Score and Song, "The Little Mermaid" (1989); Best Score and Song, "Beauty and the Beast" (1991); Best Score and Song, "Aladdin" (1992); Best Score and Song, "Pocahontas" (1995) Tony: Best Score, "Newsies" (2012)
Jule Styne, composer and songwriter (1905-94) Grammy: Best Cast Album, "Funny Girl" (1964) Oscar: Best Song, "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954) Tony: Best Musical and Best Score, "Hallelujah Baby" (1968)
John Legend, songwriter and producer (1978-) Grammy: Best New Artist (2005); Best R&B Album, "Get Lifted" (2005); Best R&B Vocal, "Ordinary People" (2005); Best Male R&B Vocal, "Heaven" (2006); Best R&B Duo or Group, "Family Affair" (2006); Best R&B Vocal or Group, "Stay With Me by the Sea" (2008); Best R&B Album, "Wake Up!" (2010); Best R&B Song, "Shine" (2010); Best R&B Vocal, "Hang On in There" (2010); Best Song Written for Visual Medium, "Glory" (2015) Oscar: Best Original Song, "Glory" from "Selma (2014) Tony: Producer of Best Play Revival, "August Wilson's Jitney" (2017)
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A select group of entertainers can round out their trophy cases with a competitive win from the Television Academy
The EGOT -- an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony -- is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it.
