Viola Davis inches closer to coveted EGOT status thanks to Grammy nomination-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro

Viola Davis is one step closer to her EGOT (Picture: Getty)

Viola Davis is inching closer to securing her EGOT status, after landing a Grammy nomination.

The Woman King actress landed a nod for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording, for Finding Me.

She will be battling it out for the trophy alongside Jamie Foxx, Questlove, Mel Brookes, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

An EGOT is an outstanding performer who has nabbed Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

The 57-year-old already has a well-stocked trophy cabinet, thanks to her best supporting actress Oscar for Fences in 2016, two Tony Awards and an Emmy for her leading role in How To Get Away With Murder – with a Grammy the only thing standing between her and the title.

We’ll have to wait until February 5, 2023, to see whether she can join the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Jennifer Hudson, Barbara Streisand and John Legend in the club.

It is set to be a big night all around, with Beyonce, Adele, Kendrick Lamar and DJ Khalid among those being tipped to win.

Queen Bey is leading the charge with a whopping nine nominations and has tied with husband Jay-Z for most nods in history – with both netting 88.

She has been nominated for both record of the year and song of the year for Break My Soul, as well as album of the year with Renaissance.

Of course Beyonce is tied for the most Grammy nominations in history (Picture: Getty)

Of course, the Crazy In Love musician has some competition in those categories from Kendrick, who is just behind her with an incredible eight nominations.

It was also a great day for Adele, with her eagerly-anticipated return to the charts landing her seven nominations, including record of the year and best pop vocal album.

Harry is in the running with six nods, alongside Future and DJ Khaled.

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There have been some changes for the upcoming bash, including five new awards – honoring songwriter of the year, alternative music performance, best spoken word poetry album, score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media, and Americana music performance.

The ceremony is taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in LA on February 5, and will be broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+.

Performers and hosts for the ceremony have yet to be announced – last year’s proceedings were helmed by Trevor Noah.

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