Helen Mirren Inches Closer to EGOT After Being Submitted for Spoken Word Grammy

Dame Helen Mirren is coming for that EGOT!

Variety has learned that the Emmy, Oscar and Tony winner has been submitted for Grammy consideration in the spoken word category for her work on “Moriarty: The Silent Order.”

The Audible/Treefort Media dramatic podcast is set in the Sherlock Holmes universe. Dominic Monaghan stars as Professor James Moriarty and Phil LaMarr voices Sherlock Holmes. The second season sees Moriarty returning for a new adventure that finds him joining forces with his bitter rival, Sherlock Holmes.

The logline reads: “Moriarty tracks down the woman he loves, but discovers that she is trapped in the web of a shadowy cabal of evil that’s growing stronger every day. To fight it, Moriarty must face Lady Milverton (Mirren), a ruthless mastermind whose blackmail poisons the highest levels of power. When he learns that his nemesis Sherlock Holmes is also in Milverton’s grip, the two must set their animosity aside to stop an escalating threat of world war.”

Though it’s not part of the EGOT honor, Mirren also has three SAG Awards — she won two for 2001’s “Gosford Park,” in supporting and as a member of the ensemble — and for lead female actor for 2006’s “The Queen.” All she needs to cinch the EGOT is a Grammy Award. Speaking with Variety in 2022, Mirren said, “I would love to get a Grammy, that would be the coolest thing ever,” she says with a laugh. “The problem is, I can’t sing. It would have to be a spoken word album.”

Should she be nominated — and if you’ve listened to the podcast, Mirren is hard to resist — this would put her on track to get that coveted Grammy.

Only 19 people have achieved the elusive EGOT honor. Elton John became the latest to achieve EGOT after winning the Emmy Award for his Disney+ special, “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.” 

Beyond John, those who have achieved all four honors include Richard Rodgers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Scott Rudin, John Legend, Viola Davis, Alan Menken and Robert Lopez. Lopez is the only person to have made history by EGOTing twice over.

“Moriarty: The Spoken Order” is also being submitted in the best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording category. The Grammy nominations will be announced on Nov. 8.