Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter are halfway to EGOTs after Emmy wins

Will a Bad Bunny Broadway musical be the next step in the Puerto Rican rapper's EGOT journey? Thanks to a fresh Emmy win, he's now halfway to the milestone.

Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter won their first Emmy Awards during the first night of prizes on Sept. 5, meaning the stars are both now closer to EGOT status.

A person achieves EGOT status when they have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. Both Carpenter and Bad Bunny were previously Grammy winners, leaving only an Oscar and a Tony left.

Bad Bunny received his Emmy for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, which won in the category of outstanding variety special (live). The "Tití Me Preguntó" rapper, 32, was also a producer on the halftime show. Ironically, to win the prize he defeated telecasts of the Grammy Awards, the Oscars and the Tony Awards, which were fellow nominees, along with the Golden Globe Awards.

Bad Bunny has so far won six Grammy Awards in his career. He snagged his first win in 2021 when "YHLQMDLG" won for best latin pop album. More recently, he was one of the big winners at the 2026 Grammys, with his "Debí…

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