Monday, March 5, 2018

Robert Lopez Becomes FIRST EVER Double EGOT Winner

TIn case you wanted to feel like an underachiever, consider this bit of pop-culture news:

📷: NPR 

With his win -- along with wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez -- for Coco's "Remember Me," Robert Lopez is not only the YOUNGEST person to ever EGOT, he's now the ONLY person to double-EGOT.


This means that Lopez has won:

  • Two Emmys -- Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Music Direction & Composition for The Wonder Pets in 2008 and 2010
  • Two Grammys -- he's actually won three, but, you know...for Best Musical Theater Album for The Book of Mormon in 2012 and for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Frozen in 2015 (along with Best Song for "Let It Go")
  • Two Oscars -- for Best Original Song for "Let It Go" in 2014 and "Remember Me" for 2018
  • Two Tonys -- (again, actually three, but now that's just bragging) for Best Original Score for Avenue Q in 2004 and for The Book of Mormon in 2011 (along with Best Book of a Musical).

And he's 43 years old. 

I'm just going to go feel unaccomplished now. 

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Aaaaand One More Oscar For Disney

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez can add one more Academy Award to their collection:



The live performance of the song didn't blow me away, but it was visually stunning. 

Coco Wins Best Animated Feature!

And the 2018 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature goes to:




If you're keeping track, this is the 12th feature by Disney or Pixar to win the award, and the 6th in a row. (There was a slight blip with Rango winning in 2011 -- but no Disney or Pixar film was nominated/released that year -- otherwise, Disney's streak would have gone as far back as 2007.)

The award itself, created in 2001, has only been given 17 times.

Pretty good track record, if you ask me.