Jesus Must Win So That John Legend Can EGOT

Our friend—my friend—John Legend needs to get this one Emmy Award to become an EGOT sensation.

Legend picked up two Emmy nominations on Thursday for his role as a hipster Jesus Christ in the NBC musical Jesus Christ Superstar (which itself earned 13 nominations), which means if he wins, he will join the short list of entertainers who’ve achieved the highest accolade in show business: an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

Previously, Legend scored an Oscar (with Common) for Best Original Song Oscar in 2015 for Selma’s “Glory”; he won a Tony Award for Jitney and has many Grammy Awards to his name for singing beautiful songs.