Entertainment

Adele Wins Her First Emmy Award For One Night Only Special.

Adele has won her very first Emmy on the opening night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

The singer bagged the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) gong for her CBS special ‘Adele One Night Only’, although she was absent from the ceremony that was held in Los Angeles on Saturday (03.09.22).

Photo: Courtesy

‘Adele One Night Only’ also scooped wins in the Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special, Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Special categories.

The honour means that Adele is just a Tony Award win away from EGOT status a person who has an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Oscar and a Tony Award.

Only 17 people have managed to obtain EGOT status, including Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend.

Adele has won 15 Grammys and also claimed the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2013 for her James Bond theme ‘Skyfall’.

 

Subscribe to eNewsletter