Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Sabrina Carpenter, Octavia Spencer Win First Emmys, Near EGOT
Sabrina Carpenter and Octavia Spencer won their first Emmy Awards.
The wins happened during the first weekend of the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Carpenter helped produce and perform in The Muppets Show.
That special won four Emmy Awards.
Spencer won for narrating Lost Women of Alaska.
An EGOT means winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
Carpenter already has a Grammy, so she still needs an Oscar and a Tony.
Spencer already has an Oscar, so she still needs a Grammy and a Tony.
Sabrina Carpenter and Octavia Spencer won their first Emmy Awards during the first weekend of the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Carpenter is an executive producer and performer on The Muppets Show, which won four Emmy Awards.
Spencer won Outstanding Narrator for the true-crime series Lost Women of Alaska.
Carpenter now needs an Oscar and a Tony Award to complete an EGOT.
Spencer needs a Grammy Award and a Tony Award to achieve EGOT status.
- Who
- Sabrina Carpenter and Octavia Spencer.
- What
- Both became first-time Emmy winners and moved halfway toward completing EGOT careers.
- When
- The first weekend of the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2026.
- Where
- At the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards; the article does not specify a venue.
- Why
- Carpenter won as part of The Muppets Show team, while Spencer won Outstanding Narrator for Lost Women of Alaska.
- Event
- 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards
- First-time winners
- Sabrina Carpenter and Octavia Spencer
- Carpenter's winning project
- The Muppets Show
- The Muppets Show awards
- Four Emmy Awards
- Spencer's category
- Outstanding Narrator
- Spencer's winning series
- Lost Women of Alaska
- Remaining EGOT awards
- Carpenter needs an Oscar and Tony; Spencer needs a Grammy and Tony