Elton John became an EGOT last night, while 'The Bear' and 'Succession' swept the board at the Emmys

He has achieved incredible success throughout his career, but there has been one rare accolade that has eluded Elton John - until last night, that is.

The English musician became an EGOT last night - a winner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony - by winning the award for Best Variety Special Live at last night's Emmy Awards.

Scooping the Emmy for his 'Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium' special, the 76-year-old became only the 19th person ever to achieve renowned EGOT status.

However, the 'Rocket Man' singer was not at the ceremony to accept the award, which was accepted on his behalf by his husband David Furnish and producer Ben Winston. Winston said: "I am not Elton John - sadly, he had a knee op. He’s absolutely fine, but wanted to send his love and thanks to the Television Academy for this incredible award.

“We knew this show would be historic, because it was going to be Elton’s last ever show in North America on tour. We knew it would be historic because it was Disney’s first live global stream. We didn’t know it would be historic because it was going to win a man, who has created the soundtrack to our lives, he’s done so much great for society, who is all of our hero. We didn’t know it would win him an EGOT."

Other people who have achieved EGOTs include Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mel Brooks and Audrey Hepburn.

John did, however, take to Instagram to celebrate the award, saying that he was "honoured to have joined the hallowed ranks of EGOT winners, here’s to the joy of music and the magic it brings to our lives!"

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Meanwhile, 'The Bear' and 'Succession' won big at the Emmys, winning Best Comedy and Best Drama respectively, as well as numerous writing, directing and acting awards.

Netflix series 'Beef' also won several awards, with lead actress Ali Wong making history as the first Asian woman to win the 'Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie' category.

See the full list of winners below:

• Ayo Edibiri, "The Bear" — Winner
• Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
• Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary"
• Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary"
• Juno Temple, "Ted Lasso"
• Hannah Waddingham, "Ted Lasso"
• Jessica Williams, "Shrinking"

• Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" — Winner
• Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me"
• Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
• Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face"
• Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday"

• Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus" — Winner
• Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown"
• Meghann Fahy, "The White Lotus"
• Sabrina Impacciatore, "The White Lotus"
• Aubrey Plaza, "The White Lotus"
• Rhea Seehorn, "Better Call Saul"
• J. Smith-Cameron, "Succession"
• Simona Tabasco, "The White Lotus"

• Matthew Macfayden, "Succession" — Winner
• F. Murray Abraham, "The White Lotus"
• Nicholas Braun, "Succession"
• Michael Imperioli, "The White Lotus"
• Theo James, "The White Lotus"
• Alan Ruck, "Succession"
• Will Sharpe, "The White Lotus"
• Alexander Skarsgård, "Succession"

• Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" — Winner
• Anthony Carrigan, "Barry"
• Phil Dunster, "Ted Lasso"
• Brett Goldstein, "Ted Lasso"
• James Marsden, "Jury Duty"
• Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary"
• Henry Winkler, "Barry"

• Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" — Winner
• Bill Hader "Barry"
• Jason Segel, "Shrinking"
• Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"

• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" — Winner
• "A Black Lady Sketch Show"
• "Saturday Night Live" 

• Niecy Nash-Betts, "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" — Winner
• Annaleigh Ashford, "Welcome To Chippendales"
• Maria Bello, "Beef"
• Claire Danes, "Fleishman Is In Trouble"
• Juliette Lewis, "Welcome To Chippendales"
• Camila Morrone, "Daisy Jones & The Six"

• Christopher Storer, "The Bear" — Winner
• Bill Hader, "Barry"
• Amy Sherman-Palladino, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
• Mary Lou Belli, "The Ms. Pat Show"
• Declan Lowney, "Ted Lasso"
• Tim Burton, "Wednesday"  

• Christopher Storer, "The Bear" — Winner
• Bill Hader, "Barry"
• Mekki Leeper, "Jury Duty"
• John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese and Rob Turbovsky, "Only Murders in the Building"
• Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, "The Other Two"
• Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly and Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"  

• "RuPaul's Drag Race" — Winner
• "The Amazing Race"
• "Survivor"
• "Top Chef"
• "The Voice"

• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" — Winner
• "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"
• "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
• "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
• "Saturday Night Live"

• "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" — Winner
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
• "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
• "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
• "The Problem with Jon Stewart"

• Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" — Winner
• Jake Schreier, "Beef"
• Carl Franklin, "Dahmer: Monster - The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
• Paris Barclay, "Dahmer: Monster - The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
• Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, "Fleishman is in Trouble"
• Dan Trachtenberg, "Prey"

• Paul Walter Hauser, "Black Bird" — Winner
• Murray Bartlett, "Welcome To Chippendales"
• Richard Jenkins, "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
• Joseph Lee, "Beef"
• Ray Liotta, "Black Bird"
• Young Mazino, "Beef"
• Jesse Plemons, "Love & Death"

• Jesse Armstrong, "Succession" — Winner
• Beau Willimon, "Andor"
• Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel and Brett Baer, "Bad Sisters"
• Gordon Smith, "Better Call Saul"
• Peter Gould, "Better Call Saul"
• Craig Mazin, "The Last of Us"
• Mike White, "The White Lotus"

• Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" — Winner
• Joel Kim Booster, "Fire Island"
• Taffy Brodesser-Akner, "Fleishman is in Trouble"
• Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg, "Prey"
• Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, "Swarm"
• Al Yankovic and Eric Appel, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"

• Mark Mylod, "Succession" — Winner
• Benjamon Caron, "Andor"
• Dearbhla Walsh, "Bad Sisters"
• Peter Hoar, "The Last of Us"
• Andrij Parekh, "Succession"
• Lorene Scafaria, "Succession"
• Mike White, "The White Lotus"

• "Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium" — Winner
• "The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna"
• "Chris Rock: Selective Outrage"
• "The Oscars"
• "75th Annual Tony Awards"

• Steven Yeun, "Beef" — Winner
• Taron Egerton, "Black Bird"
• Kumail Nanjiani, "Welcome To Chippendales"
• Evan Peters, "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
• Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"
• Michael Shannon, "George & Tammy"

• Ali Wong, "Beef" — Winner
• Lizzie Caplan, "Fleishman Is In Trouble"
• Jessica Chastain, "George & Tammy"
• Dominique Fishback, "Swarm"
• Katherine Hahn, "Tiny Beautiful Things"
• Riley Keogh, "Daisy Jones & the Six"

• "Beef" — Winner
• "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"
• "Daisy Jones & the Six"
• "Fleishman Is in Trouble"
• "Obi-Wan Kenobi"

• Kieran Culkin, "Succession" — Winner
• Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man"
• Brian Cox, "Succession"
• Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
• Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us"
• Jeremy Strong, "Succession"

• Sarah Snook, "Succession" — Winner
• Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters"
• Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets"
• Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Bella Ramsey, "The Last Of Us"
• Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"

• "The Bear" — Winner
• "Abbott Elementary"
• "Barry"
• "Jury Duty"
• "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
• "Only Murders in the Building"
• "Ted Lasso"
• "Wednesday"

• "Succession" — Winner
• "Andor"
• "Better Call Saul"
• "The Crown"
• "House of the Dragon"
• "The Last Of Us"
• "The White Lotus"
• "Yellowjackets"