Jennifer Hudson wins Daytime Emmy for ‘Baba Yaga,’ making her one award away from EGOT status

Jennifer Hudson is one step closer to joining the esteemed league of EGOT recipients.

The Grammy and Oscar winning “American Idol” alum just became an Emmy Award winner.

On Thursday, Hudson scored a Daytime Emmy for her role as executive producer on the Virtual Reality (VR) animated film “Baby Yaga,” which took home a win in the interactive media for daytime program category.

In the Eric Darnell-helmed Oculus Quest project — based on Russian fairy tales — the vocal powerhouse starred with a voice cast that also included Kate Winslet, Glenn Close and Daisy Ridley.

“Wow ! Thank you @televisionacad for this honor. And thanks to the incredible creative team at @baobabstudios for bringing the important story of Baba Yaga to life,” Hudson wrote in an Instagram post celebrating her win. “I am so grateful for the opportunity to lend my voice to a character and executive produce alongside this innovative team. You all inspired me doing what you do best. Receiving an Emmy for this special project is truly the icing on the cake!”

The “Respect” star won her Oscar for best supporting actress in 2007 for “Dreamgirls” and a pair of Grammy awards — for best R&B album (2009) and best musical theater album in 2017 for the Scott Sanders-produced theatrical adaptation of “The Color Purple.”

She made her Broadway debut as Shug Avery in the 2015 revival of “The Color Purple.”

If and when the Chicago native ever returns to The Great White Way — as an actress or producer (like John Legend) — Hudson can have a shot at joining the elite group of people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Others who are part of the EGOT club already include John Legend, Tim Rice, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Helen Hayes, Marvin Hamlisch, Mike Nichols, John Gielgud, Richard Rodgers, Jonathan Tunick, Robert Lopez, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken and Scott Rudin.