Emmys 2024: Jean Smart's cheeky HBO comment cracks up audience
Jean Smart, the acclaimed actor behind the character of Deborah Vance in Max's Hacks, has won another Emmy for Lead Comedy Actress. This victory marks her sixth overall Emmy win. She has won three Emmys for her Hacks role. In a humorous acceptance speech, Smart expressed gratitude toward HBO and Max but with a twist. She was thanking "everybody" behind the show when she playfully named HBO instead of Max, continuing with, "I'm sorry. Just what we needed, another network."
Smart's previous Emmy wins and nominations
Before her triumph with Hacks, Smart had previously won the Emmy for Supporting Comedy Actress in 2008 for her role in Samantha Who?. She also secured victories as Guest Comedy Actress for Frasier in 2000 and 2001. This year, she was nominated alongside Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building), Maya Rudolph (Loot), and Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale).
