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Jean Smart completes her 'Hacks' Sweep with 5th straight Emmy win
- On Monday, actress Jean Smart won the Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy series for her fifth season playing Deborah Vance on HBO Max's "Hacks."
- Smart's victory marks a historic achievement: she became the first woman to win an acting Emmy for every season of a single show, sweeping all five seasons of the HBO comedy.
- The final season of "Hacks" set a record with 24 nominations, the most for any comedy in a single year. Smart defeated nominees including actress Lisa Kudrow and actress Elle Fanning.
- With this win, Smart now holds eight career Emmys, tying actress Cloris Leachman and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most acting wins by any performer in television history.
- Previously, the only actor to sweep every season of their show was Bill Cosby, who won for all three seasons of "I Spy" between 1966 and 1968.
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Jean Smart Makes Emmys History With 2026 Win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Hacks star Jean Smart made history with her win at the 2026 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the Sept. 14 ceremony, winning a trophy for all five seasons of the hit show.
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