American actress Jean Smart won her fifth Emmy for her leading role in the comedy series "Hacks" and made history. Reuters reports, UNN writes.
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Smart won in the category of "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" for her role as stand-up comedian Deborah Vance. The final season of "Hacks" was released this year.
Thus, Smart became the first actress in Emmy history to win this category for every season of a single series.
5 wins for one role
What a journey it has been!
The closest to her achievement was Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who received the Emmy for best actress in a comedy for 6 of the 7 seasons of the series "Veep."
Kate O'Flynn received another award of the evening. She was named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "Widow's Bay."
The 78th Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles is hosted by Mariska Hargitay, star of the series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." The winners are chosen by more than 27,000 members of the Television Academy.