Jean Smart makes Emmy history with fifth straight ‘Hacks’ win

Jean Smart made Emmy history by winning her fifth consecutive lead actress in a comedy series award for the HBO Max comedy "Hacks". This victory makes Smart the first woman to win an acting Emmy for every season of a television series, tying the all-time performer record previously shared by Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The audience gave a standing ovation as Smart, 75, made her way to the stage for her fifth victory as legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance.

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