Congratulations are in order forJean Smart!
Smart, 70, took home the prestigious prize for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series on Monday night for her performance on Hacks at the 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awards.
She then went on to give a shout-out to her “darling cohort” of costars.
Smart, who celebrates her 71st birthday Tuesday, shared a tidbit about her fellow-nomineeRachel Brosnahan, who she said sent her a gift ahead of Monday’s show.
Jean Smart.Chris Haston/NBC via Getty
“She’s very classy, she sent me this box of these unbelievabledesigner cookies, they’re like 5 lbs. each — and I thought that was so nice and classy until I realized that she was hoping that I wouldn’t be able to fit into a single dress in Hollywood,” she said. “Thanks anyway.”
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The cameras panned to theMarvelous Mrs. Maiselstar, 32, as she laughed at the call-out.
As her speech came to a close, Smart had to fit in one more thank you after sharing she “lost a bet”: “Thank you for the Botox.”
Elle Fanning(The Great),Issa Rae(Insecure),Kaley Cuoco(The Flight Attendant),Quinta Brunson(Abbott Elementary) and Brosnahan were also nominated in the category.
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Christopher McDonald,Kaitlin Olson, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Angela E. Gibbs, Luenell, Johnny Sibilly, Joe Mande, Ally Maki and Lorenza Izzo also star in the acclaimed series.
Monday’s win marks a back-to-back win in the outstanding lead actress in a comedy series category for Smart after she won the category for her role inHacksin 2021.
In total, the actress has been nominated for 12 Emmys. In addition to last year’s win, she also scored three other Emmy wins — one in 2008 for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series and back-to-back outstanding guest actor in a comedy series wins in 2000 and 2001.
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The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
