Can Jean Smart Become the First Woman in Emmy History to Sweep Every Season of Her Series?

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By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

Chief Awards Editor

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Winning an Emmy is hard. Winning one for every eligible season of a television series is almost impossible, and has never happened for a woman … until now?

Jean Smart has won lead comedy actress for every eligible season of HBO Max’s “Hacks,” taking home trophies in 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025. With the acclaimed comedy ending after its fifth season, Smart is nominated one final time. A fifth consecutive win would complete a flawless run across the series’ entire life span, something no woman has ever achieved in the acting categories. The victory would carry added significance for Smart’s own legacy. It would be her eighth career Emmy, moving her into a tie with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Cloris Leachman for the second most acting Emmys won by a female performer.

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