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In this video drawback issued Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, by the Television Academy, Jean Smart accepts the grant for outstanding pb histrion successful a drama bid for "Hacks" during the Primetime Emmy Awards. (Television Academy via AP)

Jean Smart held backmost tears portion accepting the champion histrion successful a drama bid Emmy for her relation successful “Hacks,” which she dedicated to her precocious husband.

“Before I accidental thing else, I person to admit my precocious hubby who passed distant six months agone yesterday,” Smart said Sunday night. “I would not beryllium present without him, and without his benignant of putting his vocation connected the backmost burner truthful I could instrumentality vantage of each the fantastic opportunities that I person had.”

Smart won for her portrayal of comedian Deborah Vance successful the HBO series. Smart's hubby of 30 years, histrion Richard Gilliland, died portion the amusement was successful production. Gilliland was included successful the show's memoriam segment.

The 70-year-old histrion besides thanked her 2 children, who she said, “put up with Mommy commuting from Philadelphia and back,” arsenic good arsenic her “Mare of Easttown” co-stars. Smart was besides up for a supporting grant for the HBO constricted series.

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The assemblage astatine the ceremonial was speedy to springiness her a lasting ovation, and her affectional code had her co-star Hannah Einbinder successful tears. Much to the dismay of galore connected societal media, the amusement inactive played Smart disconnected the signifier for moving implicit her allotted time.

“They’re playing the music, truthful I person to stop,” Smart said. “I emotion you each and I convey you each precise much.”

Loved ones mislaid proved a communal taxable successful acceptance speeches Sunday. Olivia Colman, who won champion histrion successful a play series, said that she wished her father, “was present to spot this...he would person loved each of this.” Colman's father, she said, died during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her “The Crown” co-star Josh O’Connor besides paid tribute to his grandmother, who helium said passed distant a fewer months ago, and to his gramps Peter O’Connor, who helium hopes volition ticker the amusement Monday morning.

“Your kindness and loyalty has been the top gift,” O’Connor said.

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