Jean Smart is anything but a hack.

At Emmys 2025, the Hacks star won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, beating out Nobody Wants This' Kristen Bell, The Bear's Ayo Edebiri, Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson and The Residence's Uzo Aduba. (Click here to see all the celebrities at the award show.)

This is Jean's fourth Emmy for her performance as comedian Deborah Vance. In addition to winning in 2021, 2022 and 2024, she holds one Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for Samantha Who? as well as two in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category for Frasier.

Taking the stage at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater Set. 14, the 73-year-old told the crowd, "If I was walking like John Wayne, it's because I broke my knee this summer and it's not quite repaired."

Still, she was in great spirits. As Jean put it, "One of the best things about winning something like this is that you actually get to publicly thank the people you work with."

"Our unbelievable crew, my incredible castmates led by the incomparable Hannah Einbeinder and our showrunners," she continued, before giving a shoutout to her kids Connor Gilliland and Forrest Gilliland, who she called her "anchor."

Jean added, "Let's be good to each other."

When Jean first won in 2021 for portrayal of Deborah, she dedicated her Emmy to her late husband Richard Gilliland, who had died six months prior at age 71.

"I would not be here without him," she said at the time, "without his putting his career on the back burner so I could take advantage of all the incredible opportunities I have."

Jean married Richard in 1987 after meeting him on the set of Designing Woman. The couple went on to welcome sons conner and Forrest in 1989 and 2010, respectively.

"He was one of those actors who never got the chance to really show what he could do," Jean said of Richard in a 2021 interview with The New Yorker. "I wouldn't have all this if it wasn't for him."

For a complete list of winners at the 2025 Emmys, read on.

AndorThe DiplomatThe Last of UsParadiseThe PittSeveranceSlow HorsesThe White Lotus

Abbott ElementaryThe BearHacksNobody Wants ThisOnly Murders in the BuildingShrinkingThe StudioWhat We Do In The Shadows

Sterling K. Brown, Paradise

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Pedro Pascal, The Last Of Us

Adam Scott, Severance

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Kathy Bates, MatlockSharon Horgan, Bad SistersWINNER: Britt Lower, SeveranceBella Ramsey, The Last of UsKeri Russell, The Diplomat

Zach Cherry, SeveranceWalton Goggins, The White LotusJason Isaacs, The White LotusJames Marsden, ParadiseSam Rockwell, The White LotusWINNER: Tramell Tillman, SeveranceJohn Turturro, Severance

Patricia Arquette, SeveranceCarrie Coon, The White LotusWINNER: Katherine LaNasa, The PittJulianne Nicholson, ParadiseParker Posey, The White LotusNatasha Rothwell, The White LotusAimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants ThisWINNER: Seth Rogen, The StudioJason Segel, ShrinkingMartin Short, Only Murders in the BuildingJeremy Allen White, The Bear

Uzo Aduba, The ResidenceKirsten Bell, Nobody Wants This Quinta Brunson, Abbott ElementaryAyo Edebiri, The BearWINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

Ike Barinholtz, The StudioColman Domingo, The Four SeasonsHarrison Ford, ShrinkingWINNER: Jeff Hiller, Somebody SomewhereEbon Moss-Bachrach, The BearMichael Urie, ShrinkingBowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Liza Colón-Zayas, The BearWINNER: Hannah Einbinder, HacksKathryn Hahn, The StudioJanelle James, Abbott ElementaryCatherine O’Hara, The StudioSheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott ElementaryJessica Williams, Shrinking

AdolescenceBlack MirrorDying for SexMonsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez StoryThe Penguin

Colin Farrell, The PenguinStephen Graham, AdolescenceJake Gyllenhaal, Presumed InnocentBryan Tyree Henry, Dope ThiefCooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Cate Blanchett, DisclaimerMeghann Fahy, SirensRashida Jones, Black MirrorCristin Milioti, The PenguinMichelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryBill Camp, Presumed InnocentWINNER: Owen Cooper, AdolescenceRob Delaney, Dying for SexPeter Sarsgaard, Presumed InnocentAshley Walters, Adolescence

Erin Doherty, AdolescenceRuth Negga, Presumed InnocentDeirdre O’Connell, The PenguinChloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryJenny Slate, Dying for SexChristine Tremarco, Adolescence

Giancarlo Esposito, The BoysScott Glenn, The White LotusWINNER: Shawn Hatosy, The PittJoe Pantoliano, The Last of UsForest Whitaker, AndorJeffrey Wright, The Last of Us

Jane Alexander, SeveranceGwendoline Christie, SeveranceKaitlyn Dever, The Last of UsCherry Jones, The Handmaid’s TaleCatherine O’Hara, The Last of UsWINNER: Merritt Wever, Severance

Jon Bernthal, The BearWINNER: Bryan Cranston, The StudioDave Franco, The StudioRon Howard, The StudioAnthony Mackie, The StudioMartin Scorsese, The Studio

Olivia Colman, The BearJamie Lee Curtis, The BearCynthia Erivo, Poker FaceRobby Hoffman, HacksZoë Kravitz, The StudioWINNER: Julianne Nicholson, Hacks

The Daily ShowJimmy Kimmel Live!The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Amazing RaceRuPaul’s Drag RaceSurvivorTop ChefWINNER: The Traitors

RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag RaceMark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec Daymond John, Daniel Lubetsky, Shark TankWINNER: Alan Cumming, The TraitorsKristen Kish, Top ChefJeff Probst, Survivor

WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John OliverSaturday Night Live

Elizabeth Banks, Press Your LuckSteve Harvey, Celebrity Family FeudKen Jennings, Jeopardy!Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy!WINNER: Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Antiques RoadshowDiners, Drive-Ins And DivesLove Is BlindWINNER: Queer EyeShark Tank

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersWINNER: Love On The SpectrumRuPaul’s Drag Race: UntuckedThe Secret Lives of Mormon WivesWelcome to Wrexham

Watch the 2025 Emmy Awards live Sunday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and on demand on Paramount+. And don't miss E!'s Live From E! red carpet starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.