So for me the big story of the night was the completely unexpected win by Hacks for Best Comedy Series over The Bear which was coming off a record 10 Emmy win in January for its first season, led with another record 23 nominations in season 2, railroaded through the Creative Arts last weekend with 7 wins and had another 4 Sunday night leading up to the final award of the evening, a no-brainer it was assumed at this point for the FX series about a chef returning to Chicago to run a restaurant.
But then the SHOCKER. Max’s Hacks, now in its third season somehow pulled it off and won Best Comedy Series having only scored Comedy Writing and a 3rd win for star Jean Smart as Outstanding Leading Actress in comedy series.
And although this was the show’s most widely praised season yet, a win in the top category was not forecast by anyone. It was The Bear’s to lose – and it did.
So I really wanted to catch up with the Hacks team at the Governors Ball, but they were clearly busy backstage after that surprise win.
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