It was a night to celebrate for the cast of Hacks.
The Max show took home the prize for best musical or comedy series at the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5. The other nominees in category included Abbott Elementary, The Bear, The Gentlemen, Nobody Wants This and Only Murders in the Building.
“We are so lucky to get to tell this story,” Hacks co-creator and star Paul W. Downs said while accepting the honor. “And you know, since language was created, we’ve all been telling stories and we’re honored to be in this room with all of these storytellers.”
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Downs, 42, also revealed that, as the cast returns to filming season 4 of Hacksthey have an early morning call time on Monday.
“Thank you to our amazing cast, our incredible crew and, of course, our brilliant writers,” he said. “We do have to shoot tomorrow and we have a call time of 6 a.m., so if Jean Smart asks you for a shot, please do not give it to her. Okay? Kate Winslet, I’m looking at you wherever you are. Give her water, give her water if she wants it.”
Sitting in the audience, Winslet played along by reacting that she might give Smart a small shot. “Just a little shot, maybe one,” Downs then said.
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Hacks follows the complex dynamic between comedian Deborah (Jean Smart) and writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) as they navigate a generational gap in attempts to revamp Deborah’s career.
Smart, 73 — who won for best performance by a female actor in a television series – musical or comedy at the Golden Globes — opened up about her excitement for the role in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
“When I read the script, I said, ‘This is everything I could possibly want for my next job,’” she recalled in June 2024. “But I needed to be sure that real stand-ups could believe I was a comic. I had never been a comedian, so they were the real litmus test. And I passed, I think!”
Einbinder also earned a nomination for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role for her part on the hit series.
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