Emmys: Jean Smart pays tribute to late husband in speech

Jean Smart held back tears while accepting the best actress in a comedy series Emmy for her role in “Hacks,” which she dedicated to her late husband. “Before I say anything else, I have to acknowledge my late husband who passed away six months ago yesterday,” Smart said Sunday night. Olivia Colman, who won best actress in a drama series, said that she wished her father, “was here to see this.he would have loved all of this.” Colman’s father, she said, died during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her “The Crown” co-star Josh O’Connor also paid tribute to his grandmother, who he said passed away a few months ago, and to his grandfather Peter O’Connor, who he hopes will watch the show Monday morning.