Jean Smart skips SAGS and wins Best Actress award while co-stars share that she’s doing well

Jean Smart has a new statue to put on her mantle.

The critically acclaimed actress, 71, received the Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series on Sunday in Los Angeles, but the Hacks star was unable to accept it in person as she is recovering from a recent cardiac procedure.

The Babylon actress, who looked glammed up at the film’s December premiere, asked co-star Christopher McDonald, who plays Jean’s love interest in the HBO comedy, to accept the award for her.

Reading a speech Jean had written, she told the audience of her peers, “You’re all great.”

Several of the Jean’s Hacks co-stars praised her and gave an update on her condition from the red carpet. We just love her. We send her all our love and she is doing fantastic,” said Rose Abdoo. People.

Referring to Deborah’s character’s cocktail of choice, Johnny Sibilly promised to raise a glass in her honor, saying, “We’re going to have a dirty martini for Jean tonight.”

“She really is an actor’s actress,” said Mark Indelicato. “I think being able to work with her and just watch her is really like a master class and I feel like we all feel that way, so it’s amazing to share the stage with her.

Jean revealed that she had undergone the now getting better surgery announcement on February 22 on Instagram, but did not reveal what type of procedure it was.

“February is American Heart Month, a time when the nation highlights heart health, so it’s important to share with all of you that I’m recovering from a recent successful heart procedure,” she told her followers.

‘I am fortunate to have excellent professional care and the support of family and friends as I continue to recover. Please listen to your body and talk to your doctor. I’m so glad I did!’

While Jean recovers, production on the third season of her hit series Hacks has gone on hiatus, according to Variety.

In a statement obtained by the outlet, HBO Max and Universal Television sent Jean their “good wishes”: “We are very pleased that our beloved Jean Smart’s heart procedure was successful and she is recovering.” HBO Max and UTV send their best wishes to her.’

Variety reports that the award-winning series has been filming this winter with a premiere date set for later in 2023.

You’re Great: Jean had her co-star Christopher McDonald accept the award for her The actor, who stars as Jean’s love interest in Hacks, read a speech she wrote and told the audience of her peers: “You’re great!”

Best Wishes: Jean’s co-stars Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter and Johnny Sibilly sent their best wishes for Jean’s speedy recovery from the SAG red carpet on Sunday.

The show, however, will not be eligible for Emmy consideration as it will likely debut after the May 31 eligibility deadline, according to Variety.

Jean won her fourth Emmy Award for the first season of Hacks, which also garnered awards for its writing and directing.

Fans were concerned that the show could end after the emotional season two finale, where the professional relationship between Jean and Hannah Einbinder’s characters ends.

Jean plays a pioneering comedian named Deborah Vance who, by the start of the show, has adjusted to a comfortable but uninspiring life as a Las Vegas act.

Meanwhile, 27-year-old Hannah, whose mother Laraine Newman was in the original cast of Saturday Night Live, plays Deborah’s protégé, Ava.

Ava is a rising comedy writer who was canceled shortly before the start of the first season for a joke she made on Twitter.

In the patch! Jean, 71, revealed that he was now on the mend when he announced his recent operation on Instagram on February 22.

On hiatus: Variety has reported that production on the third season of Hacks has gone on hiatus while Jean recovers

As Ava fights to save her career and Deborah tries to reinvigorate hers, the older comedian hires the younger man to work for her.

The two women have a combative and initially reluctant professional relationship, but as their mutual respect gradually grows, a relationship forms between them.

By the end of the second season, Ava has helped Deborah develop a comedy special that turns out to be a huge career triumph.

Trying to be magnanimous, Deborah later fires Ava so that the attractive young writer can pursue her own career instead of being consumed by Deborah’s.

It’s raining rave reviews for the second season, with Variety rhapsodizing that ‘he doesn’t miss a beat’, the Washington Post gushing: ‘He’s firing on all cylinders’ and vanity fair saying that it aims ‘higher and deeper’ than the first season.