Hacks' Paul W. Downs Warns Kate Winslet Against Giving Jean Smart Shots After Golden Globes 2025 Win: 'Give Her Water'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jean Smart (left), Paul W. Downs and Kate Winslet.Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty; Rich Polk/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty; JC Olivera/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

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It was a night to celebrate for the cast ofHacks.

The Max showtook home the prize for best musical or comedy series at the2025 Golden Globeson Sunday, Jan. 5. The other nominees in category includedAbbott Elementary,The Bear,The Gentlemen,Nobody Wants ThisandOnly Murders in the Building.

“We are so lucky to get to tell this story,“Hacksco-creator and starPaul W. Downssaid 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.”

Paul W. Downs and the cast and crew of ‘Hacks’ at the 2025 Golden Globes.CBS

CBS

Downs, 42, also revealed that, as the cast returns to filming season 4 ofHacks, they 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.”

Kaitlin Olson (center) and Jean Smart on ‘Hacks’.MAX

MAX

Hacksfollows 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.

“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!”

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