Jean Smart paid memorial to her late husband Richard Gilliland as she collected the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy for Hacks on Sunday, six months after her husband of 30 years died suddenly at age 71 in March.
'I have to acknowledge my late husband who passed away six months yesterday,' the 70-year-old actress said in her acceptance speech. 'I would not be here without him, and without his kind of putting his career on the back burner so I could take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that I have had.'
Smart also hailed her 'two incredible children' Connor and Forrest, 'who are both very courageous individuals in their own right and put up with mommy commuting from Philadelphia and back.'
The latest: Jean Smart, 70, paid memorial to her late husband Richard Gilliland as she collected the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy for Hacks on Sunday, six months after her husband of 30 years died suddenly at age 71 in March
'Hacks has been such a thrill,' said the Seattle-born actress, who was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Mare of Easttown at the event.
Smart looked elegant in a black gown by Ralph Lauren with sheer paneling around the arms and chest with her blonde locks neatly styled. She rounded out the glam ensemble with dangling diamond earrings and a black clutch.
She posed on the red carpet with younger son Forrest, who was clad in a black suit with blue button-up top with his hair parted to the side at the luxe ceremony.
'Getting honored and nominated never gets old,' she told E! News on the red carpet. 'It’s part of the fun, and to be honored by your peers is the best.'
She said in her acceptance speech, 'I have to acknowledge my late husband who passed away six months yesterday'
Smart, 70, was snapped with her son Forrest Gilliland on the red carpet of the Emmy Awards Sunday, months after her husband of 30 years died suddenly at age 71 in March
Feted: The Seattle-born actress was up for multiple awards at Sunday's show
'Getting honored and nominated never gets old,' she told E! News on the red carpet. 'It's part of the fun, and to be honored by your peers is
