Settled YES

Will Jean Smart win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards?

We say yes

Settled

YES

Settled YES. The outcome sits beside our published score — measured, not rewritten.

How it settled · YES if Jean Smart is named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on the Television Academy official winners list and/or the live NBC telecast on September 14, 2026; NO if any other actress is named.

Note · 78th Primetime Emmys telecast Sep 14: Jean Smart won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks — Television Academy / Deadline / NBC LA.

Confidence Score history

+12 from the prior publish · September 7, 2026.

September 4, 202682%First publish
September 6, 202684%+2
September 7, 202688%+4
September 15, 2026100%+12

4 published scores. This is our Confidence Score history — not a market tape or a price chart.

Settled YES: Jean Smart won Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks at the 78th Emmys (Television Academy Sep 14).