# Hacks (TV series)

Hacks is an American comedy-drama television series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky that premiered on May 13, 2021, on HBO Max. Starring Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and Carl Clemons-Hopkins, the series centers on the professional relationship between a young comedy writer and a legendary stand-up comedian. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 12, 2022. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on May 2, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which will premiere on April 10, 2025.
The series received critical acclaim and won accolades including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, three times Outstanding Lead Actress (for Smart), two times Outstanding Writing, and Outstanding Directing. It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy for its first and third seasons.

## Premise

Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas-based stand-up comedian, needs to reinvent her aging act to avoid losing her residency at the Palmetto Casino. Ava Daniels is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and arrogant. When Ava's agent sends her to work as Deborah's new head writer, the two slowly bond as Ava pushes her new boss to take more risks and Deborah, in turn, helps Ava start to work through her personal problems.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedian
* Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, a down-on-her-luck comedy writer
* Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Marcus, COO of Deborah's management company and her closest advisor
* Megan Stalter as Kayla Schaefer, the airhead daughter of Jimmy's boss, who works as his assistant (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2)
* Paul W. Downs as Jimmy LuSaque Jr., Deborah and Ava's manager (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2)
* Rose Abdoo as Josefina, Deborah's estate manager (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2)
* Mark Indelicato as Damien, Deborah's personal assistant (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2)

### Recurring

* Kaitlin Olson as Deborah "DJ" Vance Jr., Deborah's daughter
* Christopher McDonald as Marty Ghilain, CEO of the Palmetto Casino
* Poppy Liu as Kiki, Deborah's personal blackjack dealer
* Johnny Sibilly as Wilson, a water inspector who gets entangled with Marcus
* Angela Elayne Gibbs as Robin, Marcus' mother
* Jane Adams as Nina Daniels, Ava's mother
* Lorenza Izzo as Ruby, an actress and Ava's girlfriend
* Luenell as Miss Loretta, Robin's best friend
* Joe Mande as Ray, a hotel clerk for the Palmetto
* Lauren Weedman as Madam Mayor Pezzimenti, mayor of Las Vegas

### Guest

* Jefferson Mays as T.L. Gurley, an antique dealer who holds a grudge against Deborah
* Brent Sexton (season 1) and W. Earl Brown (seasons 2–3) as Michael, Jimmy's boss and Kayla's father
* Jeff Ward as George, a man Ava meets and bonds with
* Paul Felder as Aidan, DJ's mixed martial artist husband.
* Louis Herthum as Dennis Daniels, Ava's father
* Anna Maria Horsford as Francine, a veteran comedian who is an old friend of Deborah
* Linda Purl (season 1) and J. Smith-Cameron (season 3) as Kathy Vance, Deborah's estranged sister
* Chris Geere and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Jesse and Daisy, two British TV producers who interview Ava
* Amanda Payton as Jackie
* Martha Kelly as Barbara, a human resources representative (season 2)
* Ming-Na Wen as Janet Stone, a talent agent and Jimmy's rival (season 2)
* Laurie Metcalf as "Weed" / Alice, an eccentric tour manager (season 2)
* Wayne Newton as himself (season 2)
* Margaret Cho as herself (season 2)
* Harriet Harris as Susan, an old friend of Deborah (season 2)
* Susie Essman as Elaine Carter, a director and an old friend of Deborah (season 2)
* Kyle Gass as Axel (season 2)
* Devon Sawa as Jason (season 2)
* Jessica Chaffin as Jill, Ava's pro bono legal advisor (season 2)
* Paula Andrea Placido as Ava’s Tenant Rian (season 2)
* Helen Hunt as Winnie Landell, a network executive (season 3)
* Michael Garza as Silas (season 3)
* Dylan Gelula as Mirya, one of Deborah's new writers (season 3)
* Jordan Gavaris as Logan, one of Deborah's new writers (season 3)
* Matt Bush as Clive (season 3)
* George Wallace as himself (season 3)
* Aristotle Athari as Lewis (season 3)
* Rachael Taylor as Alexis (season 3)
* RiRia as Claudette (season 3)
* Dan Bucatinsky (season 3)
* Luke Macfarlane as Brad (season 3)
* Guy Branum as Ezekiel (season 3)
* JD Walsh as Steve (season 3)
* Ely Henry as Lance (season 3)
* Carrot Top as himself (season 3)
* Dolly Wells (season 3)
* Luke Cook as Jack Danby (season 3)
* Mario Cantone as himself (season 3)
* Naomi Ekperigin as herself (season 3)
* Natasha Leggero as herself (season 3)
* Andy Kindler as himself (season 3)
* Steph Tolev as herself (season 3)
* Patton Oswalt as himself (season 3)
* Stephen Tobolowsky as Henry Weeks (season 3)
* Joel Brooks as Terry Bernstein (season 3)
* Gregg Daniel as Cliff Calhoun (season 3)
* Blair Beeken as Beth (season 3)
* Hank Chen as Lawrence (season 3)
* Mario Lopez as himself (season 3)
* Christina Hendricks (season 3)
* Tony Goldwyn as Bob Lipka (season 3)
* Christopher Lloyd as Larry Arbuckle, grandson of silent film actor Fatty Arbuckle (season 3)
* Deidre Hall as herself, Jimmy's mother (season 3)
* Tim Bagley as Reggie (season 3)
* Hal Linden as Biff Cliff (season 3)
* Kathryn Newton as Bella Donaldson (season 3)
The cast of The View (Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin) made cameo appearances in the season 3 episode "Join the Club".

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | May 13, 2021 (2021-5-13) | June 10, 2021 (2021-6-10) | HBO Max |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | May 12, 2022 (2022-5-12) | June 2, 2022 (2022-6-2) | HBO Max |
| 3 | 9 | 9 | May 2, 2024 (2024-5-2) | May 30, 2024 (2024-5-30) | Max |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | April 10, 2025 (2025-4-10) | May 29, 2025 (2025-5-29) | Max |

### Season 1 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "There Is No Line" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | May 13, 2021 (2021-5-13) |
| 2 | 2 | "Primm" | Lucia Aniello | Paul W. Downs | May 13, 2021 (2021-5-13) |
| 3 | 3 | "A Gig's a Gig" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello | May 20, 2021 (2021-5-20) |
| 4 | 4 | "D'Jewelry" | Desiree Akhavan | Joanna Calo | May 20, 2021 (2021-5-20) |
| 5 | 5 | "Falling" | Paul W. Downs | Andrew Law | May 27, 2021 (2021-5-27) |
| 6 | 6 | "New Eyes" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | May 27, 2021 (2021-5-27) |
| 7 | 7 | "Tunnel of Love" | Desiree Akhavan | Katherine Kearns | June 3, 2021 (2021-6-3) |
| 8 | 8 | "1.69 Million" | Paul W. Downs | Pat Regan | June 3, 2021 (2021-6-3) |
| 9 | 9 | "Interview" | Lucia Aniello | Samantha Riley | June 10, 2021 (2021-6-10) |
| 10 | 10 | "I Think She Will" | Lucia Aniello | Ariel Karlin & Jen Statsky | June 10, 2021 (2021-6-10) |

### Season 2 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 11 | 1 | "There Will Be Blood" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | May 12, 2022 (2022-5-12) |
| 12 | 2 | "Quid Pro Quo" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | May 12, 2022 (2022-5-12) |
| 13 | 3 | "Trust the Process" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | May 19, 2022 (2022-5-19) |
| 14 | 4 | "The Captain's Wife" | Lucia Aniello | Ariel Karlin & Pat Regan | May 19, 2022 (2022-5-19) |
| 15 | 5 | "Retired" | Paul W. Downs | Andrew Law | May 26, 2022 (2022-5-26) |
| 16 | 6 | "The Click" | Paul W. Downs | Aisha Muharrar & Joe Mande | May 26, 2022 (2022-5-26) |
| 17 | 7 | "On the Market" | Lucia Aniello | Samantha Riley | June 2, 2022 (2022-6-2) |
| 18 | 8 | "The One, the Only" | Trent O'Donnell | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | June 2, 2022 (2022-6-2) |

### Season 3 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 19 | 1 | "Just for Laughs" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | May 2, 2024 (2024-5-2) |
| 20 | 2 | "Better Late" | Lucia Aniello | Andrew Law | May 2, 2024 (2024-5-2) |
| 21 | 3 | "The Roast of Deborah Vance" | Jeff Rosenberg | Joe Mande | May 9, 2024 (2024-5-9) |
| 22 | 4 | "Join the Club" | Jessica Brunetto | Guy Branum | May 9, 2024 (2024-5-9) |
| 23 | 5 | "One Day" | Lucia Aniello | Carol Leifer & Carolyn Lipka | May 16, 2024 (2024-5-16) |
| 24 | 6 | "Par for the Course" | Paul W. Downs | Ariel Karlin | May 16, 2024 (2024-5-16) |
| 25 | 7 | "The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular" | Lucia Aniello | Pat Regan | May 23, 2024 (2024-5-23) |
| 26 | 8 | "Yes, And" | Paul W. Downs | Samantha Riley & Lucia Aniello & Jen Statsky & Paul W. Downs | May 23, 2024 (2024-5-23) |
| 27 | 9 | "Bulletproof" | Lucia Aniello | Lucia Aniello & Jen Statsky & Paul W. Downs | May 30, 2024 (2024-5-30) |

### Season 4 (2025)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 28 | 1 | TBA | TBA | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | April 10, 2025 (2025-4-10) |
| 29 | 2 | TBA | TBA | Samantha Riley | April 10, 2025 (2025-4-10) |
| 30 | 3 | TBA | TBA | Ariel Karlin | April 17, 2025 (2025-4-17) |

## Production

In May 2020, HBO Max announced that it had picked up the series and that Jean Smart would star. Additional casting was announced in February 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, actors held table reads over Zoom, there were no cast parties during production, and stars Smart and Clemons-Hopkins did not even meet each other in person until minutes before the pilot was filmed. In June 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season, and the cast added Laurie Metcalf, Martha Kelly, and Ming-Na Wen in recurring roles and Margaret Cho as a guest star.
In June 2022, HBO Max renewed the series for a third season. In September 2022, the showrunners revealed that a time jump would take place between the second and third season. Production began for the third season in November 2022, but paused near the end of February 2023 for a few weeks before resuming in March due to Smart recovering from a "successful heart procedure". Production shut down in May 2023 due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs were promoted to series regulars in the third season after having recurring roles since the first season. In February 2024, it was announced Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace and Tony Goldwyn would guest star in the third season. In March and April 2024, Aristotle Athari and J. Smith-Cameron were respectively announced to guest star in the third season. In May 2024, Max renewed the series for a fourth season. The fourth season began filming in October 2024 and wrapped in January 2025.

## Release

Hacks premiered on May 13, 2021, with a two-episode release. Two episodes were released on a weekly basis through June 10, 2021, for the remainder of the 10-episode first season. The second season premiered on May 12, 2022, with a two-episode release weekly.
The second season of Hacks premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2022.
The third season premiered on May 2, 2024. Two episodes were released weekly through May 30.

## Reception
### Critical response

Critical response of Hacks :
| Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| 1 | 100% (74 reviews) | 82 (25 reviews) |
| 2 | 100% (54 reviews) | 88 (24 reviews) |
| 3 | 98% (48 reviews) | 90 (22 reviews) |
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating for the first season of 100% based on 74 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A prickling debut that pulls few punches, Hacks deftly balances its sharp critiques of the comedy world with more intimate moments, all the while giving the incomparable Jean Smart a role worthy of her talents – and an excellent partner in Hannah Einbinder." Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 based on 24 critics.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season also received an approval rating of 100% based on 54 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Hacks hits the road, but Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder remain very much at home with each other in a sterling sophomore season that finds novel ways to deepen the central pair's lovable friendship." Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 based on 24 critics.
The third season received an approval rating of 98% based on 48 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Reuniting never felt so good – Hacks roars back with a fresh set and a persuasive argument for its own longevity." Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 90 out of 100 based on 22 critics.

### Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Hacks :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| AACTA International Awards | 2022 | Best Comedy Series | Hacks | Nominated | |
| AACTA International Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Series | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| AACTA International Awards | 2023 | Best Comedy Series | Hacks | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| AACTA International Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in a Series | Jean Smart | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| AACTA International Awards | 2025 | Best Comedy Series | Hacks | Nominated | |
| AACTA International Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Series | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | 2022 | Best Edited Comedy Series | Susan Vaill (for "1.69 Million") | Won | |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2021 | Television Programs of the Year | Hacks | Won | |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2022 | Television Programs of the Year | Hacks | Won | |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2024 | Television Programs of the Year | Hacks | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series | Adam Bricker (for "There is No Line") | Nominated | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series | Adam Bricker (for "The Click") | Nominated | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series | Adam Bricker (for "Just for Laughs") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Jon Carlos (for "Primm") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2023 | Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Alec Contestabile (for "Trust the Process") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2025 | Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Daniel Novotny (for "Just For Laughs" and "Better Late") | Nominated | |
| Artios Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Comedy Series | Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Anna Mayworm | Nominated | |
| Artios Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Comedy Series | Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Anna Mayworm | Won | |
| Artios Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Comedy Series | Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy; Anna Mayworm | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2021 | Best Streaming Series, Comedy | Hacks | Nominated | [50] [51] |
| Astra TV Awards | 2021 | Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Jean Smart | Won | [50] [51] |
| Astra TV Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Hannah Einbinder | Won | [50] [51] |
| Astra TV Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Kaitlin Olson | Nominated | [50] [51] |
| Astra TV Awards | 2022 | Best Streaming Series, Comedy | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Paul W. Downs | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Hannah Einbinder | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2022 | Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Lucia Anello (for "There Will Be Blood") | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2022 | Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (for "The One, The Only") | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Streaming Series, Comedy | Hacks | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Carl Clemons-Hopkins | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Paul W. Downs | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Hannah Einbinder | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Meg Stalter | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Guest Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Christopher Lloyd | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Guest Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Christopher McDonald | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Guest Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Christina Hendricks | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Guest Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Kaitlin Olson | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Lucia Anello (for "Bulletproof") | Nominated | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (for "Bulletproof") | Won | |
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Short Form | Hacks: Bit by Bit | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – Half Hour | Jim Lakin, John W. Cook II, Ben Wilkins, Fernanda Domene, Jacob McNaughton (for "Bulletproof") | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2022 | Excellence in Contemporary Television | Kathleen Felix-Hager (for "There is No Line") | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2023 | Excellence in Contemporary Television | Kathleen Felix-Hager (for "The Captain's Wife") | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2025 | Excellence in Contemporary Television | Kathleen Felix-Hager (for "Just for Laughs") | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2022 | Best Comedy Series | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Hannah Einbinder | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2023 | Best Comedy Series | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2025 | Best Comedy Series | Hacks | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2025 | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Paul W. Downs | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2025 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Hannah Einbinder | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello (for "There Is No Line") | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello (for "Bulletproof") | Won | |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 2022 | Outstanding New TV Series | Hacks | Won | |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Hacks | Nominated | |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Hacks | Pending | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2022 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Hacks | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Hannah Einbinder | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical or Drama | Hannah Einbinder | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2025 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Hacks | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2025 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Hannah Einbinder | Nominated | |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – 1/2 Hour – Comedy or Drama | Brett Hinton, Marc Glassman, Ryne Gierke, Samuel Munoz, Noel Vought, Jason Tregoe Newman (for "There Is No Line") | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | 2021 | Breakthrough Series – Short Format | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Performance in a New Series | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | 2023 | Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series | Bridget O'Neill | Nominated | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | 2025 | Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series | Debra Schrey, Erin Rosemann Good, Rachel Galey, Denise DellaValle, Keith Sayer | Nominated | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | 2025 | Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series | Aubrey Marie, Jennifer Bell, Becca Weber, Portia Arikawe | Nominated | |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Aisha Muharrar | Nominated | |
| Peabody Awards | 2022 | Entertainment | Hacks | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Michael Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett, Joanna Calo, Andrew Law and David Hyman | Nominated | [76] [77] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart (for "1.69 Million") | Won | [76] [77] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Carl Clemons-Hopkins (for "New Eyes") | Nominated | [76] [77] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Hannah Einbinder (for "I Think She Will") | Nominated | [76] [77] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello (for "There Is No Line") | Won | [76] [77] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (for "There Is No Line") | Won | [76] [77] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Various | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart (for "The Click") | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Hannah Einbinder | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello (for "There Will Be Blood") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (for "The One, the Only") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Various | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart (for "Yes, And") | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Hannah Einbinder | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Paul W. Downs | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello (for "Bulletproof") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (for "Bulletproof") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Jane Adams (for "I Think She Will") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeanne McCarthy and Nicole Abellera Hallman | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) | Adam Bricker (for "Primm") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Kathleen Felix-Hager and Karen Bellamy (for "There Is No Line") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Susan Vaill (for "Primm") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Jessica Brunetto (for "There Is No Line") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Ali Greer (for "Tunnel of Love") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) | Jon Carlos, James Bolenbaugh and Ellen Reede Dorros (for "Primm") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | John W. Cook II, Ben Wilkins and Jim Lakin (for "Falling") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Christopher McDonald (for "The One, the Only") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Jane Adams (for "The Click") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Harriet Sansom Harris (for "Retired") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Laurie Metcalf (for "Trust the Process") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Kaitlin Olson (for "There Will Be Blood") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeanne McCarthy and Nicole Abellera Hallman | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) | Adam Bricker (for "The Click") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Kathleen Felix-Hager and Karen Bellamy (for "The Captain's Wife") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Jennifer Bell (for "The Captain's Wife") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) | Alec Contestabile, Rob Tokarz and Jennifer Lukehart (for "Trust the Process") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Jessica Brunetto (for "There Will Be Blood") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | John W. Cook II, Ben Wilkins and Jim Lakin (for "The Captain's Wife") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Christopher Lloyd (for "The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Kaitlin Olson (for "The Roast of Deborah Vance") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeanne McCarthy and Nicole Abellera Hallman | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series | Hacks: Bit by Bit | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) | Adam Bricker (for "Just for Laughs") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Kathleen Felix-Hager, Karen Bellamy, and Rory Cunningham (for "Just for Laughs") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Jennifer Bell (for "Yes, And") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Keith Sayer (for "Yes, And") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) | Rob Tokarz, Jeanine A. Ringer, and Jennifer Lukewart (for "Yes, And") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Jessica Brunetto (for "The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | John W. Cook II, Ben Wilkins and Jim Lakin (for "Just for Laughs") | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2022 | Best Episodic Comedy | Various | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2023 | Best Episodic Comedy | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2025 | Best Episodic Comedy | Hacks | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2022 | Best Comedy or Musical Series | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2023 | Best Comedy or Musical Series | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2025 | Best Comedy or Musical Series | Hacks | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Hannah Einbinder | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Rose Abdoo, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Paul W. Downs, Hannah Einbinder, Mark Indelicato, Poppy Liu, Christopher McDonald, Jean Smart, and Megan Stalter | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Paul W. Downs, Hannah Einbinder, Mark Indelicato, Jean Smart, and Megan Stalter | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Rose Abdoo, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Paul W. Downs, Hannah Einbinder, Mark Indelicato, Jean Smart, and Megan Stalter | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Set Decorators Society of America Awards | 2021 | Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Half-Hour Single-Camera Series | Ellen Reede Dorros and Jonathan Carlos | Won | |
| Set Decorators Society of America Awards | 2022 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Single-Camera Series | Jennifer Lukehart and Alec Contestabile | Won | |
| Set Decorators Society of America Awards | 2024 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Single-Camera Series | Jennifer Lukehart, Rob Tokarz | Won | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Program of the Year | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Outstanding New Program | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2022 | Program of the Year | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2022 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Jean Smart | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Program of the Year | Hacks | Nominated | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Hacks | Won | |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Jean Smart | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2022 | Comedy Series | Various | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2022 | New Series | Various | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2023 | Comedy Series | Various | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2023 | Episodic Comedy | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (for "The One, The Only") | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2025 | Comedy Series | Various | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2025 | Episodic Comedy | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (for "Bulletproof") | Won | |