‘Hacks' Emmy Awards category submissions: Which episodes are being recognized?

Ahead of tonight's fourth season finale, the team behind last year's Best Comedy series winner Hacks has revealed its submissions for Emmy nominations, and Gold Derby has confirmed the list.
Out in front is Deborah Vance herself, Jean Smart, who has won Best Actress in a Comedy Series for each of the three previous seasons, giving her six wins overall. She's currently the odds-on favorite to win again, according to Gold Derby's combined predictions. Her fellow cast members Hannah Einbinder, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, and Carl Clemons-Hopkins have all also been submitted in their respective Supporting categories.
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Behind the scenes, the show's trio of showrunners — Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky — are being submitted for writing the fourth season's penultimate episode, "A Slippery Slope." A win for the writing team would mark their third Emmy in the category. Max additionally put Downs down for his directing duty on the same episode.
Recurring cast members Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, and Christopher McDonald are being joined by recent additions Robby Hoffmann, Tony Goldwynn, and Julianne Nicholson as Guest Actor and Actress submissions.
Check out the rest of the below-the-line Emmy nomination submissions for Hacks below!
Casting Linda Lowy, Morgan Smith
Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) Adam Bricker "I Love L.A."
Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) Rob Tokarz, Jeanine Ringer, Jennifer Lukehart "A Slippery Slope"
Contemporary Costumes Kathleen Felix-Hager, Keely Crum "Heaven"
Contemporary Hairstyling Aubrey Marie, Jennifer Bell, Becca Weber, Marva Stokes, Sade Stafford "I Love LA"
Contemporary Makeup, Non-Prosthetic Debra Schrey, Erin Good Rosenmann, Rachel Galey, Denise DellaValle, Keith Sayer "I Love L.A."
Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Carlos Rafael Rivera, David Stal "A Slippery Slope"
Music Supervision: Matt Biffa "I Love L.A."
Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series and Animation Brett Hinton, Daniel Coleman, Ben Rauscher, Owen Granich-Young, Jordan Aldinger, Sam Munoz, Noel Vought, Adam DeCoster, Ben Zales, Brendan Leong "I Love L.A."
Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series and Animation John W. Cook II, James Parnell, Jim Lakin
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