Los Angeles, Jan. 5 -- Actor Jean Smart won the award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for 'Hacks' at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards and used her acceptance speech to deliver a humorous reflection on the long and complicated relationship between artists and critics, according to E! News.

Accepting the award at the ceremony hosted by Chelsea Handler in Santa Monica, Smart addressed critics directly from the stage.

"What I'll just say about the relationship between critics and artists has obviously been sort of a love, hate thing over the years," Jean said from stage. "George Bernard Shaw said famously, 'A critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.' "

She went on to reference influential film critic Pauline Kael. "And Pauline...