Creative Arts Emmy Awards Night 1: ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Dominate, Angela Bassett Gets Emotional

Saturday Night Live,” was the big winner on the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys, earning six Emmys, followed by Ron Howard’s “Jim Henson: Idea Man,” “The Oscars” and the animated series “Blue Eye Samurai,” which collected four trophies apiece.

The Television Academy handed out Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday in nonfiction and nonscripted programming at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. On Sunday, the two-part Creative Arts Emmy ceremony will focus on scripted content categories.

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” won awards for directing, technical direction, production design, lighting design, hairstyling and makeup. The TV institution, which is poised to mark its 50th anniversary next year,

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