Maya Rudolph earns 6th Emmy, Angela Basset wins her first

Maya Rudolph earns 6th Emmy, Angela Basset wins her first

Maya Rudolph secured her sixth career Emmy at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for best character voice-over for her role in "Big Mouth." Angela Bassett won her first Emmy for her narration in the National Geographic show "Queens." The Creative Arts Emmys recognize behind-the-scenes artistic and technical achievements in television and are a precursor to the main Emmys ceremony. Rudolph is also up for three additional Emmys.

Other winners included Pat Sajak for best game show host on "Wheel of Fortune" and "Shark Tank" for best structured reality show. The Ron Howard-directed documentary "Jim Henson Idea Man" received four awards, while "Welcome to Wrexham" took home three. The event also honored "Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic" for best pre-recorded variety special and awarded the FX series "Shogun" an Emmy for a post-show featurette.

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