( CNN ) -- `` Orange Is the New Black , '' `` True Detective '' and `` Cosmos '' picked up Emmys as TV 's awards season began , while -- appropriately -- `` Saturday Night Live '' added to its four-decade-long haul with five more honors at the Creative Arts Emmys . HBO won the most awards of any network , with 15 . The cable channel is a division of Time Warner , as is CNN . The awards , held Saturday night at Los Angeles ' Nokia Theatre , were mainly dedicated to technical categories , though there were several given out for acting , writing and performing . Uzo Aduba , who plays `` Crazy Eyes '' Warren in `` Orange Is the New Black , '' won for guest actress in a comedy series . One of her thank-yous went to her mother , who `` came here from Nigeria to make a better life for her family . '' Allison Janney of `` Masters of Sex '' won for guest actress in a drama series . Janney previously won four Emmys for `` The West Wing . '' After serving as a voice of all trades on `` The Simpsons '' for more than two decades , the versatile Harry Shearer finally won an Emmy for his performance ( s ) on the show for character voice-over . He voices such figures as Principal Skinner , the Rev . Lovejoy and the nefarious Montgomery Burns . Shearer could n't attend , however : He 's currently appearing in a play in London . `` The Simpsons '' won three Emmys , but not the big prize for best animated series . That honor went to another Fox show , `` Bob 's Burgers '' -- its first win in that category . Among the wins for `` SNL , '' which will begin its 40th season next month , was one for a former cast member who 's gone on to bigger things : Jimmy Fallon picked up an Emmy for guest actor in a comedy series . Comic actor Joel McHale accepted for Fallon , who was n't there . `` Fallon was unable to be here tonight , 'cause he was arrested , '' said McHale puckishly . `` But we are happy to accept this award and will keep it forever . '' HBO 's `` True Detective , '' which earned eight nominations , received four awards , including wins for makeup and credit design . `` Cosmos , '' the new version of the science series featuring astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson , also earned four Emmys . Two of the awards went to Alan Silvestri , who composed the music for the show . He did n't forget its host . `` I have two special thanks left , '' Silvestri said , according to Deadline.com . `` Neil deGrasse Tyson '' and `` the voice of Neil DeGrasse Tyson . '' CNN 's `` Anthony Bourdain : Parts Unknown '' won for informational series or special . The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards are scheduled for August 25 . The show will air on NBC . See more comedy content at CNN Comedy .
Harry Shearer of ` `` Saturday Night Live '' wins Emmy . Uzo Aduba of `` The Simpsons '' wins for voice-over work . `` Bob 's Burgers '' takes home animated series Uzo Aduba . `` True Detective , '' `` Cosmos '' and `` The Simpsons '' are big winners .