Betty White has big night with Emmy win for 'SNL'

(AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) - The

phenomenon keeps getting bigger.

White won an Emmy Award for best guest actress in a

series for her turn as host on "Saturday Night Live." The honor came Saturday at the creative arts ceremony that is precursor to the main Aug. 29 Emmy show.

The trophy is the fifth prime-time Emmy received by the 88-year-old White, according to the TV academy. Her previous honors came for classic sitcoms including

and "The Golden Girls."

So far this year, besides the "SNL" gig, White made a splash with the new TV Land sitcom "Hot in Cleveland," scored with a clever

commercial and guest-starred on

"The Middle."

She did not attend Saturday's ceremony.

won the trophy for best guest actor in a comedy series for his appearance on

while the guest acting trophies for

series went to

for

and

for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

The top network winner was

with 17 trophies, followed by ABC with 15 and Fox with nine.

,

and

each claimed seven. "The Pacific," HBO's

miniseries, captured a leading seven creative arts awards.

John Leverence, senior vice president of awards, received the

Founders Award for his service to the TV academy.

Next week's Emmy ceremony, with