They started handing out Emmys Saturday night — Creative Arts division and why doesn’t TV show it live ? — and  Betty White, Neil Patrick Harris, John Lithgow, and Ann-Margret were among the actors who heard their names called. White was the big story, winning for best guest actress in a comedy series for her turn as “Saturday Night Live” host. It was the fifth prime-time Emmy received by the 88-year-old White, who previously won for classic sitcoms including “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls.” Harris won best guest actor in a comedy series for his appearance on “Glee.” The guest acting trophies for drama series went to Lithgow for “Dexter” and Ann-Margret for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which has won Emmy acting honors for six consecutive years.

Other notable winners:

• Host, reality or reality-competition series: Jeff Probst, “Survivor,” CBS.
• Voice-over performance: Anne Hathaway, “The Simpsons: Once Upon a Time in Springfield,” Fox.
• Reality program: “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” ABC.
• Commercial: “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like: Old Spice Body Wash.”
• Animated Program: “Disney Prep & Landing,” ABC.
• Nonfiction series: “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” PBS.
• Writing for a variety, music or comedy series: “The Colbert Report: 5076 (in Iraq),” Comedy Central.
• Music composition for a series (original dramatic score): “24: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.,” Fox.
• Music composition for a miniseries, movie or special: “Temple Grandin,” HBO.
• Choreography: “So You Think You Can Dance,” Fox.
• Casting for a drama series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
• Casting for a miniseries, movie or a special: “The Pacific,” HBO.
• Casting for a comedy series: “Modern Family,” ABC.