Angela Bassett Wins First Emmy for Outstanding Narration

The actress receives the award for her work on National Geographic’s 'Queens,' highlighting an all-female production team.

Bassett's Emmy win marks her first after nine Primetime Emmy nominations.
'Queens' is a seven-part series focused on animal matriarchies around the world.
The project drew Bassett due to its unique all-female production team.
Bassett was on hiatus from '9-1-1' when she accepted the narration role.
Other Creative Arts Emmy winners include Pat Sajak and Alan Cumming.