46th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Location | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
Hosted by | Patricia Richardson Ellen DeGeneres |
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Most nominations | NYPD Blue (19) |
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Network | ABC |
The 46th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 11, 1994. The ceremony was hosted by Patricia Richardson and Ellen DeGeneres. It was broadcast on ABC. Comedy Central received its first major nomination at this ceremony.
For its first season, the Cheers spin-off Frasier won Outstanding Comedy Series and four total major awards. For the second straight year Picket Fences won Outstanding Drama Series, it too won four major awards on the night, but the more impressive drama series was newcomer NYPD Blue, which took home three major awards.
NYPD Blue came into the ceremony with 19 major nominations. This broke Hill Street Blues record for most nominations by a drama or comedy series of 16 set in 1982, and put it in second place all time behind Roots which gained 21 major nominations in 1977. NYPD Blue set another milestone when it received every nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series, this marked only the ninth time that a show had received every nomination in a category. This feat has not been accomplished since.
The television film And the Band Played On also made Emmy history. It set a new record when it received nine major nominations, the most ever for a television movie. The record was maintained for twenty years, until The Normal Heart received nine major nominations in 2014. Both films won the top prize, but each lost all six of their acting nominations, directing, and writing to other projects.
Winners and nominees
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special |
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Supporting performances
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special |
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Guest performances
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
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Directing
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series |
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Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or Special |
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Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series |
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Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or Special |
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- CBS – 42
- NBC – 39
- ABC – 36
- HBO – 24
- By program
- NYPD Blue (ABC) – 19
- Seinfeld (NBC) – 10
- And the Band Played On (HBO) / Picket Fences (CBS) – 9
- Frasier (NBC) – 7
- Mad About You (NBC) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- CBS – 13
- ABC / NBC – 6
- HBO – 4
- By program
- Frasier (NBC) / Picket Fences (CBS) – 4
- David's Mother (CBS) / NYPD Blue (ABC) – 3
- Notes
- ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.