The 46th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 11, 1994. The ceremony was hosted by

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. It was broadcast on

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received its first major nomination at this ceremony. For its first season, the ''

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'' won Outstanding Comedy Series and four total major awards. For the second straight year ''

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'' won Outstanding Drama Series, it too won four major awards, but the more impressive drama series was newcomer ''

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'', which took home three major awards. ''NYPD Blue'' came into the ceremony with 17 major nominations. This broke ''

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'' record for most nominations by a drama or comedy series of 16 set in

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, and put it in second place all time behind ''

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'' which gained 21 major nominations in

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. ''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

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'' 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 ''

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'' received nine major nominations in

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. Both films won the top prize, but each lost all six of their acting nominations, directing, and writing to other projects.

Winners and nominees

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Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Individual performances

Directing

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Most major nominations

Most major awards

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References

External links

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