The 47th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 10, 1995. The ceremony was hosted by

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and

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. It was broadcast on

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'' won its second consecutive

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and led all shows with five major wins. For the second straight year, a freshman drama series came into the ceremony with a bevy of major nominations, but failed to win for Outstanding Drama Series. '' ER'' led all shows with 11 major nominations and won three major awards, but lost the top prize to ''

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'', which was in a similar situation to ''ER'' the previous year. Candice Bergen's win for the seventh season of ''Murphy Brown'' made her the third performer to win five Emmys for playing the same character. She declined to be submitted for any future seasons of the show.

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's win made him the sixth person to become an

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Winners and nominees

Emmys.com list of 1995 Nominees & Winners
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Most major nominations

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References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1995 Nominees & Winners
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