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.
NYPD Blue came into the ceremony with 17 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 filmAnd 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.
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.
NYPD Blue came into the ceremony with 17 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 filmAnd 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.