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

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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 EGOT.

Winners and nominees

Emmys.com list of 1995 Nominees & Winners
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Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Guest performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * NBC – 56 * CBS – 32 * HBO – 27 * ABC – 20 ;By program * ''ER'' (NBC) – 11 * ''Frasier'' (NBC) / ''NYPD Blue'' (ABC) – 9 * ''The Burning Season'' (HBO) / ''Friends'' (NBC) / ''Indictment: The McMartin Trial'' (HBO) / ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (HBO) / ''Seinfeld'' (NBC) – 6

Most major awards

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * NBC – 14 * HBO – 7 * CBS – 6 * ABC – 3 ;By program * ''Frasier'' (NBC) – 5 * ''ER'' (NBC) / ''Picket Fences'' (CBS) / ''Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story'' (NBC) – 3 ;Notes

References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1995 Nominees & Winners
* {{EmmyAwardsbyYear 047

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