35th_Grammy_Awards

35th Annual Grammy Awards

35th Annual Grammy Awards

Award ceremony


The 35th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1993 and recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[3] The nominations were announced on January 7, 1993.[4] The evening's host was the American stand-up comedian Garry Shandling, who hosted the ceremony for the third time.[5] The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.[6]

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This particular Grammy live broadcast was the commercially most successful of its kind in the 1990s.[7] As Nielsen Media Research and Billboard magazine stated on January 10, 2004, "the highest-rated Grammy show of the 1990s was the 1993 telecast, which got a 19.9 rating/31 share and 30 million United States viewers" alone.[1] British guitarist and singer Eric Clapton (for whom still mourned for the loss of his son two years ago) was the night's big winner, winning six awards out of nine nominations including Album, Song and Record of the Year.[8]

Michael Jackson, having been recently interviewed in Oprah Winfrey Show had received the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet Jackson. A small segment of the show was "How to Become a Legend" narrated by Janet.[9]

Performers

Presenters

Award winners

Alternative

Blues

Children's

Classical

Comedy

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical show

Music video

New Age

Packaging and notes

Polka

Pop

Production and engineering

R&B

Rap

Reggae

Rock

Spoken

Traditional pop

World

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year


References

  1. Hay, Carla (January 10, 2004). "Grammy Ratings Share" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 116 (2). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "35th Annual Grammy Awards Production Credits". The Recording Academy. Direct Upload. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. "35th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. "1993 Grammy Nominations". The Baltimore Sun. Light For All, LLC. January 8, 1993. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  5. Stedman, Alex (March 24, 2016). "Garry Shandling Dies at 66". Variety.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  6. "1993 Grammy Winners". The New York Times. February 26, 1993. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  7. "GRAMMY Rewind: 35th Annual GRAMMY Awards". The Grammys. The Recording Academy. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. "Clapton awarded 6 Grammys including best song, album". The Milwaukee Sentinel. February 25, 1993. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  9. "Lifetime Achievement Award | GRAMMY.com". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  10. Todd Everett (February 24, 1993). "35th Annual Grammy Awards". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

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