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| 35th Annual Grammy Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Official poster | ||||
| Date | February 24, 1993 | |||
| Location | Shrine Auditorium,Los Angeles, California | |||
| Hosted by | Garry Shandling | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Most awards | Eric Clapton (6) | |||
| Most nominations | Eric Clapton (9) | |||
| Record YR. | "Tears in Heaven" | |||
| Album YR. | Unplugged | |||
| Song YR. | "Tears in Heaven" | |||
| New Artist | Arrested Development | |||
| Person YR. | Natalie Cole | |||
| Website | www | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | CBS | |||
| Runtime | circa 150 minutes | |||
| Viewership | 30.0 million viewers[1] | |||
| Produced by | Matt Sager · Tzvi Small[2] | |||
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The35th 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 comedianGarry Shandling, who hosted the ceremony for the third time.[5] TheCBS network broadcast the show live from theShrine Auditorium inLos Angeles, California.[6]
This particular Grammy live broadcast was the commercially most successful of its kind in the 1990s.[7] AsNielsen Media Research andBillboard 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 singerEric Clapton was the night's big winner, winning six awards out of nine nominations including Album, Song and Record of the Year.[8]
Michael Jackson received theGrammy Legend Award from his sisterJanet Jackson. A small segment of the show was "How to Become a Legend" narrated by Janet.[9]
