18th CableACE Awards
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The 18th Annual CableACE Awards were held on November 16, 1996. Below are the nominees[1] and the winners from that ceremony in the major categories.[2][3]
Winners and nominees
[edit | edit source]Winners in bold.
Movie or Miniseries
[edit | edit source]- Truman (HBO)
- The Late Shift (HBO)
- Sophie and the Moonhanger (Lifetime)
- Soul of the Game (HBO)
- The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO)
Dramatic Series
[edit | edit source]- The Outer Limits (Showtime)
- Avonlea (Disney Channel)
- Strangers (HBO)
Comedy Series
[edit | edit source]- The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Exit 57 (Comedy Central)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Comedy Central)
Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
[edit | edit source]- Gary Sinise – Truman (HBO)
- Robbie Coltrane – Cracker (Episode: "Brotherly Love") (A&E)
- Laurence Fishburne – The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO)
- Carl Lumbly – Nightjohn (Disney Channel)
- Courtney B. Vance – The Affair (HBO)
Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
[edit | edit source]- Sela Ward – Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (Lifetime)
- Anne Bancroft – Homecoming (Showtime)
- Kerry Fox – The Affair (HBO)
- Lela Rochon – Mr. and Mrs. Loving (Showtime)
- Cicely Tyson – The Road to Galveston (USA)
Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
[edit | edit source]- Tom Hulce – The Heidi Chronicles (TNT)
- Jason Bernard – Sophie and the Moonhanger (Lifetime)
- Dennis Boutsikaris – Chasing the Dragon (Lifetime)
- Andre Braugher – The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO)
- Stephen Root – The Road to Galveston (USA)
Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
[edit | edit source]- Amanda Plummer – The Right to Remain Silent (Showtime)
- Christine Lahti – The Four Diamonds (Disney Channel)
- Laura San Giacomo – The Right to Remain Silent (Showtime)
- Alison Steadman – Pride and Prejudice (A&E)
- Shelley Winters – Mrs. Munck (Showtime)
Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- Danny Glover – America's Dream (Episode: "Long Black Song") (HBO)
- Ben Cross – Poltergeist: The Legacy (Episode: "The Substitute") (Showtime)
- Mark Harmon – Strangers (Episode: "The Visit") (HBO)
- Michael Shulman – Lifestories: Families in Crisis (Episode: "Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO)
- Wesley Snipes – America's Dream (Episode: "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black") (HBO)
Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- Donna Murphy – Lifestories: Families in Crisis (Episode: "Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO)
- Tina Lifford – America's Dream (Episode: "Long Black Song") (HBO)
- Cherie Lunghi – Strangers (Episode: "The One You Love") (HBO)
- Amanda Plummer – The Outer Limits (Episode: "A Stitch in Time") (Showtime)
- Maureen Stapleton – Avonlea (Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave") (Disney Channel)
Actor in a Comedy Series
[edit | edit source]- Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Brian Benben – Dream On (HBO)
- Michael McKean – Dream On (HBO)
- Jeffrey Tambor – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Rip Torn – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
Actress in a Comedy Series
[edit | edit source]- Tracey Ullman – Tracey Takes On... (HBO)
- Denny Dillon – Dream On (HBO)
- Janeane Garofalo – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Penny Johnson – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Wendie Malick – Dream On (HBO)
Children's Special or Series – 6 and Younger
[edit | edit source]- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (Episode: "The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies & Mrs. Tittlemouse") (The Family Channel)
- A Chanukah Mitzvah (Jewish TV Network)
- Allegra's Window (Nickelodeon)
- Gullah Gullah Island (Nickelodeon)
- Little Bear (Nickelodeon)
Children's Series – 7 and Older
[edit | edit source]- The Composers' Specials (HBO)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon)
- Flash Forward (Disney Channel)
- Space Cases (Nickelodeon)
- The Secret World of Alex Mack (Nickelodeon)
Children's Special – 7 and Older
[edit | edit source]- Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (Episode: "4 Points") (Nickelodeon)
- Family Video Diaries (Episode: "Before You Go: A Daughter's Diary") (HBO)
- Johnny & Clyde (Showtime)
- Nick News (Episode: "The Body Trap") (Nickelodeon)
- The Little Riders (Disney Channel)
Children's Educational or Informational Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- Nick News (Nickelodeon)
- Justice Factory (Court TV)
- Teen Summit (Episode: "Living on the Street . . . On the Real") (BET)
- The Big Help Stories (Nickelodeon)
Animated Programming Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- Duckman (USA)
- Courage the Cowardly Dog (Episode: "The Chicken from Outer Space") (Cartoon Network)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (Comedy Central)
- Ren & Stimpy (Nickelodeon)
- Rocko's Modern Life (Nickelodeon)
Comedy Special
[edit | edit source]Variety Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- Tracey Takes On... (HBO)
- Dennis Miller Live (HBO)
- Lifetime Applauds (Episode: "The Fight Against Breast Cancer") (Lifetime)
- Midnight Mac Starring Bernie Mac (HBO)
Music Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- The South Bank Show (Episode: "Wynton Marsalis") (Bravo)
- The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (HBO)
- VH1 Duets (VH1)
- VH1 Honors (VH1)
- VH1 Storytellers (VH1)
Documentary Special
[edit | edit source]- Survivors of the Holocaust (TBS)
- Investigative Reports (Episode: "Kamikaze") (A&E)
- Letting Go: A Hospice Journey (HBO)
- Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (HBO)
- Rain of Ruin (History)
Documentary Series
[edit | edit source]- The Revolutionary War (TLC)
- Biography (A&E)
- Crime Science (A&E)
- Lost & Found (FX)
- Mysteries of the Bible (A&E)
Talk Show Series
[edit | edit source]- Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (Comedy Central)
- Charles Grodin (CNBC)
- Larry King Live (CNN)
- Reflections on the Silver Screen (AMC)
- The Howard Stern Show (E!)
Program Interviewer
[edit | edit source]- Roy Firestone – Up Close Primetime (ESPN)
- Larry King – Larry King Live (CNN)
- Howard Stern – The Howard Stern Show (E!)
- Mary Tillotson – CNN and Company (CNN)
News Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- Investigative Reports (Episode: "Seized by the Law") (A&E)
- Chernobyl: Legacy of a Meltdown (CNN)
- Investigative Reports (Episode: "Danger on the Rails") (A&E)
- Return to the Hot Zone (CNN)
- War on the Cocaine Cartel (CNN)
Newscaster
[edit | edit source]- Bernard Shaw and Judy Woodruff – Inside Politics (CNN)
- Joie Chen and Miles O'Brien – CNN Saturday/Sunday Morning News (CNN)
- Leon Harris and Donna Kelley – CNN Morning News (CNN)
Sports News Series
[edit | edit source]- Sports Tonight (CNN)
- Baseball Tonight (ESPN)
- NFL Game Day (ESPN)
- NFL Prime Monday (ESPN)
- SportsCenter (ESPN)
Sports Information Series
[edit | edit source]- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
- Outside the Lines (ESPN)
- Peak Performance (TLC)
- The Sports Reporters (ESPN)
- Up Close Primetime (ESPN)
Sports Host
[edit | edit source]- Chris Berman – Baseball Tonight, NFL Halftime, and SportsCenter (ESPN)
- Verne Lundquist (TBS)
- Keith Olbermann (ESPN)
- Bob Page (Madison Square Garden)
- Al Trautwig (Madison Square Garden)
Performing Arts Special or Series
[edit | edit source]- B.B. King: The Blues Summit (A&E)
- My Life With Handel (Ovation)
- The South Bank Show (Episode: "Elaine Paige") (Bravo)
- The South Bank Show (Episode: "Luciano Pavarotti") (Bravo)
- Still/Here (Ovation)
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