18th CableACE Awards
The 19th Annual CableACE Awards were held on November 16th in 1996. Below are the nominees[1] and the winners from that ceremony in the major categories.[2][3]
Winners and Nominees
Winners in bold.
Movie or Miniseries
- Truman (HBO)
- Sophie and the Moonhanger (Lifetime)
- Soul of the Game (HBO)
- The Late Shift (HBO)
- The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO)
Dramatic Series
- The Outer Limits (Showtime)
- Avonlea (Disney Channel)
- Strangers (HBO)
Comedy Series
- The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Exit 57 (Comedy Central)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Comedy Central)
Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
- Gary Sinise - Truman (HBO)
- Robbie Coltrane - Cracker ("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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Danny Glover - America's Dream ("Long Black Song") (HBO)
- Ben Cross - Poltergeist: The Legacy ("The Substitute") (Showtime)
- Mark Harmon - Strangers ("The Visit") (HBO)
- Michael Shulman - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO)
- Wesley Snipes - America's Dream ("The Boy Who Painted Christ Black") (HBO)
Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series
- Donna Murphy - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO)
- Tina Lifford - America's Dream ("Long Black Song") (HBO)
- Cherie Lunghi - Strangers ("The One You Love") (HBO)
- Amanda Plummer - The Outer Limits ("A Stitch in Time") (Showtime)
- Maureen Stapleton - Avonlea ("What a Tangled Web We Weave") (Disney Channel)
Actor in a Comedy Series
- 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
- 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
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends ("The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies & Mrs. Tittlemouse") (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
- 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
- Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal ("4 Points") (Nickelodeon)
- Family Video Diaries ("Before You Go: A Daughter's Diary") (HBO)
- Johnny & Clyde (Showtime)
- Nick News ("The Body Trap") (Nickelodeon)
- The Little Riders (Disney Channel)
Children's Educational or Informational Special or Series
- Nick News (Nickelodeon)
- Justice Factory (Court TV)
- Teen Summit ("Living on the Street . . . On the Real") (BET)
- The Big Help Stories (Nickelodeon)
Animated Programming Special or Series
- Duckman (USA)
- Courage the Cowardly Dog ("The Chicken from Outer Space") (Cartoon Network)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (Comedy Central)
- Ren & Stimpy (Nickelodeon)
- Rocko's Modern Life (Nickelodeon)
Comedy Special
Variety Special or Series
- Tracey Takes On... (HBO)
- Dennis Miller Live (HBO)
- Lifetime Applauds ("The Fight Against Breast Cancer") (Lifetime)
- Midnight Mac Starring Bernie Mac (HBO)
Music Special or Series
- The South Bank Show ("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
- Survivors of the Holocaust (TBS)
- Investigative Reports ("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
- The Revolutionary War (TLC)
- Biography (A&E)
- Crime Science (A&E)
- Lost & Found (FX)
- Mysteries of the Bible (A&E)
Talk Show Series
- 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
- 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
- Investigative Reports ("Seized by the Law") (A&E)
- Chernobyl: Legacy of a Meltdown (CNN)
- Investigative Reports ("Danger on the Rails") (A&E)
- Return to the Hot Zone (CNN)
- War on the Cocaine Cartel (CNN)
Newscaster
- 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
- Sports Tonight (CNN)
- Baseball Tonight (ESPN)
- NFL Game Day (ESPN)
- NFL Prime Monday (ESPN)
- SportsCenter (ESPN)
Sports Information Series
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
- Outside the Lines (ESPN)
- Peak Performance (TLC)
- The Sports Reporters (ESPN)
- Up Close Primetime (ESPN)
Sports Host
- 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
- B.B. King: The Blues Summit (A&E)
- My Life With Handel (Ovation)
- The South Bank Show ("Elaine Paige") (Bravo)
- The South Bank Show ("Luciano Pavarotti") (Bravo)
- Still/Here (Ovation)
References
- ^ "CableAce Award Nominations Announced". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "1996 CableAce Awards". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "CableACE Nominations Are Dominated by HBO". LA Times. Retrieved 6 September 2015.