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CableACE Awards: 1996

CableACE

Date:	15 November (non-televised), 16 November
Host:	Robert Wuhl (non-televised); Drew Carey
Location:	Ebell Club, Los Angeles, California, USA (non-televised) Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
Notes:	The ceremony is broadcast on TNT.

Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series


Winner:
	America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Danny Glover
Other Nominees:
	"Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1992) - Michael Shulman - For episode "Someone Had to Be Benny". "Poltergeist: The Legacy" (1996) - Ben Cross (I) - For episode "The Substitute".

Actor in a Movie or Miniseries


Winner:
	Truman (1995) (TV) - Gary Sinise
Other Nominees:
	Affair, The (1995) (TV) - Courtney B. Vance

Actor in a Comedy Series


Nominees:
	"Dream On" (1990) - Michael McKean (I)

Actress in a Dramatic Special/Series


Winner:
	"Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1992) - Donna Murphy - For episode "Someone Had to Be Benny".

Actress in a Movie or Miniseries


Winner:
	Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995) (TV) - Sela Ward
Other Nominees:
	Road to Galveston, The (1996) (TV) - Cicely Tyson

Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Tracey Takes On..." (1996) - Tracey Ullman

Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries


Winner:
	Heidi Chronicles, The (1995) (TV) - Tom Hulce
Other Nominees:
	Road to Galveston, The (1996) (TV) - Stephen Root (I)

Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries


Winner:
	Right to Remain Silent, The (1996) (TV) - Amanda Plummer

Directing a Music Special or Series


Winner:
	Sinbad Summer Jam: 70's Soul Music Festival - Chuck Vinson

Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction in a Comedy or Music Special or Series


Nominees:
	"Dream On" (1990) - Richard Walden (I)

Directing a Comedy Special


Nominees:
	Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) (TV) - Keith Truesdell

Writing a Dramatic Special or Series


Winner:
	America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Ron Stacker Thompson; Ashley Tyler - For "America's Dream: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black".

Cinematography in a Movie or Miniseries


Nominees:
	Twilight Man (1996) (TV) - David Connell (I)

Costume Design


Nominees:
	Rasputin (1996) (TV) - Natasha Landau Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) - Durinda Wood

Editing a Comedy or Music Special or Series


Winner:
	"Remember WENN" (1996) - Darren Kloomok - For episode "On the Air".
Other Nominees:
	"Dream On" (1990) - David Helfand - For episode "Hey Diddle Diddle".

Original Score


Winner:
	Rent-a-Kid (1995) (TV) - Ron Ramin

Performance in a Music Special or Series


Winner:
	Tony Bennett Live by Request: A Valentine's Special (1996) (TV) - Tony Bennett (I)

Documentary Special


Winner:
	Survivors of the Holocaust (1996) (TV) - Pat Mitchell (III) (executive producer); Vivian Schiller (senior producer); Jacoba Atlas (supervising producer); June Beallor (producer); James Moll (producer)

Dramatic or Theatrical Special


Winner:
	America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Danny Glover (executive producer); Carolyn McDonald (executive producer); David Knoller (producer); Ron Stacker Thompson (co-producer); Ashley Tyler (co-producer) - For "America's Dream: Long Black Song".
Other Nominees:
	America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Danny Glover (executive producer); Carolyn McDonald (executive producer); David Knoller (producer); Ron Stacker Thompson (co-producer); Ashley Tyler (co-producer) - For "America's Dream: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black". America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Danny Glover (executive producer); Carolyn McDonald (executive producer); David Knoller (producer); Ron Stacker Thompson (co-producer); Ashley Tyler (co-producer) - For "America's Dream: The Reunion".

International Children's Programming Special or Series


Nominees:
	Kids of the Round Table (1995)

Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) - Brad Grey (executive producer); Garry Shandling (executive producer); Maya Forbes (co-executive producer); Steve Levitan (co-executive producer); John Riggi (co-executive producer); Jon Vitti (co-executive producer); John Ziffren (producer); Todd Holland (I) (co-producer)
Other Nominees:
	"Mystery Science Theater 3000" (1988) - Jim Mallon (producer/director); Kevin Murphy (II) (associate producer)

Performance in a Comedy Special


Winner:
	Lifetime Applauds: The Fight Against Breast Cancer (1996) (TV) - Julia Sweeney
Other Nominees:
	Some People (1995) (TV) - Danny Hoch

Make-Up


Nominees:
	Utilizer, The (1996) - Mike Smithson (I)

Dramatic Series


Winner:
	"Outer Limits, The" (1995)
Other Nominees:
	"Road to Avonlea" (1989) - Kevin Sullivan (I) (executive producer/producer); Trudy Grant (I) (executive producer)

Variety Special or Series


Winner:
	"Tracey Takes On..." (1996) - Allan McKeown (I) (executive producer); Tracey Ullman (executive producer); Dick Clement (supervisding producer); Ian La Frenais (supervisding producer); Jerry Belson (producer); Kevin Berg (I) (producer); Kim Fuller (producer); Jenji Kohan (producer); Molly Newman (producer); Gail Parent (producer); Thomas Schlamme (I) (producer); Tony Sheehan (producer)

Children's Special - 7 and Older


Winner:
	"Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal" (1998) - Brian Robbins (I) (executive producer/director/writer); Michael Tollin (executive producer); Robert Mickelson (II) (supervising producer); Leonard Armato (co-producer); Bruce Binkow (co-producer); Shaquille O'Neal (co-producer) - For the special "4 Points".

Animated Programming Special or Series


Winner:
	"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1994) - Gabor Csupo (executive producer); Arlene Klasky (executive producer); Ron Osborn (I) (executive producer); Jeff Reno (executive producer); David Misch (supervising producer); Michael Markowitz (I) (producer); Margot Pipkin (producer); Everett Peck (creative producer)
Other Nominees:
	Chicken from Outer Space, The (1995) - John Dilworth (producer/write/director); Davis Doi (supervising producer); Robert D. Marcus (associate producer)

Talk Show Series


Winner:
	"Politically Incorrect" (1994) - Nancy Geller (executive producer); Scott Carter (I) (producer); Bill Maher (I) (producer)

Magazine Show Special or Series


Nominees:
	"Talk Soup" (1991) - Alex Duda (executive producer); Angela Gordon (II) (senior producer); David Bernstein (II) (producer); Mark Tye Turner (producer); Jeff Zimmer (producer); Ben Cheng (associate producer); David Kasama (associate producer)

Stand-up Comedy Special or Series


Winner:
	Judy Gold (1995) (TV) - Sandy Chanley (executive producer); Tom Bull (producer)
Other Nominees:
	George Carlin: Back in Town (1996) (TV) - Brenda Carlin (executive producer); Jerry Hamza (executive producer); Kimber Rickabaugh (producer); Rocco Urbisci (producer)

International Dramatic Special or Movie


Winner:
	War Between Us, The (1995) - William Wallace Gray (executive producer); Walter Daroshin (executive producer); Valerie Gray (producer); Gary Harvey (I) (producer)

Golden CableACE


Awarded to:
	Lifetime [us] - For the "Lifetime Applauds: The Fight Against Breast Cancer" campaign.

Governors Award


Awarded to:
	John S. Hendricks - Chairman/CEO of DiscoveryCommunications, Inc.

Creators Award


Awarded to:
	Nickelodeon [us] - For its leadership in children's programming.