19th CableACE Awards

Winners and nominees

Movie

• Miss Evers' Boys
• 12 Angry Men
• Crime of the Century
• The Ditchdigger's Daughters
• Mandela and de Klerk

  Miniseries

• George Wallace
• Ivanhoe

  Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Gary Sinise – George Wallace
• Robert Duvall – The Man Who Captured Eichmann
• Ben Kingsley – Weapons of Mass Distraction
• Mandy Patinkin – The Hunchback
• Sidney Poitier – Mandela and de Klerk

  Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

• Alfre Woodard – Miss Evers' Boys
• Bonnie Bedelia – Any Mother's Son
• Blythe Danner – A Call to Remember
• Jena Malone – Bastard Out of Carolina
• Helen Mirren – Losing Chase

  Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries

• George C. Scott – 12 Angry Men
• Obba Babatunde – Miss Evers' Boys
• Joe Don Baker – George Wallace
• Louis Gossett Jr. – Inside
• Arliss Howard – The Man Who Captured Eichmann

  Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

• Kimberly Elise – The Ditchdigger's Daughters
• Faye Dunaway – The Twilight of the Golds
• Angelina Jolie – George Wallace
• Cicely Tyson – Riot
• Alfre Woodard – Member of the Wedding

  Directing a Movie or Miniseries

• John Frankenheimer – George Wallace
• Allan Arkush – Elvis Meets Nixon
• Kevin Bacon – Losing Chase
• Joe Dante – The Second Civil War
• Joseph Sargent – Mandela and de Klerk

  Writing a Movie or Miniseries

• Anne Meredith – Losing Chase
• Lionel Chetwynd – The Man Who Captured Eichmann
• Marshall Frady and Paul Monash – George Wallace
• William Nicholson – Crime of the Century
• Reginald Rose – 12 Angry Men

  Dramatic Series

• Oz
• Avonlea
• Dead Man's Gun
• Perversions of Science
• Stargate: SG-1

  Dramatic or Theatrical Special

• In the Gloaming
• In the Gloaming
• Tales from the Crypt

  Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series

• Eamonn Walker – Oz
• Kirk Acevedo – Oz
• Terry Kinney – Oz

  Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series

• Rita Moreno – Oz
• Susan Gibney – Bedtime
• Helen Shaver –

  Guest Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series

• David Hyde Pierce – The Outer Limits
• Ron Rifkin – The Outer Limits
• David Strathairn – In the Gloaming
• Henry Winkler – Dead Man's Gun
• Harris Yulin – La Femme Nikita

  Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series

• Glenn Close – In the Gloaming
• Anne DeSalvo – Lifetime Women's Festival
• Alix Elias – Lifetime Women's Festival
• Amy Hargreaves – Flashback
• Dianne Wiest – Avonlea

  Directing a Dramatic Special or Series

• Tony Scott – The Hunger
• Nick Gomez – Oz
• Sturla Gunnarsson – Dead Man's Gun
• Walter Hill – Perversions of Science
• Christopher Reeve – In the Gloaming

  Writing a Dramatic Special or Series

• Will Scheffer – In the Gloaming
• Lewis B. Chesler and Ed Redlich – Strangers
• Tom Fontana – Oz
• Rupert Holmes – Remember WENN
• Howard Rodman – The Hunger

  Comedy Series

• The Larry Sanders Show
• Arli$$
• Mystery Science Theater 3000

  Actor in a Comedy Series

• Kel Mitchell – Kenan and Kel
• Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show
• Jeffrey Tambor – The Larry Sanders Show
• Rip Torn – The Larry Sanders Show
• Robert Wuhl – Arli$$

  Actress in a Comedy Series

• Sandra Oh – Arli$$
• Amanda Bynes – All That
• Janeane Garofalo – The Larry Sanders Show
• Kerri Kenney – Viva Variety
• Tracey Ullman – Tracey Takes On...

  Directing a Comedy Series

• Todd Holland – The Larry Sanders Show
• Alan Meyerson – The Larry Sanders Show
• John Riggi – The Larry Sanders Show
• Don Scardino – Tracey Takes On...
• Mike Tollin – Arli$$

  Writing a Comedy Series

• Peter Tolan – The Larry Sanders Show
• Judd Apatow, John Markus, and Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show
• Jeff Cesario – The Larry Sanders Show
• Becky Hartman-Edwards, John Riggi, and Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show
• Jon Vitti – The Larry Sanders Show

  Entertainment Host

• Chris Rock – The Chris Rock Show
• Paul Gilmartin and Annabelle Gurwitch – Dinner and a Movie
• Craig Kilborn – The Daily Show
• Bill Maher – Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
• Dennis Miller – Dennis Miller Live

  Informational or Documentary Host

• Walter Cronkite – Cronkite Remembers
• Ed Feldman and Joe L'Erario – Furniture to Go
• Steve Irwin – Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World
• Charles Kuralt – I Remember
• Emeril Lagasse – Emeril Live

  Program Interviewer

• Larry King – Larry King Live
• Tom Brokaw – InterNight
• Bob Costas – InterNight
• Katie Couric – InterNight
• Charles Grodin – Charles Grodin

  Magazine Host

• Ian Wright – Lonely Planet
• Michael Burger and Christina Ferrare – Home and Family
• Bryant Gumbel – Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
• Richard Jeni – What a World
• Kurt Loder – Week in Rock

  Newscaster

• Joie Chen and Leon Harris – The World Today
• Steve Aveson – Discovery News
• Brian Williams – The News with Brian Williams

  Animated Programming Special or Series

• South Park
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
• Johnny Bravo
• KaBlam!
• Steven Spielberg Presents Freakazoid!

  Children's Special or Series – 6 and Younger

• Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
• Blue's Clues
• How Do You Spell God?
• Little Bear

  Children's Special – 7 and Older

• Family Video Diaries '
• In His Father's Shoes
• Nick News '
• Stick Stickly
• The Wind in the Willows

  Children's Series – 7 and Older

• Kenan and Kel
• The Secret World of Alex Mack
• All That
• Mega Movie Magic
• Ready or Not

  Children's Educational or Informational Special or Series

• Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
• Jaws & Claws
• Nick News
• Pop Sci
• WAM! Goes to Washington

  Writing a Children's Special or Series

• Jon Cooksey, Katie Ford, Ali Marie Matheson, Mark Palmer, J. David Stem, and David Weiss – Rugrats
• Franklyn Ajaye and Barry Douglas – Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
• Anne-Marie Cunniffe and Linda Ellerbee – Nick News
• Bruce Harmon – Flashback
• Jeff Kindley – Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes

  Music Special or Series

• Diva Las Vegas
• Garth Live From Central Park
• Honors '97
• Storytellers
• Live By Request

  Performance in a Music Special or Series

• Bette Midler – Diva Las Vegas
• K.d. lang – Hard Rock Live Presented by Pontiac Sunfire
• George Michael and Stevie Wonder – Honors '97
• Mandy Patinkin – Leonard Bernstein's New York
• Tina Turner – Tina Turner's Wildest Dreams Concert

  Directing A Music Special or Series

• Dwight Hemion – Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra
• Marty Callner – Diva Las Vegas
• Marty Callner – Garth Live From Central Park
• David Mallet – Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live in Miami
• Beth McCarthy – 1996 MTV Video Music Awards

  Comedy Special

• Not Necessarily the Elections #1
• Drop Dead Gorgeous : The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking

  Stand-up Comedy Special or Series

• HBO Comedy Hour '
• HBO Comedy Half-Hour '
• HBO Comedy Half-Hour '
• HBO Comedy Hour '
• HBO Comedy Hour

  Directing a Comedy Special

• Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – Drop Dead Gorgeous : The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking
• Terri McCoy – HBO Comedy Hour
• Rocco Urbisci – HBO Comedy Hour
• Chuck Vinson – HBO Comedy Hour

  Writing an Entertainment Special

• George Carlin – HBO Comedy Hour
• Jeff Cesario – HBO Comedy Half-Hour
• David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Tom Hertz, Leah Krinsky, Dennis Miller, and Rick Overton – Dennis Miller Live
• Ray Romano – HBO Comedy Half-Hour

  Performing Arts Special or Series

• Leonard Bernstein's New York
• The 40th Annual Pablo Casals Festival
• Follow the Moonstone
• Naked Classics

  Variety Special or Series

• The Chris Rock Show
• Mr. Show with Bob and David
• The Mr. Vegas All-Night Party Starring Drew Carey
• Tracey Takes On...
• Viva Variety

  Game Show Special or Series

• Idiot Savants
• Animal Planet Zooventure
• Win Ben Stein's Money

  Educational Special or Series

• Great Books
• Addicted
• The Bomb Detectives
• Transplant: The Clock is Ticking
• The Ultimate Guide: Snakes

  Public Affairs Special or Series

• America Undercover '
• 27th & Prospect: One Year in the Fight Against Drugs
• Final Take: Megan's Law
• America Undercover '
• America Undercover

  Environmental/Nature Documentary Special

• Great Siberian Grizzly
• Galapagos: Beyond Darwin
• National Geographic Explorer '
• National Geographic Explorer '
• Wildlife Adventures

  Entertainment/Cultural Documentary Special

• Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
• Ballyhoo! The Hollywood Sideshow
• Biography
• The Burger and The King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley
• Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End

  Historical Documentary Special or Series

• Wonderland
• The Great Egyptians '
• Jerusalem, City of Heaven
• America Undercover '
• Nuremberg

  Documentary Special

• Heart of a Child
• Investigative Reports
• Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story
• Taxicab Confessions

  Documentary Series

• Cronkite Remembers
• Biography
• Medical Detectives
• Solar Empire
• Understanding

  Documentary Limited Series

• Newsreels to Nightly News
• Glass Jungle
• Raging Planet

  Directing a Documentary Special

• Jessica Yu –
• Monte Bramer – Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End
• Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag – America Undercover
• Marc Levin – CIA: America's Secret Warriors
• Richard Matthews – National Geographic Explorer

  Writing a Documentary Special

• Sam Hurst and Ned Judge – The Coming Plague
• David Darlow – Survival in the Sky
• Greg Kandra and Bob Waldman – Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road
• John Rubin and Dixon Steele – National Geographic Explorer
• Georgia Searle – Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  Talk Show Series

• Inside the Actors Studio
• Charles Grodin
• InterNight
• Larry King Live
• Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher

  Magazine Show Special or Series

• Moms of a Lifetime Special
• The Beef
• National Geographic Explorer
• Sex in the 90's IX: The Safest Sex of All

  News Special or Series

• Investigative Reports '
• The Death of a Princess
• Discovery News
• Inside North Korea
• Investigative Reports '

  Extended News/Public Affairs Coverage

• Rwanda/Zaire Coverage
• The O.J. Simpson Trial: Beyond Black and White
• Party Pitch
• Politically Incorrect Election Night Special
• TWA 800

  Informational Series

• Emeril Live
• CNET Central
• Furniture to Go
• FXMD
• Petcetera

  Recreation and Leisure Special or Series

• Lonely Planet
• American Voices
• Dinner with Oprah
• Road Rules
• Wildlife Encounters

  Business/Consumer Programming Special or Series

• You're on Your Own
• CyberLife
• Cyberspace '
• Investigative Reports '
• Super Highway Robbery

  Sports Events Coverage Special

• The Jackie Robinson Game
• Stanley Cup Finals
• NCAA Women's Tournament/Final 4

  Sports Events Coverage Series

• Sunday Night Baseball
• Atlanta Braves Baseball
• SpeedWorld
• Sunday Night NFL
• Tour de France

  Sports News Series

• Golf Central
• College GameDay
• NFL Prime Monday
• SportsCenter
• SportsWeekly

  Sports Information Series

• Outside the Lines
• Inside the NFL
• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
• The Sporting Life with Jim Huber
• The Sports Reporters

  Sports Information Special

• Sports on the Silver Screen
• Breaking Through: Our Turn to Play
• Football America
• Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association
• NBA at 50

  Sports Host

• Dan Patrick – SportsCenter
• Chris Berman – NFL Countdown, NFL Primetime, and Baseball Tonight
• Vince Cellini – CNN/Sports Illustrated
• Fred Hickman – CNN/Sports Illustrated
• Bob Page – Page One and MSG SportsDesk

  Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

• Mike Emrick – New Jersey Devils
• Marv Albert – New York Knicks Basketball
• Jon Miller – ESPN Major League Baseball
• Mike Patrick – ESPN Sunday Night NFL and ESPN College Basketball
• Dick Stockton – NBA on TNT

  Sports Commentator/Analyst

• Leigh Montville – CNN/Sports Illustrated
• Steve Albert, Bobby Czyz, and Ferdie Pacheco – The Sound and the Fury: Holyfield vs. Tyson II
• Tom Jackson – NFL Countdown
• Joe Morgan – ESPN Major League Baseball
• Dick Vitale – ESPN NCAA Basketball

  Directing Live Sports Events Coverage Special or Series

• Bob Dunphy – The Sound and the Fury: Holyfield vs. Tyson II
• Douglas Holmes – Stanley Cup Finals
• Bobby Lewis – Rangers Hockey
• Marc Payton – ESPN Major League Baseball
• Bill Webb – Yankees Baseball

  Fictional Short-Form Programming Special or Series

• Lifetime Women's Festival '
• The Girl with Her Head Coming Off
• Short Films by Short People '
• Ted the Head

  Non-Fictional Short-Form Programming Special or Series

• Rent
• Before and After Jackie
• Director of the Month
• The Good Father
• Legacy of Pain/Children of the Holocaust