18th CableACE Awards

The 18th Annual CableACE Awards were held on November 16, 1996. Below are the nominees{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/a18afe00988c1fea6139ff052fb93a9e |title=CableAce Award Nominations Announced |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=11 August 2014}} and the winners from that ceremony in the major categories.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/acea07931e898d579c314f0a5b068fe0 |title=1996 CableAce Awards |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=11 August 2014}}{{cite web|title=CableACE Nominations Are Dominated by HBO|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-11-ca-42502-story.html|website=LA Times|access-date=6 September 2015}}

Winners and nominees

Winners in bold.

= Movie or Miniseries =

= Dramatic Series =

= Comedy Series =

= Actor in a Movie or Miniseries =

= Actress in a Movie or Miniseries =

= Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries =

= Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries =

= Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series =

= Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series =

  • Donna MurphyLifestories: Families in Crisis (Episode: "Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO)
  • Tina LiffordAmerica's Dream (Episode: "Long Black Song") (HBO)
  • Cherie LunghiStrangers (Episode: "The One You Love") (HBO)
  • Amanda Plummer – The Outer Limits (Episode: "A Stitch in Time") (Showtime)
  • Maureen StapletonAvonlea (Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave") (Disney Channel)

= Actor in a Comedy Series =

= Actress in a Comedy Series =

= Children's Special or Series – 6 and Younger =

= Children's Series – 7 and Older =

= Children's Special – 7 and Older =

= Children's Educational or Informational Special or Series =

= Animated Programming Special or Series =

= Comedy Special =

  • 20 Years of Comedy on HBO (HBO)
  • HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Hazelle!") (HBO)
  • Mr. Show (HBO)

= Variety Special or Series =

= Music Special or Series =

= Documentary Special =

= Documentary Series =

= Talk Show Series =

= Program Interviewer =

= News Special or Series =

  • 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 =

= Sports News Series =

= Sports Information Series =

= Sports Host =

= Performing Arts Special or Series =

  • 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)

References