19th CableACE Awards
The 19th Annual CableACE Awards ceremony was held on November 14, 1997, and was the final edition of the CableACE Awards. Below are the nominees[1] and the winners from that ceremony in the main categories.[2]
Winners and nominees
Winners in bold:.
Movie
- Miss Evers' Boys (HBO)
- 12 Angry Men (Showtime)
- Crime of the Century (HBO)
- The Ditchdigger's Daughters (The Family Channel)
- Mandela and de Klerk (Showtime)
Miniseries
- George Wallace (TNT)
- Ivanhoe (A&E)
Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Gary Sinise – George Wallace (TNT)
- Robert Duvall – The Man Who Captured Eichmann (TNT)
- Ben Kingsley – Weapons of Mass Distraction (HBO)
- Mandy Patinkin – The Hunchback (TNT)
- Sidney Poitier – Mandela and de Klerk (Showtime)
Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
- Alfre Woodard – Miss Evers' Boys (HBO)
- Bonnie Bedelia – Any Mother's Son (Lifetime)
- Blythe Danner – A Call to Remember (Starz)
- Jena Malone – Bastard Out of Carolina (Showtime)
- Helen Mirren – Losing Chase (Showtime)
Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
- George C. Scott – 12 Angry Men (Showtime)
- Obba Babatunde – Miss Evers' Boys (HBO)
- Joe Don Baker – George Wallace (TNT)
- Louis Gossett Jr. – Inside (Showtime)
- Arliss Howard – The Man Who Captured Eichmann (TNT)
Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
- Kimberly Elise – The Ditchdigger's Daughters (The Family Channel)
- Faye Dunaway – The Twilight of the Golds (Showtime)
- Angelina Jolie – George Wallace (TNT)
- Cicely Tyson – Riot (Showtime)
- Alfre Woodard – Member of the Wedding (USA Network)
Directing a Movie or Miniseries
- John Frankenheimer – George Wallace (TNT)
- Allan Arkush – Elvis Meets Nixon (Showtime)
- Kevin Bacon – Losing Chase (Showtime)
- Joe Dante – The Second Civil War (HBO)
- Joseph Sargent – Mandela and de Klerk (Showtime)
Writing a Movie or Miniseries
- Anne Meredith – Losing Chase (Showtime)
- Lionel Chetwynd – The Man Who Captured Eichmann (TNT)
- Marshall Frady and Paul Monash – George Wallace (TNT)
- William Nicholson – Crime of the Century (HBO)
- Reginald Rose – 12 Angry Men (Showtime)
Dramatic Series
- Oz (HBO)
- Avonlea (Disney Channel)
- Dead Man's Gun (Showtime)
- Perversions of Science (HBO)
- Stargate: SG-1 (Showtime)
Dramatic or Theatrical Special
- In the Gloaming (HBO)
- In the Gloaming (Odyssey)
- Tales from the Crypt (Episode: "Confession") (HBO)
Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series
- Eamonn Walker – Oz (HBO)
- Kirk Acevedo – Oz (HBO)
- Terry Kinney – Oz (HBO)
Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series
- Rita Moreno – Oz (HBO)
- Susan Gibney – Bedtime (Showtime)
- Helen Shaver – Poltergeist: The Legacy (Showtime)
Guest Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series
- David Hyde Pierce – The Outer Limits (Showtime)
- Ron Rifkin – The Outer Limits (Showtime)
- David Strathairn – In the Gloaming (HBO)
- Henry Winkler – Dead Man's Gun (Showtime)
- Harris Yulin – La Femme Nikita (USA)
Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series
- Glenn Close – In the Gloaming (HBO)
- Anne De Salvo – Lifetime Women's Festival (Episode: "Women Without Implants") (Lifetime)
- Alix Elias – Lifetime Women's Festival (Episode: "Lois Lives a Little") (Lifetime)
- Amy Hargreaves – Flashback (HBO)
- Dianne Wiest – Avonlea (Disney Channel)
Directing a Dramatic Special or Series
- Tony Scott – The Hunger (Episode: "The Swords") (Showtime)
- Nick Gomez – Oz (Episode: "Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise") (HBO)
- Sturla Gunnarsson – Dead Man's Gun (Episode: "The Impostor") (Showtime)
- Walter Hill – Perversions of Science (Episode: "Dream of Doom") (HBO)
- Christopher Reeve – In the Gloaming (HBO)
Writing a Dramatic Special or Series
- Will Scheffer – In the Gloaming (HBO)
- Lewis B. Chesler and Ed Redlich – Strangers (Episode: "Cinema Verite") (HBO)
- Tom Fontana – Oz (Episode: "Straight Life") (HBO)
- Rupert Holmes – Remember WENN (Episode: "Christmas in the Airwaves") (AMC)
- Howard Rodman – The Hunger (Episode: "The Swords") (Showtime)
Comedy Series
Actor in a Comedy Series
- Kel Mitchell – Kenan and Kel (Nickelodeon)
- Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Jeffrey Tambor – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Rip Torn – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Robert Wuhl – Arli$$ (HBO)
Actress in a Comedy Series
- Sandra Oh – Arli$$ (HBO)
- Amanda Bynes – All That (Nickelodeon)
- Janeane Garofalo – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Kerri Kenney – Viva Variety (Comedy Central)
- Tracey Ullman – Tracey Takes On... (HBO)
Directing a Comedy Series
- Todd Holland – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Everybody Loves Larry") (HBO)
- Alan Meyerson – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Ellen, Or Isn't She?") (HBO)
- John Riggi – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Artie and Angie and Hank and Hercules") (HBO)
- Don Scardino – Tracey Takes On... (Episode: "Vegas") (HBO)
- Mike Tollin – Arli$$ (Episode: "The Client's Best Interest") (HBO)
Writing a Comedy Series
- Peter Tolan – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "My Name Is Asher Kingsley") (HBO)
- Judd Apatow, John Markus, and Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Ellen, or Isn't She?") (HBO)
- Jeff Cesario – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Pain Equals Funny") (HBO)
- Becky Hartman-Edwards, John Riggi, and Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "The New Writer") (HBO)
- Jon Vitti – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Everybody Loves Larry") (HBO)
Entertainment Host
- Chris Rock – The Chris Rock Show (HBO)
- Paul Gilmartin and Annabelle Gurwitch – Dinner and a Movie (TBS)
- Craig Kilborn – The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
- Bill Maher – Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (Comedy Central)
- Dennis Miller – Dennis Miller Live (HBO)
Informational or Documentary Host
- Walter Cronkite – Cronkite Remembers (The Discovery Channel)
- Ed Feldman and Joe L'Erario – Furniture to Go (TLC)
- Steve Irwin – Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World (The Discovery Channel)
- Charles Kuralt – I Remember (CBS Eye on People)
- Emeril Lagasse – Emeril Live (Food Network)
Program Interviewer
- Larry King – Larry King Live (CNN)
- Tom Brokaw – InterNight (MSNBC)
- Bob Costas – InterNight (MSNBC)
- Katie Couric – InterNight (MSNBC)
- Charles Grodin – Charles Grodin (CNBC)
Magazine Host
- Ian Wright – Lonely Planet (Episode: "Ethiopia") (Travel)
- Michael Burger and Christina Ferrare – Home and Family (The Family Channel)
- Bryant Gumbel – Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
- Richard Jeni – What a World (TLC)
- Kurt Loder – Week in Rock (MTV)
Newscaster
- Joie Chen and Leon Harris – The World Today (CNN)
- Steve Aveson – Discovery News (The Discovery Channel)
- Brian Williams – The News with Brian Williams (MSNBC)
Animated Programming Special or Series
- South Park (Comedy Central)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (Comedy Central)
- Johnny Bravo (Cartoon Network)
- KaBlam! (Nickelodeon)
- Steven Spielberg Presents Freakazoid! (Cartoon Network)
Children's Special or Series – 6 and Younger
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (HBO)
- Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- How Do You Spell God? (HBO)
- Little Bear (Nickelodeon)
Children's Special – 7 and Older
- Family Video Diaries (Episode: "Bong & Donnell") (HBO)
- In His Father's Shoes (Showtime)
- Nick News (Episode: "Kids and Guns") (Nickelodeon)
- Stick Stickly (Episode: "Stuck") (Nickelodeon)
- The Wind in the Willows (The Family Channel)
Children's Series – 7 and Older
- Kenan and Kel (Nickelodeon)
- The Secret World of Alex Mack (Nickelodeon)
- All That (Nickelodeon)
- Mega Movie Magic (The Discovery Channel)
- Ready or Not (Disney Channel)
Children's Educational or Informational Special or Series
- Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes (HBO)
- Jaws & Claws (The Discovery Channel)
- Nick News (Episode: "Peace on Earth") (Nickelodeon)
- Pop Sci (The Discovery Channel)
- WAM! Goes to Washington (WAM!)
Writing a Children's Special or Series
- Jon Cooksey, Katie Ford, Ali Marie Matheson, Mark Palmer, J. David Stem, and David Weiss – Rugrats (Episode: "Mother's Day") (Nickelodeon)
- Franklyn Ajaye and Barry Douglas – Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (HBO)
- Anne-Marie Cunniffe and Linda Ellerbee – Nick News (Episode: "Peace on Earth") (Nickelodeon)
- Bruce Harmon – Flashback (HBO)
- Jeff Kindley – Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes (HBO)
Music Special or Series
- Diva Las Vegas (HBO)
- Garth Live From Central Park (HBO)
- Honors '97 (VH1)
- Storytellers (VH1)
- Live By Request (Episode: "Tony Bennett") (A&E)
Performance in a Music Special or Series
- Bette Midler – Diva Las Vegas (HBO)
- k.d. lang – Hard Rock Live Presented by Pontiac Sunfire (VH1)
- George Michael and Stevie Wonder – Honors '97 (VH1)
- Mandy Patinkin – Leonard Bernstein's New York (Ovation)
- Tina Turner – Tina Turner's Wildest Dreams Concert (Showtime)
Directing A Music Special or Series
- Dwight Hemion – Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra (Disney Channel)
- Marty Callner – Diva Las Vegas (HBO)
- Marty Callner – Garth Live From Central Park (HBO)
- David Mallet – Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live in Miami (HBO)
- Beth McCarthy – 1996 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV)
Comedy Special
- Not Necessarily the Elections #1 (HBO)
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragi-Comedy): The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking (HBO)
Stand-up Comedy Special or Series
- HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO)
- HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Dave Attell") (HBO)
- HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Ray Romano") (HBO)
- HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Damon Wayans: Still Standing") (HBO)
- HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Jon Stewart: Unleavened") (HBO)
Directing a Comedy Special
- Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragi-Comedy): The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking (HBO)
- Terri McCoy – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Damon Wayans: Still Standing") (HBO)
- Rocco Urbisci – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO)
- Chuck Vinson – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Sinbad: Nothin' But the Funk") (HBO)
Writing an Entertainment Special
- George Carlin – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO)
- Jeff Cesario – HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Jeff Cesario") (HBO)
- David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Tom Hertz, Leah Krinsky, Dennis Miller, and Rick Overton – Dennis Miller Live (Episode: "Clinton Revisited") (HBO)
- Ray Romano – HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Ray Romano") (HBO)
Performing Arts Special or Series
- Leonard Bernstein's New York (Ovation)
- The 40th Annual Pablo Casals Festival (A&E)
- Follow the Moonstone (Ovation)
- Naked Classics (Episode: "The Prodigy") (Bravo)
Variety Special or Series
- The Chris Rock Show (HBO)
- Mr. Show with Bob and David (HBO)
- The Mr. Vegas All-Night Party Starring Drew Carey (HBO)
- Tracey Takes On... (HBO)
- Viva Variety (Comedy Central)
Game Show Special or Series
- Idiot Savants (MTV)
- Animal Planet Zooventure (Animal Planet)
- Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)
Educational Special or Series
- Great Books (TLC)
- Addicted (HBO)
- The Bomb Detectives (The Discovery Channel)
- Transplant: The Clock is Ticking (TLC)
- The Ultimate Guide: Snakes (The Discovery Channel)
Public Affairs Special or Series
- America Undercover (Episode: "Talked to Death") (HBO)
- 27th & Prospect: One Year in the Fight Against Drugs (HBO)
- Final Take: Megan's Law (Lifetime)
- America Undercover (Episode: "A Kill for a Kill") (HBO)
- America Undercover (Episode: "Memphis P.D. War on the Streets") (HBO)
Environmental/Nature Documentary Special
- Great Siberian Grizzly (Animal Planet)
- Galapagos: Beyond Darwin (The Discovery Channel)
- National Geographic Explorer (Episode: "Lords of the Everglades") (TBS)
- National Geographic Explorer (Episode: "Savage Garden") (TBS)
- Wildlife Adventures (Episode: "Survival of the Yellowstone Wolves") (TBS)
Entertainment/Cultural Documentary Special
- Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (TNT)
- Ballyhoo! The Hollywood Sideshow (AMC)
- Biography (Episode: "Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown") (A&E)
- The Burger and The King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley (Cinemax)
- Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End (Cinemax)
Historical Documentary Special or Series
- Wonderland (Cinemax)
- The Great Egyptians (Episode: "Mystery of Tutankhamen") (TLC)
- Jerusalem, City of Heaven (The Discovery Channel)
- America Undercover (Episode: "Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case For Reasonable Doubt?") (HBO)
- Nuremberg (The Discovery Channel)
Documentary Special
- Heart of a Child (HBO)
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (Cinemax)
- Investigative Reports (Episode: "Blood Money: Switzerland's Nazi Gold") (A&E)
- Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (TNT)
- Taxicab Confessions (HB0)
Documentary Series
- Cronkite Remembers (The Discovery Channel)
- Biography (A&E)
- Medical Detectives (TLC)
- Solar Empire (TLC)
- Understanding (TLC)
Documentary Limited Series
- Newsreels to Nightly News (History)
- Glass Jungle (TLC)
- Raging Planet (The Discovery Channel)
Directing a Documentary Special
- Jessica Yu – Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (Cinemax)
- Monte Bramer – Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End (Cinemax)
- Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag – America Undercover (Episode: "Memphis P.D. War on the Streets") (HBO)
- Marc Levin – CIA: America's Secret Warriors (The Discovery Channel)
- Richard Matthews – National Geographic Explorer (Episode: "King Cobra") (TBS)
Writing a Documentary Special
- Sam Hurst and Ned Judge – The Coming Plague (TBS)
- David Darlow – Survival in the Sky (Episode: "Blaming the Pilot") (TLC)
- Greg Kandra and Bob Waldman – Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road (A&E)
- John Rubin and Dixon Steele – National Geographic Explorer (Episode: "Savage Garden") (TBS)
- Georgia Searle – Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (TNT)
Talk Show Series
- Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
- Charles Grodin (CNBC)
- InterNight (MSNBC)
- Larry King Live (CNN)
- Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (Comedy Central)
Magazine Show Special or Series
- Moms of a Lifetime Special (Lifetime)
- The Beef (The Family Channel)
- National Geographic Explorer (TBS)
- Sex in the 90's IX: The Safest Sex of All (MTV)
News Special or Series
- Investigative Reports (Episode: "Meth's Deadly High") (A&E)
- The Death of a Princess (CNN)
- Discovery News (The Discovery Channel)
- Inside North Korea (CNN)
- Investigative Reports (Episode: "Death of Vince Foster") (A&E)
Extended News/Public Affairs Coverage
- Rwanda/Zaire Coverage (CNN)
- The O.J. Simpson Trial: Beyond Black and White (TLC)
- Party Pitch (MTV)
- Politically Incorrect Election Night Special (Comedy Central)
- TWA 800 (CNN)
Informational Series
- Emeril Live (Food Network)
- CNET Central (USA)
- Furniture to Go (TLC)
- FXMD (FX)
- Petcetera (Animal)
Recreation and Leisure Special or Series
- Lonely Planet (Episode: "Ethiopia") (Travel)
- American Voices (CNN)
- Dinner with Oprah (Lifetime)
- Road Rules (MTV)
- Wildlife Encounters (Travel)
Business/Consumer Programming Special or Series
- You're on Your Own (CNBC)
- CyberLife (The Discovery Channel)
- Cyberspace (Episode: "Through the Looking Glass") (TLC)
- Investigative Reports (Episode: "Hooked on a Dream: America's Lotteries") (A&E)
- Super Highway Robbery (TLC)
Sports Events Coverage Special
- The Jackie Robinson Game (ESPN)
- Stanley Cup Finals (ESPN)
- NCAA Women's Tournament/Final 4 (ESPN)
Sports Events Coverage Series
- Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN)
- Atlanta Braves Baseball (TBS)
- SpeedWorld (ESPN)
- Sunday Night NFL (ESPN)
- Tour de France (ESPN)
Sports News Series
- Golf Central (Golf)
- College GameDay (ESPN)
- NFL Prime Monday (ESPN)
- SportsCenter (ESPN)
- SportsWeekly (ESPN)
Sports Information Series
- Outside the Lines (ESPN)
- Inside the NFL (HBO)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
- The Sporting Life with Jim Huber (CNN)
- The Sports Reporters (ESPN)
Sports Information Special
- Sports on the Silver Screen (HBO)
- Breaking Through: Our Turn to Play (Lifetime)
- Football America (TNT)
- Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association (HBO)
- NBA at 50 (TNT)
Sports Host
- Dan Patrick – SportsCenter (ESPN)
- Chris Berman – NFL Countdown, NFL Primetime, and Baseball Tonight (ESPN)
- Vince Cellini – CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNNSI)
- Fred Hickman – CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNNSI)
- Bob Page – Page One and MSG SportsDesk (Madison Square Garden Network)
Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
- Mike Emrick – New Jersey Devils (SportsChannel New York)
- Marv Albert – New York Knicks Basketball (Madison Square Garden Network)
- Jon Miller – ESPN Major League Baseball (ESPN)
- Mike Patrick – ESPN Sunday Night NFL and ESPN College Basketball (ESPN)
- Dick Stockton – NBA on TNT (TNT)
Sports Commentator/Analyst
- Leigh Montville – CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNNSI)
- Steve Albert, Bobby Czyz, and Ferdie Pacheco – The Sound and the Fury: Holyfield vs. Tyson II (Showtime)
- Tom Jackson – NFL Countdown (ESPN)
- Joe Morgan – ESPN Major League Baseball (ESPN)
- Dick Vitale – ESPN NCAA Basketball (ESPN)
Directing Live Sports Events Coverage Special or Series
- Bob Dunphy – The Sound and the Fury: Holyfield vs. Tyson II (Showtime)
- Douglas Holmes – Stanley Cup Finals (ESPN)
- Bobby Lewis – Rangers Hockey (Madison Square Garden Network)
- Marc Payton – ESPN Major League Baseball (ESPN)
- Bill Webb – Yankees Baseball (Madison Square Garden Network)
Fictional Short-Form Programming Special or Series
- Lifetime Women's Festival (Episode: "The Undertaker") (Lifetime)
- The Girl with Her Head Coming Off (Nickelodeon)
- Short Films by Short People (Episode: "The Adventures of Sam Digital in the 21st Century") (Nickelodeon)
- Ted the Head (Nickelodeon)
Non-Fictional Short-Form Programming Special or Series
- Rent (CNN)
- Before and After Jackie (SportsChannel)
- Director of the Month (TCM)
- The Good Father (CNN)
- Legacy of Pain/Children of the Holocaust (CNN)
