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The 17th Annual CableACE Awards were held on December 6, 1995. Below are the nominees and winners from that ceremony in the major categories.

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Winners and nominees

Winners in bold.

Movie or Miniseries

  • Citizen X (HBO)
  • The Burning Season (HBO)
  • Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (Lifetime)
  • Indictment: The McMartin Trial (HBO)
  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (TNT)

    • Actor in a Movie or Miniseries

  • Raúl Juliá – The Burning Season (HBO)
  • John Goodman – Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (TNT)
  • Tommy Lee Jones – The Good Old Boys (TNT)
  • Raúl Juliá – Down Came a Blackbird (Showtime)
  • James Woods – Indictment: The McMartin Trial (HBO)

    • Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

  • Linda Hamilton – A Mother's Prayer (USA)
  • Laura Dern – Down Came a Blackbird (Showtime)
  • Marlee Matlin – Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (Lifetime)
  • Vanessa Redgrave – Down Came a Blackbird (Showtime)
  • Mercedes Ruehl – Indictment: The McMartin Trial (HBO)

    • Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries

  • Jeffrey DeMunn – Citizen X (HBO)
  • Robert Carlyle – Cracker (Episode: "To Be a Somebody") (A&E)
  • Tony Haygarth – The Infiltrator (HBO)
  • Ben Kingsley – Joseph (TNT)
  • Max Von Sydow – Citizen X (HBO)

    • Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

  • Jean Marsh – Fatherland (HBO)
  • Lolita Davidovich – Indictment: The McMartin Trial (HBO)
  • Shirley Knight – Indictment: The McMartin Trial (HBO)
  • Kay Lenz – Shame II: The Secret (Lifetime)
  • Diana Rigg – Screen Two (Episode: "Genghis Cohn") (A&E)

    • Directing a Movie or Miniseries

  • John Frankenheimer – The Burning Season (HBO)
  • Tim Fywell – Cracker (Episode: "To Be a Somebody") (A&E)
  • Chris Gerolmo – Citizen X (HBO)
  • Mick Jackson – Indictment: The McMartin Trial (HBO)
  • Jean Stewart – Cracker (Episode: "Men Should Weep") (A&E)

    • Writing a Movie or Miniseries

  • Stanley Price – Screen Two (Episode: "Genghis Cohn") (A&E)
  • Joseph Dougherty – Witch Hunt (HBO)
  • Chris Gerolmo – Citizen X (HBO)
  • John Hopkins and Toshiro Ishido – Hiroshima (Showtime)
  • Jimmy McGovern – Cracker (Episode: "To Be a Somebody") (A&E)

    • Comedy Series

  • The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
  • Dream On (HBO)
  • Exit 57 (Comedy Central)
  • The State (MTV)

    • Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
  • Brian Benben – Dream On (HBO)
  • Howie Mandel – Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies (Showtime)
  • Jeffrey Tambor – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
  • Rip Torn – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)

    • Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Wendie Malick – Dream On (HBO)
  • Denny Dillon – Dream On (HBO)
  • Janeane Garofalo – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
  • Jodi Lennon – Exit 57 (Comedy Central)
  • Amy Sedaris – Exit 57 (Comedy Central)

    • Directing a Comedy Series

  • Todd Holland – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Doubt of the Benefit") (HBO)
  • Robby Benson – Dream On (Episode: "Try Not to Remember") (HBO)
  • Robert Ginty – Dream On (Episode: "Bess, You Is Not My Woman Now") (HBO)
  • John Landis – Dream On (Episode: "The Courtship of Martin's Father") (HBO)
  • Alan Myerson – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Arthur's Crisis") (HBO)

    • Writing a Comedy Series

  • Drake Sather, Garry Shandling, and Peter Tolan – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Doubt of the Benefit") (HBO)
  • H. Jon Benjamin, Loren Bouchard, Bill Braudis, Dom Irrera, Jonathan Katz, Karen LeBlanc, Annette LeBlanc Cate, Will Lebow, Richard Luongo, Andre Lyman, Julianne Shapiro, Laura Silverman, Tom Snyder, and Mark Usher – Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (Comedy Central)
  • Maya Forbes – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "The Fourteenth Floor") (HBO)
  • Maya Forbes, Steve Levitan, and Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Roseanne's Return") (HBO)
  • Paul Simms – The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: "Hank's Divorce") (HBO)

    • Dramatic Series

  • The Outer Limits (Showtime)
  • Avonlea (Disney Channel)
  • Tales From the Crypt (HBO)
  • The Showtime 30-Minute Movie (Showtime)

    • Dramatic or Theatrical Special

  • Cosmic Slop (Episode: "Space Traders") (HBO)
  • Cosmic Slop (Episode: "Tang") (HBO)
  • Cosmic Slop (Episode: "The First Commandment") (HBO)
  • Tokyo Bound (International Channel)

    • Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series

  • John Hurt – Picture Windows (Episode: "Two Nudes Bathing") (Showtime)
  • Beau Bridges – The Outer Limits (Episode: "The Sandkings") (Showtime)
  • Larry Drake – The Outer Limits (Episode: "The Message") (Showtime)
  • Kiefer Sutherland – Fallen Angels (Episode: "Love and Blood") (Showtime)
  • Jim True – The Showtime 30-Minute Movie (Episode: "Two Over Easy") (Showtime)

    • Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series

  • Paula Jai Parker – Cosmic Slop (Episode: "Tang") (HBO)
  • Jackie Burroughs – Avonlea (Disney Channel)
  • Jennifer Grey – Fallen Angels (Episode: "A Dime a Dance") (Showtime)
  • Isabella Rossellini – Tales From the Crypt (Episode: "You, Murderer") (HBO)
  • Helen Shaver – The Outer Limits (Episode: "The Sandkings") (Showtime)

    • Directing a Dramatic Special or Series

  • Stuart Gillard – The Outer Limits (Episode: "The Sandkings") (Showtime)
  • Jim McBride – Fallen Angels (Episode: "Fearless") (Showtime)
  • Patricia Resnick – The Showtime 30-Minute Movie (Episode: "Grandpa's Funeral") (Showtime)
  • Steven Soderbergh – Fallen Angels (Episode: "Professional Man") (Showtime)
  • Robert Zemeckis – Tales From the Crypt (Episode: "You, Murderer") (HBO)

    • Writing a Dramatic Special or Series

  • Patricia Resnick – The Showtime 30-Minute Movie (Episode: "Grandpa's Funeral") (Showtime)
  • John Boorman – Picture Windows (Episode: "Two Nudes Bathing") (Showtime)
  • Trey Ellis – Cosmic Slop (Episode: "Space Traders") (HBO)
  • Ted Henning and Stephen Kay – The Showtime 30-Minute Movie (Episode: "Two Over Easy") (Showtime)
  • Frank Pugliese – Fallen Angels (Episode: "Love and Blood") (Showtime)

    • Animated Special or Series

  • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (Comedy Central)
  • Duckman (USA)
  • Rocko's Modern Life (Nickelodeon)
  • Rugrats (Nickelodeon)

    • Comedy Special

  • HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Kathy & Mo: The Dark Side") (HBO)
  • South Bank Show (Episode: "British Comedy Special") (Bravo)
  • South Bank Show (Episode: "Dawn French and Large Women") (Bravo)
  • South Bank Show (Episode: "Lenny Henry: African-American Humor") (Bravo)
  • State of the Union: Undressed (Comedy Central)

    • Standup Comedy Special or Series

  • Full Frontal Comedy (Showtime)
  • A&E's An Evening at the Improv (A&E)
  • HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Rosie O'Donnell") (HBO)
  • HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Women of the Night IV Hosted by Tracey Ullman") (HBO)
  • The Mommies: My Kid Beat Up Your Honor Student (Showtime)

    • Performance in a Comedy Special

  • Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Kathy & Mo: The Dark Side") (HBO)
  • Danny Bonaduce, Franklin Cover, Frank Gorshin, Robert Hegyes, Sherman Hemsley, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Shirley Jones, Dave Madden, Ron Palillo, Isabel Sanford, and Adam West – 1995 MTV Movie Awards (MTV)
  • Karen Hines – Married Life (Comedy Central)
  • Dennis Miller – State of the Union: Undressed (Comedy Central)

    • Directing a Comedy Special

  • Anthony Morina – The Clinic (Comedy Central)
  • Ken Finkleman – Married Life (Comedy Central)
  • Vince Paterson – In Search of Dr. Seuss (TNT)

    • News Special or Series

  • Rwanda: Cry Justice (CNN International)
  • CNN Presents (Episode: "America Mourns") (CNN)
  • CNN Presents (Episode: "Kingdom of Cocaine") (CNN)
  • New Religions: The Cult Question (MTV)
  • Vietnam: Coming to Terms (CNN)

    • Talk Show Series

  • Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (Comedy Central)
  • Ask E. Jean (America's Talking)
  • Charles Grodin (CNBC)
  • Four on the Floor (VH1)
  • Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)

    • Documentary Series

  • Desmond Morris' The Human Animal (TLC)
  • 20th Century (A&E)
  • A Baby's World (TLC)
  • Biography (A&E)
  • VH1 to 1 (VH1)

    • Entertainment Host

  • Garry Shandling – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "The 1995 Young Comedians Special") (HBO)
  • Bobby Collins – Stand Up Spotlight (VH1)
  • John Henson – Talk Soup (E!)
  • Bill Maher – Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (Comedy Central)
  • Dennis Miller – Dennis Miller Live (HBO)

    • Writing an Entertainment Special

  • Jeff Cesario, Ed Driscoll, David Feldman, Eddie Feldmann, Greg Greenburg, and Kevin Rooney – Dennis Miller Live (Episode: "America: Where Did Our Sense of Humor Go?") (HBO)
  • Trace Beaulieu, Paul Chaplin, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl – The MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special (Comedy Central)
  • Rosie O'Donnell – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Rosie O'Donnell") (HBO)
  • Marilyn Kentz and Caryl Kristensen – The Mommies: My Kid Beat Up Your Honor Student (Showtime)
  • Rita Rudner – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Rita Rudner: Married Without Children") (HBO)

    • Program Interviewer

  • Jane Wallace – Under Scrutiny with Jane Wallace (FX)
  • Larry King – Larry King Live (CNN)
  • Cal Thomas – Cal Thomas (CNBC)

    • Sports Information Series

  • MTV Sports (MTV)
  • Inside the NFL (HBO)
  • The Sporting Life With Jim Huber (CNN)
  • The Sports Reporters (ESPN)
  • Up Close: Primetime (ESPN)

    • Sports Host

  • Keith Olbermann – SportsCenter (ESPN)
  • Chris Berman (ESPN)
  • Jim Lampley (HBO)
  • Dan Patrick (ESPN)
  • Al Trautwig (Madison Square Garden Network)

    • Sports Commentator/Analyst

  • Dick Schaap – The Sports Reporters (ESPN)
  • Doug Collins (TNT)
  • Peter Gammons (ESPN)
  • Dick Vitale (ESPN)

    • References

    17th CableACE Awards Wikipedia
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