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 and the winners from that ceremony in the main categories.

Winners and nominees

Winners in bold:.

Movie

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Miss Evers' Boys ''Miss Evers' Boys'' is an American made-for-television drama starring Alfre Woodard and Laurence Fishburne that first aired on February 22, 1997, and is based on the true story of the four-decade-long Tuskegee Syphilis Study. It was directed by ...

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'' (HBO) * ''The Ditchdigger's Daughters'' ( The Family Channel) * ''

Mandela and de Klerk ''Mandela and de Klerk'' is a 1997 made-for-television drama film written by Richard Wesley and directed by Joseph Sargent. The film stars Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine. The film documents the negotiations between F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Man ...

'' (Showtime)

Miniseries

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George Wallace George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who was the 45th and longest-serving governor of Alabama (1963–1967; 1971–1979; 1983–1987), and the List of longest-serving governors of U.S. s ...

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Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' ( ) by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in December 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. It marked a shift away from Scott's prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more ...

'' ( A&E)

Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Gary Sinise Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, musician and humanitarian. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has ...

– ''George Wallace'' (TNT) *

Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor. With a career spanning seven decades, he is regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. He has received an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a British Academy Film Awards ...

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The Man Who Captured Eichmann ''The Man Who Captured Eichmann'' is a 1996 American historical drama television film directed by William Graham and written by Lionel Chetwynd, based on the 1990 book ''Eichmann in My Hands'' by Peter Malkin and Harry Stein. The film stars ...

'' (TNT) *

Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ben Kingsley, various accolades throughout Ben Kingsley on screen and stage, his career spanning fi ...

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Weapons of Mass Distraction ''Weapons of Mass Distraction'' is a 1997 television film directed by Stephen Surjik and written by Larry Gelbart, about two media moguls and their fight over ownership of a professional American football team. The film starred Gabriel Byrne and ...

'' (HBO) *

Mandy Patinkin Mandel "Mandy" Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television, and film. As a critically acclaimed Broadway (theatre), Broadway performer he has collaborated with Step ...

– '' The Hunchback'' (TNT) *

Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among his ot ...

– ''Mandela and de Klerk'' (Showtime)

Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard ( ; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. Known for portraying strong-willed and dignified roles on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Scree ...

– ''Miss Evers' Boys'' (HBO) *

Bonnie Bedelia Bonnie Bedelia (born Bonnie Bedelia Culkin; March 25, 1948) is an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre in the 1960s, Bedelia starred in the CBS daytime soap opera '' Love of Life'' and made her film debut in '' The Gypsy Moths ...

– ''Any Mother's Son'' ( Lifetime) *

Blythe Danner Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. Accolades she has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Best Supporting Actress in a Dra ...

– ''A Call to Remember'' (

Starz Starz (stylized in all caps as STARZ; pronounced "stars") is an American pay television network owned by Starz Entertainment, and is the flagship property of Starz Inc. Launched in 1994 as a multiplex service of what is now Starz Encore, ...

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Jena Malone Jena Laine Malone (; born November 21, 1984) is an American actress. Born in Sparks, Nevada, Malone spent her early life there and in Las Vegas, while her mother acted in local theater productions. Inspired to become an actress herself, Malone ...

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Bastard Out of Carolina ''Bastard Out of Carolina'' is a 1992 novel by Dorothy Allison. Semi-autobiographical in nature, the book is set in Allison's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina in the 1950s. Narrated by Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright, the primary conflict o ...

'' (Showtime) *

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (; born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov; 26 July 1945) is an English actor. With a career spanning over six decades of Helen Mirren on screen and stage, screen and stage, List of awards and nominations received by Helen Mirre ...

– ''

Losing Chase ''Losing Chase'' is a 1996 American drama film made for television, directed by Kevin Bacon in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Anne Meredith. Set in Martha's Vineyard, it stars Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick and Beau Bridges. ...

'' (Showtime)

Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries

George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor. He had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his portrayal of stern but complex ...

– ''12 Angry Men'' (Showtime) *

Obba Babatunde Obba may refer to: * Obba (town), an ancient town and former bishopric in the Roman province of Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular see * Oba (goddess), a Yoruba goddess ; Biology * ''Obba'' (fungus), a fungus genus in the order Polyporales ...

– ''Miss Evers' Boys'' (HBO) *

Joe Don Baker Joe Don Baker (February 12, 1936 – May 7, 2025) was an American actor, known for playing "tough guy" characters on both sides of the law. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles in the Westerns '' Guns of the Magnificent ...

– ''George Wallace'' (TNT) *

Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the Broadway theatre, Broadway play ''Take a Giant Step.'' Gossett co ...

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Inside Inside may refer to: Film * ''Inside'' (1996 film), an American television film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Eric Stoltz * ''Inside'' (2002 film), a Canadian prison drama film * ''Inside'' (2006 film), an American thriller film starri ...

'' (Showtime) *

Arliss Howard Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard (born October 18, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), '' Tequila Sunrise'' (1988), '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (19 ...

– ''The Man Who Captured Eichmann'' (TNT)

Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

Kimberly Elise Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in '' Set It Off'' (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in '' Beloved'' (1998). During her career, Elise has appeared ...

– ''The Ditchdigger's Daughters'' (The Family Channel) *

Faye Dunaway Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) is an American actress. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Faye Dunaway, many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, ...

– ''

The Twilight of the Golds ''The Twilight of the Golds'' is a play by Jonathan Tolins and produced by Charles H. Duggan that premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse on January 17, 1993. Strong reviews propelled it to theatres across the country including a stop at The Kennedy ...

'' (Showtime) *

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie ( ; born Angelina Jolie Voight, , June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie, numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards ...

– ''George Wallace'' (TNT) *

Cicely Tyson Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (; December 19, 1924January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career that spanned more than seven decades, she is known for her portrayals of complex and strong-willed African American women. She received sev ...

– ''

Riot A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The p ...

'' (Showtime) * Alfre Woodard – '' Member of the Wedding'' (

USA Network USA Network (or simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It was launched in 1977 as Madison Square Garden Sports Network, one of the first national sports ...

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Directing a Movie or Miniseries

John Frankenheimer John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits are ''Birdman of Alcatraz (film), Birdman of Alcatraz'', ''The Manc ...

– ''George Wallace'' (TNT) *

Allan Arkush Allan Arkush (born April 30, 1948) is an American director and producer of films, television and videos. He is a regular collaborator with Joe Dante. Early life Arkush grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He graduated in 1966 from Fort Lee High ...

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Elvis Meets Nixon ''Elvis Meets Nixon'' is a 1997 Canadian-American mockumentary film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Rick Peters, Bob Gunton, and Alyson Court. It is an embellished account of the true story of American singer Elvis Presley meeting Pre ...

'' (Showtime) *

Kevin Bacon Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Bacon made his featu ...

– ''Losing Chase'' (Showtime) *

Joe Dante Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with Counterculture of th ...

– ''

The Second Civil War ''The Second Civil War'' is a satirical black comedy television film directed by Joe Dante for the HBO cable television network, first aired on March 15, 1997. The film details the build-up to an ethnically fueled civil war in an alternate fut ...

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Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent (born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente; July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. He is best known for his feature-length works, like the action movie '' White Lightning'' starring Burt Reynolds, the biopi ...

– ''Mandela and de Klerk'' (Showtime)

Writing a Movie or Miniseries

* Anne Meredith – ''Losing Chase'' (Showtime) *

Lionel Chetwynd Lionel Chetwynd (born January 29, 1940) is a British-American screenwriter, director and producer. Life and career Lionel Chetwynd was born to a Jewish family in Hackney, London, the son of Betty (née Dion) and Peter Chetwynd. His family move ...

– ''The Man Who Captured Eichmann'' (TNT) * Marshall Frady and

Paul Monash Paul Monash (June 14, 1917 – January 14, 2003) was an American television and film producer and screenwriter. Life and career Paul Monash was born in Harlem, New York, in 1917, and grew up in The Bronx. His mother, Rhoda Melrose, acted in ...

– ''George Wallace'' (TNT) * William Nicholson – ''Crime of the Century'' (HBO) *

Reginald Rose Reginald Rose (December 10, 1920 – April 19, 2002) was an American screenwriter. He wrote about controversial social and political issues. His realistic approach was particularly influential in the anthology programs of the 1950s. Rose w ...

– ''12 Angry Men'' (Showtime)

Dramatic Series

* '' Oz'' (HBO) * '' Avonlea'' (

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Dead Man's Gun ''Dead Man's Gun'' was a Western anthology television series on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series followed the travels of a gun as it changed the lives of those who possessed it. Every episode was narrated by Kris Kristofferson. The serie ...

'' (Showtime) * ''

Perversions of Science ''Perversions of Science'' is an American science fiction/ horror anthology television series that ran from June 7 to July 23, 1997, on the premium cable channel HBO, lasting one season. It is a spin-off of the horror series '' Tales from the ...

'' (HBO) * '' Stargate: SG-1'' (Showtime)

Dramatic or Theatrical Special

* '' In the Gloaming'' (HBO) * ''In the Gloaming'' (

Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; ) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the ''Iliad'', the ''Odyssey'' is divi ...

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Tales from the Crypt Tales from the Crypt may refer to: * ''Tales from the Crypt'' (album), by American rapper C-Bo * ''Tales from the Crypt'' (comics), published by EC Comics during the 1950s ** ''Tales from the Crypt'' (film), a 1972 Amicus film starring Ralph Ric ...

'' (Episode: "Confession") (HBO)

Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series

Eamonn Walker Eamonn Roderique Walker (born 12 June 1962) is a British actor. On television, he began in the BBC sitcom ''In Sickness and in Health'' (1985–1987), the ITV (TV network), ITV crime dramas ''The Bill'' (1988–1989), ''Supply & Demand (TV ser ...

– ''Oz'' (HBO) *

Kirk Acevedo Kirkland M. Acevedo (born November 27, 1971) is an American actor best known as Miguel Alvarez in '' Oz'', Joe Toye in '' Band of Brothers'', and FBI Agent Charlie Francis on '' Fringe''. His best-known films are '' The Thin Red Line'', '' D ...

– ''Oz'' (HBO) *

Terry Kinney Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theater director, and a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama ...

– ''Oz'' (HBO)

Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series

Rita Moreno Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from t ...

– ''Oz'' (HBO) *

Susan Gibney Susan Gibney (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. Early life and education Gibney was born in Manhattan Beach, California. She moved to Webster, New York, at a young age and graduated in 1979 from Herbert W. Schroeder High School ...

– ''Bedtime'' (Showtime) *

Helen Shaver Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951) is a Canadian actress and film and television director. After appearing in a number of Canadian movies, she received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama '' In P ...

– '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'' (Showtime)

Guest Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series

David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, he received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting A ...

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'' (Showtime) *

Ron Rifkin Ron Rifkin (born Saul M. Rifkin; October 31, 1939) is an American actor best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama '' Alias'', Saul Holden on the drama '' Brothers & Sisters'', and District Attorney Ellis Loew in '' L.A. Confide ...

– ''The Outer Limits'' (Showtime) *

David Strathairn David Russell Strathairn (; born January 26, 1949) is an American actor. Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he has often portrayed historical figures such as Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William H. Seward, and John D ...

– ''In the Gloaming'' (HBO) *

Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), Winkler has distinguished himself as a character acto ...

– ''Dead Man's Gun'' (Showtime) *

Harris Yulin Harris Bart Goldberg (November 5, 1937 – June 10, 2025), known professionally as Harris Yulin, was an American actor who appeared in over a hundred film and television series roles, such as '' Night Moves'' (1975; filmed in 1973) with Gene Hack ...

– '' La Femme Nikita'' (USA)

Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series

Glenn Close Glenda Veronica Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades on Glenn Close on screen and stage, screen and stage, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Glenn Close, numerous ac ...

– ''In the Gloaming'' (HBO) *

Anne De Salvo Anne De Salvo (sometimes spelled Anne DeSalvo; born April 3, 1949) is an American actress and filmmaker. She has been described as "one of the top character actresses of her generation". Life and career Growing up in Overbrook, Philadelphia, D ...

– ''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 Dianne Evelyn Wiest (; born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986's ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' and 1994's '' Bullets Over Broadway'' (both directed by Woody Allen), one Gold ...

– ''Avonlea'' (Disney Channel)

Directing a Dramatic Special or Series

Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was a British film director and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with ''The Hunger (1983 film), The Hunger'' (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and t ...

– '' The Hunger'' (Episode: "The Swords") (Showtime) * Nick Gomez – ''Oz'' (Episode: "Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise") (HBO) *

Sturla Gunnarsson Sturla Gunnarsson (born August 30, 1951) is an Icelandic-Canadian film and television director and producer. Gunnarsson was born in Reykjavík in 1951. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents when he was seven years old. As h ...

– ''Dead Man's Gun'' (Episode: "The Impostor") (Showtime) *

Walter Hill Walter Hill (born January 10, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer known for his action films and revival of the Western (genre), Western genre. He has directed such films as ''The Driver'', ''The Warriors (film), The ...

– ''Perversions of Science'' (Episode: "Dream of Doom") (HBO) *

Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, activist, director, and author. He amassed Christopher Reeve on stage and screen, several stage and screen credits in his 34-year career, including playin ...

– ''In the Gloaming'' (HBO)

Writing a Dramatic Special or Series

Will Scheffer Will Scheffer is an American playwright, and was co-creator and executive producer of the television series ''Big Love'' and the American remake of '' Getting On'' with longtime life partner Mark V. Olsen. He is president and CEO of Anima Sola ...

– ''In the Gloaming'' (HBO) * Lewis B. Chesler and

Ed Redlich Ed Redlich is an American television producer and writer. He was the executive producer for ''Without a Trace'', for which he wrote 5 episodes, as well as the executive producer for ''Shark'' starring James Woods. He created the television serie ...

– ''Strangers'' (Episode: "Cinema Verite") (HBO) *

Tom Fontana Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and created HBO's ''Oz.'' Early life and education Fontana was born on the west si ...

– ''Oz'' (Episode: "Straight Life") (HBO) *

Rupert Holmes Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein; February 24, 1947) is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles " Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and " Him" (1980). He is also know ...

– ''

Remember WENN ''Remember WENN'' is a comedy-drama television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on the cable channel American Movie Classics, as the network's first scripted original series. Created and written by Rupert Holmes (with music also by Holmes) ...

'' (Episode: "Christmas in the Airwaves") (

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Howard Rodman Howard A. Rodman is a screenwriter, author and professor. He is the former President of the Writers Guild of America, West, professor and former chair of the writing division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, alumnus of Telluride Association ...

– ''The Hunger'' (Episode: "The Swords") (Showtime)

Comedy Series

* ''

The Larry Sanders Show ''The Larry Sanders Show'' is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show. Created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein, the show ran for six seasons and List of The Larry Sanders Show episodes, ...

'' (HBO) * ''

Arli$$ ''Arliss'' (rendered in its logo as ''Arli$$'') is an American dark comedy series, created by and starring Robert Wuhl (who was also the series' showrunner), about the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports, with Wuhl playing the etern ...

'' (HBO) * ''

Mystery Science Theater 3000 ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on WUCW, KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then ...

'' ( Sci-Fi Channel)

Actor in a Comedy Series

Kel Mitchell Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, rapper, singer, and TV host. He was an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series '' All That'' for its first five seasons (1994–1999), where he ...

– ''

Kenan and Kel ''Kenan & Kel'' is an American sitcom created by Kim Bass that originally aired on Nickelodeon from August 17, 1996, to May 3, 2000. Set in Chicago, the series follows mischievous Kenan Rockmore ( Kenan Thompson) and his happy-go-lucky best frie ...

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Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...

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Garry Shandling Garry Emmanuel Shandling (November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. Shandling began his career writing for sitcoms, such as '' Sanford and Son'' and ''Welcome Back, Kotter''. He made a ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (HBO) *

Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American retired actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom ''The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (HBO) *

Rip Torn Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned roughly 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in '' Cross Creek'' (1983). Tor ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (HBO) *

Robert Wuhl Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television comedy series '' Arliss'' (1996–2002) and for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Alexander Knox in Tim B ...

– ''Arli$$'' (HBO)

Actress in a Comedy Series

Sandra Oh Sandra Miju Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Rita Wu in ''Arliss (TV series), Arliss'' (1996–2002), Cristina Yang in ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005–14), and Eve Polastri in ''Kill ...

– ''Arli$$'' (HBO) *

Amanda Bynes Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress. Bynes began her career as a child actor, appearing on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series '' All That'' (1996–2000) and its spin-off series '' The Amanda Show'' (1999–2002). ...

– ''

All That ''All That'' is an American sketch comedy children's television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by Tol ...

'' (Nickelodeon) *

Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on Air America Radio's '' The Majority Report''. The accolades she has received include nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Act ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (HBO) *

Kerri Kenney Kerri Kenney-Silver (born January 20, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and musician. She is best known for starring as Trudy Wiegel on the mockumentary series ''Reno 911!'', for which she has been nominated for four Prime ...

– ''

Viva Variety ''Viva Variety'' is an American sketch comedy series that aired on Comedy Central from April 1997 to December 1999. The series satirizes European variety shows. Overview The show stars Thomas Lennon as Meredith Laupin, Kerri Kenney as the fo ...

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Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American Cable television in the United States, cable television channel, channel owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks, network division's Paramount Media Networks#MTV Entertainment Group, MTV Ente ...

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Tracey Ullman Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Despite being frequently referred to as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a character actress. Critics h ...

– '' Tracey Takes On...'' (HBO)

Directing a Comedy Series

Todd Holland Todd Holland (born December 13, 1961) is an American film and television director and producer. He directed over 50 episodes of '' The Larry Sanders Show'', for which he received an Emmy, and 26 episodes of ''Malcolm in the Middle'', for which h ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (Episode: "Everybody Loves Larry") (HBO) * Alan Meyerson – ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (Episode: "Ellen, Or Isn't She?") (HBO) *

John Riggi John Riggi is an American television writer, producer, director, and actor who has worked on various television shows. He is from Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended high school at Elder High School, in Cincinnati, OH. He has worked as a writer o ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (Episode: "Artie and Angie and Hank and Hercules") (HBO) *

Don Scardino Donald Joseph Scardino (born February 17, 1949) is an American television director, producer, and retired actor. Career Acting Scardino was born in New York City, to jazz musician parents, Dorothy Denny Scardino and Charles Scardino. His first ...

– ''Tracey Takes On...'' (Episode: "Vegas") (HBO) *

Mike Tollin Michael Tollin is an American film and television producer/director who served as executive producer of the Emmy award-winning ''The Last Dance'', a 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty. The series received ...

– ''Arli$$'' (Episode: "The Client's Best Interest") (HBO)

Writing a Comedy Series

Peter Tolan Peter James Tolan III (born July 5, 1958) is an American television producer, director, and screenwriter. Early life and career Tolan was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, where he was a perennial favorite in the high school's dramatic production ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (Episode: "My Name Is Asher Kingsley") (HBO) *

Judd Apatow Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films ''The 4 ...

, John Markus, and

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (Episode: "Ellen, or Isn't She?") (HBO) *

Jeff Cesario Jeff Cesario (born March 30, 1953) is an actor, comedian, producer and writer who has written and produced for ''Dennis Miller Live'' and ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He has appeared on ''Adam Carolla'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''The Tonight Sh ...

– ''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 Jon Vitti is an American writer best known for his work on the television series ''The Simpsons''. He has also written for ''King of the Hill'', ''The Critic'' and '' The Office'', and has served as a screenwriter or consultant for several animat ...

– ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (Episode: "Everybody Loves Larry") (HBO)

Entertainment Host

Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s in which he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and obse ...

– ''

The Chris Rock Show ''The Chris Rock Show'' was a weekly, Friday night, late-night talk show featured on HBO. It was created by comedian and namesake Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program ...

'' (HBO) *

Paul Gilmartin Paul R. Gilmartin (born January 9, 1963) is an American stand up comedian, podcast host, and television personality best known as the longtime host of TBS's ''Dinner and a Movie''. Since 2011, he has been the host and executive producer of the po ...

and

Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch is an American author, actress and television host most recognizable from her stint as a hostess on '' Dinner and a Movie'' on TBS, and an activist associated with environmental issues and secular humanism. She also was recog ...

– ''

Dinner and a Movie ''Dinner and a Movie'' is an American cooking and entertainment television program aired on TBS from September 8, 1995 to 2011 and made its return since 2024. The show was hosted by chef Claud Mann and comedian Paul Gilmartin throughout its ...

'' ( TBS) *

Craig Kilborn Craig Lawrence Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American television host, actor, comedian, and sports commentator. Kilborn began a career in sports broadcasting in the late 1980s, leading to an anchoring position at ESPN's '' SportsCenter'' f ...

– ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk show, late-night talk and news satire television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States, with extended episodes released shortly after on Paramount+ ...

'' (Comedy Central) *

Bill Maher William MaherStated on ''Finding Your Roots'', January 12, 2016, PBS; on a series that lists "Jr." and "Sr." distinctions, Bill Maher's birth name was listed simply as William Maher, while his father was William Aloysius Maher Jr., and his pa ...

– '' Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'' (Comedy Central) *

Dennis Miller Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American political commentator, stand-up comedian, talk show host, writer, actor and former sportscaster. Miller was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' fro ...

– ''

Dennis Miller Live ''Dennis Miller Live'' is an American weekly late-night talk show on HBO, hosted by comedian Dennis Miller. The show ran 215 episodes from 1994 to 2002, and received five Emmy awards and 11 Emmy nominations. It was also nominated six times for th ...

'' (HBO)

Informational or Documentary Host

Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the ''CBS Evening News'' from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trust ...

– ''Cronkite Remembers'' (

The Discovery Channel Discovery Channel, known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery, is an American cable channel that is best known for its ongoing reality television shows and promotion of pseudoscience. It initi ...

) * Ed Feldman and Joe L'Erario – ''Furniture to Go'' (

TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ...

) *

Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), known as "the Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, Conservation movement, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up ar ...

– ''Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World'' (The Discovery Channel) *

Charles Kuralt Charles Bishop Kuralt (September 10, 1934 – July 4, 1997) was an American television, newspaper and radio journalist and author. He is most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his "On the Road" segments on '' The CBS Evening ...

– ''I Remember'' ( CBS Eye on People) *

Emeril Lagasse Emeril John Lagasse III ( ; born October 15, 1959) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner for his "Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili" recipe in 2003. He is a regional James ...

– ''

Emeril Live ''Emeril Live'' is a television cooking program that aired first on Food Network Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, who manages and operates it as a divis ...

'' (

Food Network Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, who manages and operates it as a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks Group. The channel airs both televi ...

)

Program Interviewer

Larry King Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American TV and radio host presenter, author, and former spokesman. He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s and beginning in ...

– ''

Larry King Live ''Larry King Live'' is an American television talk show broadcast by CNN from June 3, 1985 to December 16, 2010. Hosted by Larry King, it was the network's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly. Ma ...

'' (

CNN Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable ne ...

) *

Tom Brokaw Thomas John Brokaw (; born February 6, 1940) is an American author and retired network television journalist. He first served as the co-anchor of Today (American TV program), ''The Today Show'' from 1976 to 1981 with Jane Pauley, then as the anch ...

– ''InterNight'' (

MSNBC MSNBC is an American cable news channel owned by the NBCUniversal News Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Launched on July 15, 1996, and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, the channel primarily broadcasts r ...

) *

Bob Costas Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from ...

– ''InterNight'' (MSNBC) *

Katie Couric Katherine Anne Couric ( ; born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and presenter. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She also publishes a daily newsletter, ''Wake Up Call''. Since 2016, she ha ...

– ''InterNight'' (MSNBC) *

Charles Grodin Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting acto ...

– ''Charles Grodin'' (

CNBC CNBC is an American List of business news channels, business news channel owned by the NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal. The network broadcasts live business news and analysis programming during the morning, Day ...

)

Magazine Host

Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright (born 3 November 1963) is an English media personality and former professional footballer. Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal as a forward, spending six years with the former and seven year ...

– ''Lonely Planet'' (Episode: "Ethiopia") (

Travel Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical Location (geography), locations. Travel can be done by Pedestrian, foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, ship or other means, with or without Baggage, luggage, a ...

) *

Michael Burger Michael Burger (born June 10, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, game show host and television presenter. Game shows Burger was hired by Reg Grundy Productions to host a pilot for a show called ''Matchmates'' in 1985. The show, which was ...

and Christina Ferrare – ''

Home and Family ''Home & Family'' (formerly ''The Home and Family Show'') is an American daytime talk show. The series originally premiered on April 1, 1996, on The Family Channel, and was dropped by the network immediately prior to its 1998 relaunch as the Fo ...

'' (The Family Channel) *

Bryant Gumbel Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American television journalist and sportscaster. He was best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's '' Today''. His older brother was sportscaster Greg Gumbel. From 1995 to 2023, he hos ...

– ''

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ''Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel'' is an American monthly sports news magazine that aired on HBO from April 2, 1995 to December 19, 2023. The program was presented by television journalist and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel. Overview Format Each ...

'' (HBO) *

Richard Jeni Richard John Colangelo (April 14, 1957DOB according to Jeni's Website
and Social Security Death I ...

– ''What a World'' (TLC) *

Kurt Loder Kurt Loder (born May 5, 1945) is an American entertainment critic, author, columnist and television personality. He served in the 1980s as editor at ''Rolling Stone'', during a tenure that ''Reason'' later called "legendary". He has contributed ...

– ''Week in Rock'' (MTV)

Newscaster

Joie Chen Joie Chen (born 28 August 1961) is a Chinese American television journalist as well as an Asian American broadcast journalist. She was the anchor of Al Jazeera America's flagship evening news show '' America Tonight'', which was launched in Au ...

and

Leon Harris Leon Harris (born April 20, 1961) is an American journalist and newscaster, most recently with NBC owned-and-operated WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. Harris formerly anchored at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, and at Washington, D.C. ABC affiliate ...

– ''The World Today'' (CNN) * Steve Aveson – ''

Discovery News Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City. Established in 1982, the company operated a group of factual and lifestyle television brands, such as the namesake Discovery Chan ...

'' (The Discovery Channel) *

Brian Williams Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for ''NBC Nightly News'' starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchorman, anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in ...

– ''

The News with Brian Williams ''The News with Brian Williams'' (later known as ''The News on CNBC'') is an American news program that premiered on July 15, 1996, MSNBC's first day on the air. It was the first flagship signature news broadcast on both MSNBC and CNBC. The show ...

'' (MSNBC)

Animated Programming Special or Series

* ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...

'' (Comedy Central) * ''

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jonathan Katz and Tom Snyder for Comedy Central. It originally ran from May 28, 1995, to February 13, 2002. The series starred the voice talents of Jonathan ...

'' (Comedy Central) * ''

Johnny Bravo ''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, it aired from July 14, 1997, to August 27, 2004. The titular Johnny Bravo (voiced by ...

'' (

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on ...

) * ''

KaBlam! ''KaBlam!'' (stylized as ''KaBLaM!'') is an American animated sketch comedy anthology television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 11, 1996 to May 27, 2000, with repeats until November 2, 2001. The series was created by Robert Mittenth ...

'' (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 ''Blue's Clues'' is an American interactive educational television, educational children's television series created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela Santomero, Angela C. Santomero. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block ...

'' (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 ''Nick News'' (formerly titled ''Nick News W/5'' and later ''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee'') is an American educational television news magazine aimed at children and teenagers. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 to 2015. It also aire ...

'' (Episode: "Kids and Guns") (Nickelodeon) * ''

Stick Stickly Stick Stickly is a fictional character created by Agi Fodor and Karen Kuflik, that appears on the television network Nickelodeon. He is an anthropomorphized popsicle stick with googly eyes, a jelly bean nose, and a small mouth. He was the ho ...

'' (Episode: "Stuck") (Nickelodeon) * ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and get ...

'' (The Family Channel)

Children's Series – 7 and Older

* ''

'' (Nickelodeon) * ''

The Secret World of Alex Mack ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994, to January 15, 1998. The series was co-created by Ken Lipman and Thomas W. Lynch and was produced by Lynch Entertain ...

'' (Nickelodeon) * ''

Mega Movie Magic ''Mega Movie Magic'' is an American television program that was shown on Discovery Channel as part of its Sunday morning children-targeted line-up. The program explored special effects Special effects (often abbreviated as F/X or simply FX ...

'' (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) * ''

'' (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 ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-d ...

'' (Episode: "Mother's Day") (Nickelodeon) *

Franklyn Ajaye Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He released a series of comedy albums starting in 1973 and has acted in film and television shows from the 1970s through the present, including as a primary ...

and Barry Douglas – ''Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special'' (HBO) * Anne-Marie Cunniffe and

Linda Ellerbee Linda Ellerbee (born Linda Jane Smith; August 15, 1944) is an American journalist, anchor, producer, reporter, author, speaker and commentator, noted as longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News and host of '' NBC News Overnight''. She is ...

– ''

'' (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 VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global's networks division based in New Y ...

) * ''

Storytellers Storyteller, story teller, or story-teller may refer to: * A person who does storytelling Arts and entertainment Film *'' Oidhche Sheanchais'', also called ''The Storyteller''; 1935 Irish short film * '' Narradores de Javé'' (''Storytellers'') ...

'' (VH1) * ''

Live By Request ''Live by Request'' is a television show that aired on the A&E Network from 1996 to 2004. Hosted by Mark McEwen, the show featured notable artists holding concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was crea ...

'' (Episode: "Tony Bennett") (A&E)

Performance in a Music Special or Series

Bette Midler Bette Midler ( ;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Bette Midler, numero ...

– ''Diva Las Vegas'' (HBO) *

k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang (stylised in all lowercase), is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical pe ...

– ''Hard Rock Live Presented by Pontiac Sunfire'' (VH1) *

George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling rec ...

and

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

– ''Honors '97'' (VH1) * Mandy Patinkin – ''Leonard Bernstein's New York'' (

Ovation The ovation ( from ''ovare'': to rejoice) was a lesser form of the Roman triumph. Ovations were granted when war was not declared between enemies on the level of nations or states; when an enemy was considered basely inferior (e.g., slaves, pira ...

) * Tina Turner – '' Tina Turner's Wildest Dreams Concert'' (Showtime)

Directing A Music Special or Series

Dwight Hemion Dwight Arlington Hemion Jr. (March 14, 1926 – January 28, 2008) was an American television director known mainly for music-themed television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He held the record for the most Emmy nominations (47), and won 18 time ...

– '' Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra'' (Disney Channel) *

Marty Callner Martin Henry Callner (August 25, 1946 – March 17, 2025) was an American director who made music videos, comedy specials, concert specials and television shows. He was the creator of HBO's '' Hard Knocks'', and was nominated for numerous Prim ...

– ''Diva Las Vegas'' (HBO) *

– ''Garth Live From Central Park'' (HBO) * David Mallet – '' Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live in Miami'' (HBO) * Beth McCarthy – ''

1996 MTV Video Music Awards The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4, 1996, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1995, to June 14, 1996. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The show centered on the Smashin ...

'' (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 ''HBO Comedy Half-Hour'' is a stand-up comedy television series of specials by various comedians, usually live from The Fillmore in San Francisco, with the format of a single comedian presenting a routine for thirty minutes. The series ran on ...

'' (Episode: "

Dave Attell David Attell (born January 18, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer best known as the host of Comedy Central's '' Insomniac with Dave Attell.'' Early life Attell was born in the New York City borough of Queens to a Jewish fa ...

") (HBO) * ''

'' (Episode: "

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as Raymond "Ray" Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005), for which he won three Primetime Emm ...

") (HBO) * ''HBO Comedy Hour'' (Episode: "

Damon Wayans Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (; born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief stint ...

: Still Standing") (HBO) * ''HBO Comedy Hour'' (Episode: "

Jon Stewart Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, political commentator, actor, and television host. The long-running host of ''The Daily Show'' on Comedy Central from 1999 to 20 ...

: Unleavened") (HBO)

Directing a Comedy Special

Fenton Bailey World of Wonder Productions (WOW) is an American production company founded in 1991 by filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company specializes in Television documentary, documentary television and Doc ...

and

Randy Barbato World of Wonder Productions (WOW) is an American production company founded in 1991 by filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company specializes in Television documentary, documentary television and Doc ...

– '' Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragi-Comedy): The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking'' (HBO) * Terri McCoy – ''HBO Comedy Hour'' (Episode: "

: Still Standing") (HBO) * Rocco Urbisci – ''HBO Comedy Hour'' (Episode: " George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO) *

Chuck Vinson Chuck Rallen Vinson (born July 14, 1956, in Elkhart, Indiana) is an American television director and producer. Career Vinson began his career as a stage manager on the sitcom '' Detective School'',

– ''HBO Comedy Hour'' (Episode: "

Sinbad Sinbad the Sailor (; or Sindbad) is a fictional mariner and the hero of a story-cycle. He is described as hailing from Baghdad during the early Abbasid Caliphate (8th and 9th centuries A.D.). In the course of seven voyages throughout the sea ...

: Nothin' But the Funk") (HBO)

Writing an Entertainment Special

George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercultur ...

– ''HBO Comedy Hour'' (Episode: " George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO) *

– ''

'' (Episode: "Jeff Cesario") (HBO) * David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Tom Hertz, Leah Krinsky,

, and

Rick Overton Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) is an American actor and screenwriter. His writing credits include ''Dennis Miller Live'' (1994–2002), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award, while his acting credits include '' Gung Ho'' and '' O ...

– ''Dennis Miller Live'' (Episode: "Clinton Revisited") (HBO) *

– ''

'' (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 Bravo(s) or The Bravo(s) may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Groups and labels * Bravo (band), a Russian rock band * Bravo (Spanish group), represented Spain at Eurovision 1984 * Bravo Music, an American concert band music publishing compa ...

)

Variety Special or Series

* ''

'' (HBO) * '' Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (HBO) * ''The Mr. Vegas All-Night Party Starring Drew Carey'' (HBO) * '' Tracey Takes On...'' (HBO) * ''

'' (Comedy Central)

Game Show Special or Series

* '' Idiot Savants'' (

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

) * ''

Animal Planet Zooventure ''Animal Planet Zooventure'' is an American children's television game show which originally broadcast on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel from March 31, 1997 to 2000. The show was taped at the San Diego Zoo, and was hosted by J. D. Roth. In t ...

'' (

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel focusing on the animal kingdom owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1 ...

) * ''

Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show features three contestants who compete to an ...

'' (Comedy Central)

Educational Special or Series

* ''

Great Books A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or particularly noteworthy. What makes a book "classic" is a concern that has occurred to various authors ranging from Italo Calvino to Mark Twain and the related questions of "Why Read the Cl ...

'' (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 ''America Undercover'' is a series of documentaries that aired on the cable television network HBO from 1983 through 2006. Within the series are several sub-series, such as ''Autopsy'', '' Real Sex'', and ''Taxicab Confessions''. History The ser ...

'' (Episode: "Talked to Death") (HBO) * ''27th & Prospect: One Year in the Fight Against Drugs'' (HBO) * ''Final Take: Megan's Law'' (Lifetime) * ''

'' (Episode: "A Kill for a Kill") (HBO) * ''

'' (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 ''National Geographic Explorer'' (or simply ''Explorer'') is an American documentary television series that originally premiered on Nickelodeon on April 7, 1985, after having been produced as a less costly and intensive alternative to PBS's '' ...

'' (Episode: "Lords of the Everglades") (TBS) * ''

'' (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 A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curri ...

'' (Episode: "Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown") (A&E) * ''The Burger and The King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley'' (

Cinemax Cinemax is an American pay television network owned by Home Box Office, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched on August 1, 1980, as a "maxi-pay" service to complement the offerings of its sister premium network, HBO (Home Box ...

) * ''

Paul Monette Paul Landry Monette (October 16, 1945 – February 10, 1995) was an American author, poet, and activist best known for his books about gay relationships. In 1992, he won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. Early life and career Monette was b ...

: 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) * ''

'' (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 ''Taxicab Confessions'' is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that aired on HBO from 1995 through 2006. When passengers enter the cab, they are recorded with several small cameras hidden in the taxi. The producer prompts passen ...

'' (HB0)

Documentary Series

* ''Cronkite Remembers'' (The Discovery Channel) * ''

'' (A&E) * ''

Medical Detectives ''Forensic Files'', originally known as ''Medical Detectives'', is an American documentary television program that reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and outbreaks of illness. The show was origin ...

'' (TLC) * ''Solar Empire'' (TLC) * ''

Understanding Understanding is a cognitive process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is able to use concepts to model that object. Understanding is a relation between the knower and an object of u ...

'' (TLC)

Documentary Limited Series

* ''Newsreels to Nightly News'' (

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

) * ''Glass Jungle'' (TLC) * ''

Raging Planet ''Raging Planet'' is an American documentary television series that originally aired in 1997 and 2009 on the Discovery Channel. The program focuses on natural disasters. It currently airs periodically on the Science Channel. Summary The show foc ...

'' (The Discovery Channel)

Directing a Documentary Special

Jessica Yu Jessica Yu ( zh, c=虞琳敏, p=Yú Línmǐn) is an American director, writer, producer, and film editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows. Yu won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject ...

– '' 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 – ''

'' (Episode: "Memphis P.D. War on the Streets") (HBO) *

Marc Levin Marc Levin is an American independent film producer and director. He is best known for his ''Brick City (TV series), Brick City'' TV series, which won the 2010 Peabody award and was nominated for an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Fil ...

– ''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 ''Survival in the Sky'', known as ''Black Box'' in the United Kingdom, is a British documentary series of six one-hour episodes produced by Darlow Smithson Productions for The Learning Channel and Channel 4. The series was narrated by Will Lyma ...

'' (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 ''Inside the Actors Studio'' is an American talk show that airs on Ovation. The series premiered on June 12, 1994 on Bravo, airing for 22 seasons and was hosted by James Lipton from its premiere until 2018. It is taped at the Michael Schimmel ...

'' (Bravo) * ''

'' (

) * ''InterNight'' (

) * ''

'' (

) * '' Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'' (Comedy Central)

Magazine Show Special or Series

* ''Moms of a Lifetime Special'' (Lifetime) * ''The Beef'' (The Family Channel) * ''

'' (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) * ''

'' (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

* ''

'' (Food Network) * '' CNET Central'' (USA) * ''Furniture to Go'' (TLC) * ''FXMD'' ( FX) * ''Petcetera'' (Animal)

Recreation and Leisure Special or Series

* ''Lonely Planet'' (Episode: "Ethiopia") (

) * ''American Voices'' (CNN) * ''Dinner with Oprah'' (Lifetime) * ''

Road Rules ''Road Rules'' is an MTV reality show that was a sister show of the network's flagship reality show, '' The Real World''. The series ran for 14 seasons, from July 19, 1995 to May 9, 2007. The series followed five to six strangers between the a ...

'' (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 ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

) * ''

Stanley Cup Finals The Stanley Cup Finals in ice hockey (also known as the Stanley Cup Final among various media, ) is the annual championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL). The winner is awarded the Stanley Cup, North America's oldest professional spo ...

'' (ESPN) * ''NCAA Women's Tournament/Final 4'' (ESPN)

Sports Events Coverage Series

* ''

Sunday Night Baseball ''Sunday Night Baseball'' is an exclusive weekly telecast of a Major League Baseball game that airs Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ESPN during the regular season. The games are preceded most weeks by the studio show '' Baseball Tonight: Sun ...

'' (ESPN) * ''Atlanta Braves Baseball'' (TBS) * '' SpeedWorld'' (ESPN) * ''Sunday Night NFL'' (ESPN) * ''

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

'' (ESPN)

Sports News Series

* ''

Golf Central ''Golf Central'' is Golf Channel's news program. It was launched in 1995, in the same year as the network it airs on. A nightly half-hour show, ''Golf Central'' features news and highlights from the major golf tours and events of the world, in ad ...

'' (

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...

) * ''College GameDay'' (ESPN) * '' NFL Prime Monday'' (ESPN) * ''

SportsCenter ''SportsCenter'' (SC) is an American television sports news broadcasting show broadcast by ESPN. Originally anchored by Chris Berman, George Grande, Greg Gumbel, Lee Leonard, Bob Ley, Sal Marchiano and Lou Palmer, it premiered on Septem ...

'' (ESPN) * ''SportsWeekly'' (ESPN)

Sports Information Series

* ''

Outside the Lines ''Outside the Lines'' is an American sports news and analysis program that was broadcast by ESPN from 1990 to 2022. The series featured segments with discussions and investigative journalism surrounding prominent headlines and topics within spor ...

'' (ESPN) * ''

Inside the NFL ''Inside the NFL'' is an American weekly television sports show that focuses on the National Football League (NFL). Each NFL season, the program airs from Week 1 of the regular season until the week after the Super Bowl. The show principally fe ...

'' (HBO) * ''

'' (HBO) * ''The Sporting Life with Jim Huber'' (CNN) * ''

The Sports Reporters ''The Sports Reporters'' is a sports talk show that aired on ESPN at 9:30 a.m. ET every Sunday morning (and replayed at 10:30 a.m. ET the same day on ESPN2 and 11:30 AM on ESPNews). It featured a roundtable discussion among four sports ...

'' (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 – ''

'' (ESPN) *

Chris Berman Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for ''SportsCenter'' on ESPN since 1979, joining a month after its initial launch, and hosted the network's '' Sunday NFL Count ...

– '' NFL Countdown'', ''

NFL Primetime ''NFL Primetime'' is a sports television program that has aired on ESPN since 1987. The show is presented similarly to ESPN's own ''SportsCenter'', featuring scores, highlights, and analysis of every game of the week in the NFL. When it debuted ...

'', and ''

Baseball Tonight ''Baseball Tonight'' is an American television program that airs on ESPN. The show, which covers the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since 1990. Its namesake program also airs on ESPN Radio at various times of the day ...

'' (ESPN) *

Vince Cellini Vincent Robert Cellini (; born June 10, 1959) is an American sports broadcaster for radio and television, currently working at NBA TV and TNT Sports. Early life and career Cellini was a lifeguard at Grovewood, a city pool on the east side of C ...

– ''CNN/Sports Illustrated'' (

CNNSI CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNN/SI) was a 24-hour sports news network. Created when Time Warner merged its CNN and ''Sports Illustrated'' brands, it launched on December 12, 1996. Other news networks like ESPNews provided 30-minute blocks of new ...

) *

Fred Hickman Frederick Hickman (October 17, 1956 – November 9, 2022) was an American sports broadcaster with CNN, TBS, YES Network, and ESPN. He was later an anchor and managing editor for the evening newscast of the African-American cable news channel Bl ...

– ''CNN/Sports Illustrated'' (CNNSI) * Bob Page – ''Page One'' and '' MSG SportsDesk'' (

Madison Square Garden Network The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by Sphere Entertainment -- a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation (itself a spin-off of local cable provide ...

)

Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

Mike Emrick Michael "Doc" Emrick (born August 1, 1946) is an American former network television play-by-play sportscaster and commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. He was the lead announcer for National Hockey League national telecasts on both ...

– ''New Jersey Devils'' (SportsChannel New York) *

Marv Albert Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American former sportscaster. Honored for his work by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he was commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball". From 1967 to 2004, he was also know ...

– ''New York Knicks Basketball'' (Madison Square Garden Network) *

Jon Miller Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Since 1997, he has been employed as a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. He was also a baseball ann ...

– ''

ESPN Major League Baseball ''ESPN Major League Baseball'' (also referred to as ''MLB on ESPN'') is an American presentation of live Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by ESPN. ESPN's MLB broadcasts have also aired on sister networks and platforms ESPN2, American ...

'' (ESPN) *

Mike Patrick Michael Patrick (September 9, 1944 – April 20, 2025) was an American sportscaster, known for his long tenure with ESPN. Early career Patrick began his broadcasting career in the fall of 1966 at WVSC-Radio (now WGGI (AM), WGGI) in Somerset, P ...

– '' ESPN Sunday Night NFL'' and ''

ESPN College Basketball ''ESPN College Basketball'' is a blanket title used for presentations of college basketball on ESPN and its family of networks (including ABC since 2006). Its coverage focuses primarily on competition in NCAA Division I, holding broadcast righ ...

'' (ESPN) *

Dick Stockton Richard Edward Stokvis (born November 22, 1942), known professionally as Dick Stockton, is an American retired sportscaster. Stockton began his career in Philadelphia, then moved to Pittsburgh, where he worked as the sports director for KDKA-T ...

– ''

NBA on TNT The ''NBA on TNT'' is an American presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games, produced by TNT Sports (formerly known as Turner Sports and later Warner Bros. Discovery Sports). In the United States, the TNT cable network held ...

'' (TNT)

Sports Commentator/Analyst

Leigh Montville Leigh Montville (born July 20, 1943) is an American writer and former newspaper columnist who worked for ''The Boston Globe'' and ''Sports Illustrated''. Early life and education Montville was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from th ...

– ''CNN/Sports Illustrated'' (CNNSI) *

Steve Albert Steve Albert (born Stephen Aufrichtig on April 26, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former sportscaster. He has served as a play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, New York Mets, an ...

Bobby Czyz Robert Edward Czyz ( ; born February 10, 1962) is an American retired boxer and commentator. Czyz was a two-division world titleholder at light heavyweight and cruiserweight. Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey. He grew up in Wanaque, New Jer ...

, and

Ferdie Pacheco Fernando Pacheco Jimenez (December 8, 1927 – November 16, 2017) known publicly as Ferdie Pacheco, was the personal physician and cornerman for world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali as well as numerous other boxing champions. Pachec ...

– ''The Sound and the Fury: Holyfield vs. Tyson II'' (Showtime) *

Tom Jackson Thomas, Tom, or Tommy Jackson may refer to: Academics *Thomas H. Jackson (born 1950), ninth president of the University of Rochester *Tom Jackson Jr. (born 1959), president of Black Hills State University, South Dakota *Thom Jackson (Thomas Matthew ...

– ''NFL Countdown'' (ESPN) *

Joe Morgan Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Fran ...

– ''

'' (ESPN) *

Dick Vitale Richard "Dick" John Vitale (; born June 9, 1939), also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known for his 41-year tenure as a college basketball broadc ...

– ''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 – ''

'' (ESPN) * Bobby Lewis – ''Rangers Hockey'' (Madison Square Garden Network) * Marc Payton – ''

'' (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 SportsChannel is the collective name for a former group of regional sports networks in the United States that was owned by Cablevision, which from 1988 until the group's demise, operated it as a joint venture with NBC. Operating from March 1, ...

) * ''Director of the Month'' ( TCM) * ''The Good Father'' (CNN) * ''Legacy of Pain/Children of the Holocaust'' (CNN)

References

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