The 18th Annual CableACE Awards were held on November 16, 1996. Below are the nominees and the winners from that ceremony in the major categories. Winners and nominees Winners in bold. Movie or Miniseries Truman (HBO) The Late Shift (HBO) Sophie and the Moonhanger (Lifetime) Soul of the Game (HBO) The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO) Dramatic Series The Outer Limits (Showtime) Avonlea (Disney Channel) Strangers (HBO) Comedy Series The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Exit 57 (Comedy Central) Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Comedy Central) Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Gary Sinise – Truman (HBO) Robbie Coltrane – Cracker (Episode: "Brotherly Love") (A&E) Laurence Fishburne – The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO) Carl Lumbly – Nightjohn (Disney Channel) Courtney B. Vance – The Affair (HBO) Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Sela Ward – Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (Lifetime) Anne Bancroft – Homecoming (Showtime) Kerry Fox – The Affair (HBO) Lela Rochon – Mr. and Mrs. Loving (Showtime) Cicely Tyson – The Road to Galveston (USA) Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Tom Hulce – The Heidi Chronicles (TNT) Jason Bernard – Sophie and the Moonhanger (Lifetime) Dennis Boutsikaris – Chasing the Dragon (Lifetime) Andre Braugher – The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO) Stephen Root – The Road to Galveston (USA) Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Amanda Plummer – The Right to Remain Silent (Showtime) Christine Lahti – The Four Diamonds (Disney Channel) Laura San Giacomo – The Right to Remain Silent (Showtime) Alison Steadman – Pride and Prejudice (A&E) Shelley Winters – Mrs. Munck (Showtime) Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series Danny Glover – America's Dream (Episode: "Long Black Song") (HBO) Ben Cross – Poltergeist: The Legacy (Episode: "The Substitute") (Showtime) Mark Harmon – Strangers (Episode: "The Visit") (HBO) Michael Shulman – Lifestories: Families in Crisis (Episode: "Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO) Wesley Snipes – America's Dream (Episode: "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black") (HBO) Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series Donna Murphy – Lifestories: Families in Crisis (Episode: "Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO) Tina Lifford – America's Dream (Episode: "Long Black Song") (HBO) Cherie Lunghi – Strangers (Episode: "The One You Love") (HBO) Amanda Plummer – The Outer Limits (Episode: "A Stitch in Time") (Showtime) Maureen Stapleton – Avonlea (Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave") (Disney Channel) Actor in a Comedy Series Garry Shandling – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Brian Benben – Dream