Home Box Office won 34 CableAce Awards for cable TV excellence, including four each for "The Larry Sanders Show" and a comedy special by John Leguizamo.

Showtime was second with 10 awards, CNN and ESPN each received six and the Arts & Entertainment Network, The Discovery Channel and The Disney Channel each had five.Fourteen top awards were presented Sunday in Hollywood in a ceremony broadcast nationally on Turner Network Television.

Seventy-four awards in technical categories were handed out at a non-televised proceeding Friday night in Los Angeles.

The CableAce Awards are selected by a panel of peers and presented by the National Academy of Cable Programming.

Here is a list of winners in all 88 CableAce categories:

1. ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC SERIES: Gary Oldman, "Fallen Angels: Dead End for Delia," Showtime.

2. WRITING A COMEDY SERIES: Maya Forbes, Victor Levin, Drake Sather, Garry Shandling, Paul Simms, "The Larry Sanders Show: Larry's Agent," HBO.

3. TALK SHOW SERIES: "Larry King Live."

4. ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC SERIES: Mariangela Pino, "The Showtime 30-Minute Movie: Evening Class," Showtime.

5. DIRECTING A MOVIE OR MINISERIES: David Wheatley, "Hostages," HBO.

6. ANIMATED PROGRAMMING SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Rugrats," Nickelodeon.

7. COMEDY SERIES: "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO.

8. WRITING A MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Larry Gelbart, "Barbarians at the Gate," HBO.

9. DRAMATIC SERIES: "Avonlea," The Disney Channel.

10. ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Holly Hunter, "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom," HBO.

11. SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE SERIES: "ESPN Sunday Night NFL," ESPN.

12. DIRECTING A COMEDY SERIES: Todd Holland, "The Larry Sanders Show: The Guest Host," HBO.

13. ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Brian Dennehy, "Foreign Affairs," Turner Network Television.

14. MOVIE OR MINISERIES: "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom," HBO.

15. DIRECTING A COMEDY SPECIAL: Peter Askin, "HBO Comedy Hour: John Leguizamo's `Spic-o-Rama,' " HBO.

16. DIRECTING A DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL: Thomas C. Goodwin, Gerardine Wurzberg, "Educating Peter," HBO.

17. DIRECTING A DRAMATIC SERIES: Alfonso Cuaron, "Fallen Angels: Murder Obliquely," Showtime.

18. DIRECTING A LIVE SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE SPECIAL OR SERIES: Marc Payton, "ESPN Sunday Night Baseball," ESPN.

19. DIRECTING A MUSIC SPECIAL OR SERIES: Louis J. Horvitz, "For Our Children: The Concert," The Disney Channel.

20. CULTURAL OR PERFORMING ARTS SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday," Arts & Entertainment Network.

21. ENVIRONMENTAL-NATURE DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL: "Earth and the American Dream," HBO.

22. INFORMATIONAL OR DOCUMENTARY HOST: Peter Jepson-Young, "The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter: America Undercover," HBO.

23. MAGAZINE HOST: Richard Hart, "Next Step," The Discovery Channel.

24. MAGAZINE SHOW SPECIAL OR SERIES: "National Geographic Explorer," TBS Superstation.

25. ART DIRECTION IN A COMEDY, MUSIC SPECIAL OR SERIES: Ruby Guidara, Bruce Ryan and Gage Williams, "Mastergate," Showtime.

26. ART DIRECTION IN A DRAMATIC SPECIAL OR SERIES, THEATRICAL SPECIAL, MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Linda Pearl, "Barbarians at the Gate," HBO.

27. BUSINESS OR CONSUMER PROGRAMMING SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Work in Progress," CNN.

28. EDITING A COMEDY, MUSIC SPECIAL OR SERIES: David Helfand, "Dream On: The Son Also Rises," HBO.

29. EDITING A DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL OR SERIES: Grady Watts, "Educating Peter," HBO.

30. EDITING A DRAMATIC SPECIAL OR SERIES, THEATRICAL SPECIAL, MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Seth Flaum, "Blue Ice," HBO.

31. WRITING A CHILDREN'S SPECIAL OR SERIES: Bruce Harmon, "Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story," HBO.

32. WRITING A DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL: Peter Jepson-Young, "The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter: America Undercover," HBO.

33. WRITING A DRAMATIC SERIES: Chris Geroimo, "The Showtime 30-Minute Movie: The Witness," Showtime.

34. WRITING AN ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL: John Leguizamo, "HBO Comedy Special: John Leguizamo's `Spic-o-Rama,' " HBO.

35. PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Ms. Smith Goes to Washington," Lifetime Television.

36. RECREATION OR LEISURE SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Pole to Pole," Arts & Entertainment Network.

37. SHORT-FORM PROGRAMMING SPECIAL: "Days of Grace: The Arthur Ashe Story," HBO.

38. SHORT-FORM PROGRAMMING SERIES: "Free Your Mind Campaign," MTV.

39. CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL OR INFORMATIONAL SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Buy Me That 3! A Kid's Guide to Food Advertising," HBO.

40. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING SERIES-6 AND YOUNGER: "Shelly Duvall's Bedtime Stories," Showtime.

41. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING SERIES-7 AND OLDER: "Beakman's World," The Learning Channel.

42. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING SPECIAL - 6 AND YOUNGER: "Presidential Inaugural Celebration for Children," The Disney Channel.

43. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING SPECIAL - 7 AND OLDER: "Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story," HBO.

44. EXTENDED NEWS OR PUBLIC AFFAIRS COVERAGE: "CNN's Coverage of the Standoff in Waco, Texas," CNN.

45. GAME SHOW SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Supermarket Sweep," Lifetime Television.

46. COSTUME DESIGN: James Keast, "The House of Elliott," Arts & Entertainment Network.

47. MAKE-UP: Jonathan Blackshaw, Marilyn Carbone, Sylvie Godin and Diane Pellitier, "When a Stranger Calls . . . Back," Showtime.

48. DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND/OR LIGHTING DIRECTION IN A COMEDY-DRAMATIC SERIES: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Fallen Angels: Murder Obliquely," Showtime.

49. DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND/OR LIGHTING DIRECTIONS IN A COMEDY-MUSICAL SPECIAL: Allen Branton, "1992 MTV Video Music Awards," MTV.

50. DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND-OR LIGHTING DIRECTION IN A DRAMATIC-THEATRICAL SPECIAL-MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Vilmos Zsigmond, "Stalin," HBO.

51. DOCUMENTARY SERIES: "Archaeology," The Learning Channel.

52. DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL: "The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter: America Undercover," HBO.

53. DRAMATIC OR THEATRICAL SPECIAL: "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," Showtime.

54. EDUCATIONAL OR INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIAL OR SERIES: "How the West Was Lost," The Discovery Channel.

55. ENTERTAINMENT-CULTURAL DOCUMENTARY OR INFORMATIONAL SPECIAL: "Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America," HBO.

56. ENTERTAINMENT HOST: Robin Williams, "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales," HBO.

57. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Henry's Cat: The New President-Valentine's Day," Showtime.

58. INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL-PERFORMING ARTS SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and Dance," Arts & Entertainment Network.

59. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES: "The Secret Life of Machines," The Discovery Channel.

60. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL: "Hidden Faces," The Learning Channel.

61. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATIONAL SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Katie and Eilish: Siamese Twins," The Discovery Channel.

62. INTERNATIONAL MOVIE OR MINISERIES-COMEDY OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL OR SERIES: "The Sound and the Silence," Turner Network Television.

63. INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Prince of Paisley Park," Arts & Entertainment Network.

64. INTERNATIONAL THEATRICAL SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Look Back in Anger," Bravo Cable Network.

65. NEWSCASTER: Bernard Shaw, "Prime News," CNN.

66. NEWS SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Hate Rock: An MTV News Special Report," MTV.

67. SPORTS COMMENTATOR-ANALYST: Joe Theismann, "ESPN Sunday Night NFL," ESPN.

68. SPORTS EVENT COVERAGE SPECIAL: "NCAA Basketball: North Carolina at Duke," ESPN.

69. SPORTS HOST: Fred Hickman, "CNN Sports Tonight," CNN.

70. SPORTS INFORMATION SERIES: "The Sporting Life With Jim Huber," CNN.

71. SPORTS INFORMATION SPECIAL: "Outside the Lines: Portraits in Black and White," ESPN.

72. SPORTS NEWS SERIES: "NFL Game Day," ESPN.

73. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER: Marv Albert, "Knicks Basketball," MSG Network.

74. PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY SPECIAL: John Leguizamo, "HBO Comedy Hour: John Leguizamo's `Spic-o-Rama,' " HBO.

75. PERFORMANCE IN A MUSIC SPECIAL OR SERIES: Michael Jackson, "Michael Jackson in Concert in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour," HBO.

76. ORIGINAL SCORE: Stanislas Syrewicz, "Stalin," HBO.

77. ORIGINAL SONG: Kenny Loggins, "This Island Earth" for "This Island Earth," The Disney Channel.

78. SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Juanita Jennings, "Laurel Avenue," HBO.

79. SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Maximilian Schell, "Stalin," HBO.

80. ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Wendie Malick, "Dream On," HBO.

81. ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Rip Torn, "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO.

82. COMEDY SPECIAL: "HBO Comedy Hour: John Leguizamo's `Spic-o-Rama,' " HBO.

83. STAND-UP COMEDY SERIES: "London Underground," Comedy Central, The English Channel.

84. STAND-UP COMEDY SPECIAL: "HBO Comedy Hour: Richard Jeni: Platypus Man," HBO.

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85. VARIETY SPECIAL OR SERIES: "Seven Deadly Sins: An MTV News Special Report," MTV.

86. PROGRAM INTERVIEWER: Walter Cronkite, "The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions," The Discovery Channel.

87. MUSIC SERIES: "Birdland," Bravo Cable Network.

88. MUSIC SPECIAL: "Child of Mine: Songs For Our Children," The Disney Channel.

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