American Comedy Awards, USA: 1996

American Comedy Award

Date:

(broadcast date: 6 March)

Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)


Winner:
	Get Shorty (1995) - John Travolta
Other Nominees:
	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) - Jim Carrey Father of the Bride Part II (1995) - Steve Martin (I) French Kiss (1995) - Kevin Kline Get Shorty (1995) - Gene Hackman Grumpier Old Men (1995) - Jack Lemmon (I)

Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)


Winner:
	Clueless (1995) - Alicia Silverstone
Other Nominees:
	American President, The (1995) - Annette Bening French Kiss (1995) - Meg Ryan (I) To Die For (1995) - Nicole Kidman While You Were Sleeping (1995) - Sandra Bullock

Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Get Shorty (1995) - Dennis Farina
Other Nominees:
	American President, The (1995) - Michael J. Fox (I) Jeffrey (1995) - Nathan Lane Nine Months (1995) - Robin Williams (I) Unstrung Heroes (1995) - Michael Richards (I)

Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Get Shorty (1995) - Bette Midler
Other Nominees:
	Blue in the Face (1995) - Lily Tomlin Bye Bye Love (1995) - Janeane Garofalo Nine Months (1995) - Joan Cusack Something to Talk About (1995) - Kyra Sedgwick

Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic

Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic

Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series


Winner:
	"Cybill" (1995) - Christine Baranski
Other Nominees:
	"Friends" (1994) - Jennifer Aniston "Friends" (1994) - Lisa Kudrow "John Larroquette Show, The" (1993) - Liz Torres (I) "Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) - Janeane Garofalo "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Faith Ford "Seinfeld" (1990) - Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	Dennis Miller: State of the Union Undressed (1995) (TV) - Dennis Miller (I)

Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series


Winner:
	"Frasier" (1993) - David Hyde Pierce
Other Nominees:
	"Friends" (1994) - Matthew Perry (I); David Schwimmer (I) "Seinfeld" (1990) - Michael Richards (I); Jason Alexander (I)

Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	Women of the Night IV (1995) (TV) - Tracey Ullman

Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	"Frasier" (1993) - Kelsey Grammer
Other Nominees:
	"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) - Garry Shandling "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - David Letterman "Mad About You" (1992) - Paul Reiser "Seinfeld" (1990) - Jerry Seinfeld

Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	"Mad About You" (1992) - Helen Hunt (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Ellen" (1994) - Ellen DeGeneres "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Candice Bergen "Nanny, The" (1993) - Fran Drescher "Roseanne" (1988) - Roseanne


Awarded to:
	Anne Bancroft (I) Milton Berle Debbie Reynolds (I)