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Dominican Rep. Full awards and nominations of Roots (TV Miniseries)
1977 
7.3
3,632
TV Series. Drama
From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley's acclaimed book 'Roots' was adapted into this six-volume television miniseries. The programs ... [+]
winner
winner
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
(David Greene (For "part I"))
nom.
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
(Marvin J. Chomsky (For "part III"))
nom.
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
(John Erman (For "part II"))
nom.
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
(Gilbert Moses (For "part VI"))
winner
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
(Ernest Kinoy, William Blinn (For "part II"))
nom.
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
(M. Charles Cohen (For "part VIII"))
nom.
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
(James Lee (For "part V"))
winner
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
(John Erman For show #2, second hour)
