Who Is Emmy winner for Roots?

Answer 1

The 1977 mini-series won 9 Emmy Awards, including Best Limited Series (AKA mini-series) and: Director (David Greene), Lead Actor (Louis Gossett), Supporting Actor (Edward Asner), Supporting Actress (Olivia Cole), Screenplay, Editing, Music and Sound Editing.

Answer 2

Actors who won Emmys for the 1977 mini-series were:

• Louis Gossett Jr. (Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series)
• Edward Asner (Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series)
• Olivia Cole (Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series).

The 1979 sequel, "Roots: The Next Generations," earned an Emmy for Marlon Brando (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special).

Answer 3

"Roots" won nine 1976-1977 Primetime Emmy Awards in 36 nominations. The miniseries won in the following categories:

• Outstanding Limited Series.
• Outstanding Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance --Louis Gossett Jr. as Fiddler.
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series, Single Appearance -- Edward Asner as Capt. Thomas Davies.
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series, Single Appearance -- Olivia Cole as Mathilda.
• Outstanding Director in a Drama Series -- David Greene.
• Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series -- Ernest Kinoy and William Blinn.
• Outstanding Editing for a Drama Series -- Neil Travis.
• Outstanding Music Composition for a Series - Dramatic Underscore -- Gerald Fried and Quincy Jones.
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing in a Series.