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"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.
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