Cole has won Emmy Award for her performance in 1977 miniseries Roots.

She had a lead role in the 1977 miniseries Roots, for which she received an Emmy nomination, as Kizzy.

He won a second Emmy in 1977 for his work on the miniseries Roots.

The following year, Reed earned a third Emmy nomination for his role in the miniseries Roots.

Heavily publicized, it became the highest-rated television episode of the 1970s, a record it held until the miniseries Roots claimed that title in 1977.

He is likely best known for editing the television miniseries Roots (1977) and the feature film Dances with Wolves (1990).

He played an unnamed town local in the miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.

But the overwhelming champion of the ceremony was the miniseries Roots.

She would later receive an Emmy Award nomination for her role as Belle in the miniseries Roots.

He had a key role against type as a slaveowner in the 1977 miniseries Roots.