1978 DGA Awards – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night Winner
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Roots
John Erman
A dramatization of author Alex Haley’s family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte’s enslavement to his descendants’ liberation.
1978 DGA Awards – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night Nominees
![Family E.W. Swackhamer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/family-image.jpg)
Family
E.W. Swackhamer
![James at 16 Joseph Hardy](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)