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| Award | Year (↑) | Category | Nominee / Winner | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Winner | Ernest Kinoy, William Blinn |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominee | James Lee |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominee | M. Charles Cohen |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Winner | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Dramatic Underscore for a Series | Winner | Quincy Jones, Gerald Fried |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Dramatic Underscore for a Series | Nominee | Gerald Fried |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Cinematography | Nominee | Stevan Larner |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Cinematography | Nominee | Joseph Wilcots |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Sound Mixing | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Sound Mixing | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Sound Mixing | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Sound Mixing | Nominee | |
| Humanitas Prize | 1977 | 60 Minute Primetime Network, Syndicated, Cable or PBS Teleplay | Winner | James Less, William Blinn |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Winner | David Greene |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominee | John Erman |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominee | Marvin Chomsky |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominee | Gilbert Moses |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Film Editing for a Drama Series | Winner | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Film Editing for a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Film Editing for a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Film Editing for a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Actor (Single Appearance) in a Drama or Comedy Series | Winner | Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Actor (Single Appearance) in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominee | John Amos |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Actress (Single Performance) in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominee | Madge Sinclair |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Actor (Single Appearance) in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominee | LeVar Burton |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Actress (Single Performance) in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominee | Leslie Uggams |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Actor (Single Appearance) in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominee | Ben Vereen |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Supporting Actress (Single Performance) in a Comedy or Drama Series | Winner | Olivia Cole |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Supporting Actress (Single Performance) in a Comedy or Drama Series | Nominee | Sandy Duncan |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Supporting Actress (Single Performance) in a Comedy or Drama Series | Nominee | Cicely Tyson |
| Emmy Award | 1977 | Outstanding Limited Series | Winner | |
| Time Magazine's TV Most Award | 1978 | Television's Biggest Sleeper | Winner | |
| Peabody Award | 1978 | Winner | ||
| Directors Guild Award | 1978 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Drama Series | Winner | John Erman |
| Golden Globe Award | 1978 | Outstanding Television Drama Series | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Award | 1978 | Outstanding Actress in a Television Drama Series | Nominee | Leslie Uggams |
| Time Magazine's TV Most Award | 1980 | Most Watched Show | Winner | |
| EW's All Time Greatest/Worst Lists | 1999 | 100 Greatest TV Moments (#4) | Winner | Premieres |
| TV Guide's All Time Greatest/Worst Lists | 2004 | 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (#7) | Winner | The whipping of Kunte Kinte |
| TV Guide's All Time Greatest/Worst Lists | 2004 | 50 Things To Love About TV (#8) | Winner | |
| TV DVD Awards | 2007 | Best Miniseries or TV Movie | Winner | |
| TV Land Award | 2007 | Miniseries You Didn't Miss a Moment Of | Winner | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2007 | Nominee | ||
| Time Magazine's 100 Best TV Shows | 2007 | One of the 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time | Winner | |
| TV Land Award | 2007 | Anniversary Award | Winner | |
| Home Entertainment Award | 2008 | Archival TV Series of the Year | Winner | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2008 | Nominee |
