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Awards Nominees and Winners
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1979 - 31st Emmy Awards
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Variety
Comedy, Variety, Music
Drama
Limited Series, Movie
Miniseries, Movie
All Other Award Categories
Directors
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Sound
Motion & Title Design
Makeup/Hairstylists
Electronic Production
Animation
Art Directors and Set Decorators
Children's Programming
Cinematographers
Programming
Costume Design & Supervision
Picture Editors
Documentary Programming
Music
Special Class
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A SPECIAL - 1979
All Nominees
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Backstairs at the White House
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Friendly Fire
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Roots: The Next Generation
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Summer of My German Soldier
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The Jericho Mile