OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A SPECIAL - 1997
- Nominee:
Obba Babatundé, as Willie Johnson
HBO
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A SPECIAL - 1997
- Nominee:
Ossie Davis, as Mr. Evers
HBO
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OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR SPECIAL - 1997
- Nominee:
Laurence Fishburne, as Caleb Humphries
HBO
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OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR SPECIAL - 1997
- Winner:
Alfre Woodard, as Nurse Eunice Evers
HBO