1978

Holocaust
NBC miniseries
Marvin J. Chomsky, director
Bruce S. Pustin, assistant director

Of all of the poignant memorials to this miniseries' namesake, documentary or otherwise, few had the lasting impact of this production, about two German families between 1935 and 1945. The Jewish family fights to survive the injustices of the Nazis while a non-Jewish family friend rises in the Third Reich's hierarchy. Chomsky's forceful telling of Gerald Green's teleplay won them both Emmy Awards as well as the Emmy for outstanding limited series. Michael Moriarty, Meryl Streep and Blanche Baker also won Emmys from 16 nominations, including supporting nods for actors David Warner, Sam Wanamaker, Tovah Feldshuh, Fritz Weaver and Rosemary Harris.