Best Spoken Word Recording
20th Annual Grammy Awards • 1978
Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1977
Julie Harris won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Recording with "The Belle Of Amherst"
Winners & Nominees 1978
Winner
Nominees
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The Belle Of Amherst
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Alex Haley Tells The Story Of His Search For Roots (Album)
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf (Album)
Original Cast
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J.R.R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion Of Beren And Luthien (Album)
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The Truman Tapes (Album)
Previous Years
| Year | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Orson Welles | Citizen Kane | All Nominees |
| 1978 | Julie Harris | The Belle Of Amherst | All Nominees |
| 1977 | Helen Hayes, Orson Welles, Henry Fonda, James Earl Jones | Great American Documents | All Nominees |
| 1976 | James Whitmore | Give 'Em Hell Harry | All Nominees |
| 1975 | Dudley Moore, Peter Cook | Good Evening | All Nominees |
| 1974 | Richard Harris | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | All Nominees |
| 1973 | (Original Cast) | Lenny | All Nominees |
| 1972 | Les Crane | Desiderata | All Nominees |
| 1971 | Martin Luther King Jr. | Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam | All Nominees |
| 1970 | Art Linkletter, Diane Linkletter | We Love You Call Collect | All Nominees |
| 1969 | Rod McKuen | Lonesome Cities | All Nominees |