54th Directors Guild of America Awards

54th Directors Guild of America Awards
54th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 9, 2002
Location	Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Carl Reiner
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	A Beautiful Mind – Ron Howard
Best Director Documentary:	Startup.com – Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/2000s/2001.aspx?value=2001

The 54th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2001, were presented on March 9, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.^[1]^[2]^[3] The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner.^[4] The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 22, 2002^[5]^[6]^[7] and the other nominations were announced starting on February 1, 2002.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Ron Howard – A Beautiful Mind Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Baz Luhrmann – Moulin Rouge! Christopher Nolan – Memento Ridley Scott – Black Hawk Down
Documentaries
Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim – Startup.com Charles Braverman – Rocky and Rolanda Stephen Ives – Amato: A Love Affair with Opera Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann – Long Night's Journey Into Day Martin J. Spinelli – Life on Jupiter: The Story of Jens Nygaard, Musician

Television

Drama Series
*Alan Ball – Six Feet Under* for "Pilot"** Paris Barclay – The West Wing for "The Indians in the Lobby" Steve Buscemi – The Sopranos for "Pine Barrens" Stephen Hopkins – 24 for "12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m." Thomas Schlamme – The West Wing for "Two Cathedrals"
Comedy Series
*Todd Holland – Malcolm in the Middle* for "Bowling"** James Burrows – Will & Grace for "Bed, Bath, and Beyond" Allen Coulter – Sex and the City for "Defining Moments" Michael Engler – Sex and the City for "My Motherboard, Myself" Michael Patrick King – Sex and the City for "The Real Me"
Miniseries or TV Film
Frank Pierson – Conspiracy Robert Allan Ackerman – Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Jon Avnet – Uprising Billy Crystal – 61* Mark Rydell – James Dean
Musical Variety
Joel Gallen and Beth McCarthy-Miller – America: A Tribute to Heroes Jerry Foley – Late Show with David Letterman for "Episode #1634" Louis J. Horvitz – 2001 Kennedy Center Honors Barbra Streisand and Don Mischer – Barbra Streisand: Timeless Glenn Weiss – The 55th Annual Tony Awards
Daytime Serials
*William Ludel – General Hospital* for "Episode #9801"** Randy Robbins – Days of Our Lives for "Episode #8991" Michael Stich – The Bold and the Beautiful for "Episode #3532" Angela Tessinari – All My Children for "Episode #8186" Gary Tomlin – One Life to Live for "Episode #8437"
Children's Programs
Amy Schatz – 'Twas the Night: A Holiday Celebration Adam Arkin – My Louisiana Sky Sean McNamara – Even Stevens for "Very Scary Story" Robert Munic – They Call Me Sirr Dan Petrie – Walter and Henry

Commercials

Commercials
Bob Kerstetter – Musco Family Olive's "Worker", "Orphanage", and "Birds" Adam Cameron and Simon Cole – Dr Pepper/Seven Up's "Calendar", "Captive Audience" and "Singers", Cingular Wireless's "Touchdown Dance School", Visa's "Baby Talk", and Toyota's "Subtitles" Craig Gillespie – Holiday Inn Express' "Kiss Reunion", Citibank's "Delivery Room" and "College Tuition", Ameritech's "Plumber", and SBC's "Welcome Wagon" Joe Pytka – NYC Miracle's "The Deli" and "Skating", Disney's "Pillow Talk", and Ad Council's "Ketchup Soup" Baker Smith – Lucky Magazine's "Cheryl 'N Me", Fox Sports' "Nail Gun", Toshiba's "Asylum", and Heineken's "Birth of Scratching"

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Burton Bluestein

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Edwin Sherin

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Anita Cooper-Avrick

Honorary Life Member

Delbert Mann

References

^ "DGA Announces Winners of 2001 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and Recipients". Directors Guild of America. March 9, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ Susman, Gary (March 13, 2002). "Directors Guild honors Ron Howard for Mind". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ Welkos, Robert (March 10, 2002). "Ron Howard Wins Acclaim of Directors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "DGA Sets Host and Presenters for 54th Annual DGA Awards Dinner". Directors Guild of America. February 26, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ King, Susan (January 23, 2002). "DGA Nominees Don't Include Robert Altman". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "Foreign nods for directors' award". BBC News. January 23, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "Directors Guild nominees announced". CNN. January 22, 2002. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2001". Directors Guild of America. February 4, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "DGA Announces 2001 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in TV Categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series & Musical Variety". Directors Guild of America. February 5, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2001". Directors Guild of America. February 7, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "DGA Announces 2001 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials and Children's Programs". Directors Guild of America. February 13, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ McNary, Dave (February 14, 2002). "DGA documents doc race". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

External links

54th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

[1] "DGA Announces Winners of 2001 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and Recipients". Directors Guild of America. March 9, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[2] Susman, Gary (March 13, 2002). "Directors Guild honors Ron Howard for Mind". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[3] Welkos, Robert (March 10, 2002). "Ron Howard Wins Acclaim of Directors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[4] "DGA Sets Host and Presenters for 54th Annual DGA Awards Dinner". Directors Guild of America. February 26, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[5] King, Susan (January 23, 2002). "DGA Nominees Don't Include Robert Altman". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[6] "Foreign nods for directors' award". BBC News. January 23, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[7] "Directors Guild nominees announced". CNN. January 22, 2002. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[8] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2001". Directors Guild of America. February 4, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[9] "DGA Announces 2001 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in TV Categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series & Musical Variety". Directors Guild of America. February 5, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[10] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2001". Directors Guild of America. February 7, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[11] "DGA Announces 2001 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials and Children's Programs". Directors Guild of America. February 13, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[12] McNary, Dave (February 14, 2002). "DGA documents doc race". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

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