54th Directors Guild of America Awards explained

54th Directors Guild of America Awards
Location:	Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Country:	United States
Presenter:	Directors Guild of America
Host:	Carl Reiner
Award1 Type:	Best Director Feature Film:
Award1 Winner:	A Beautiful Mind – Ron Howard
Award2 Type:	Best Director Documentary:
Award2 Winner:	Startup.com – Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim
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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 – 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 "" 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 – Jon Avnet – Uprising Billy Crystal – 61* Mark Rydell – James Dean
Musical Variety
Joel Gallen and Beth McCarthy-Miller – 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: DGA Announces Winners of 2001 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and Recipients. Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2018. March 9, 2002.
2. Web site: Susman. Gary. Directors Guild honors Ron Howard for Mind. Entertainment Weekly. January 26, 2018. March 13, 2002.
3. News: Welkos. Robert. Ron Howard Wins Acclaim of Directors. January 26, 2018. Los Angeles Times. March 10, 2002.
4. Web site: DGA Sets Host and Presenters for 54th Annual DGA Awards Dinner. Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2018. February 26, 2002.
5. News: King. Susan. DGA Nominees Don't Include Robert Altman. January 26, 2018. Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2002.
6. News: Foreign nods for directors' award. January 26, 2018. BBC News. January 23, 2002.
7. News: Directors Guild nominees announced. January 26, 2018. CNN. January 22, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003192211/http://articles.cnn.com/2002-01-22/entertainment/dga.nominations_1_dga-award-directors-guild-award-for-outstanding-feature?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ. October 3, 2012. dead.
8. Web site: DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2001. Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2018. February 4, 2002.
9. Web site: DGA Announces 2001 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in TV Categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series & Musical Variety. Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2018. February 5, 2002.
10. Web site: DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2001. Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2018. February 7, 2002.
11. Web site: DGA Announces 2001 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials and Children's Programs. Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2018. February 13, 2002.
12. News: McNary. Dave. DGA documents doc race. January 26, 2018. Variety. February 14, 2002.