53rd Directors Guild of America Awards explained

53rd 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:	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Ang Lee
Award2 Type:	Best Director Documentary:
Award2 Winner:	High School Boot Camp – Charles Braverman
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The 53rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2000, were presented on March 10, 2001, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 22, 2001^{[5] [6]} and the other nominations were announced starting on February 1, 2001.^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Cameron Crowe – Almost Famous Ridley Scott – Gladiator Steven Soderbergh – Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh – Traffic
Documentaries
Charles Braverman – High School Boot Camp Laurie Collyer – Nuyorican Dream Mark Lewis – The Natural History of the Chicken Michael Mierendorf – Broken Child David de Vries – The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

Television

Drama Series
Thomas Schlamme – The West Wing for "Noël" Paris Barclay – The West Wing for "The Portland Trip" Henry J. Bronchtein – The Sopranos for "From Where to Eternity" Allen Coulter – The Sopranos for "The Knight in White Satin Armor" John Patterson – The Sopranos for "Funhouse"
Comedy Series
James Burrows – Will & Grace for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" Allen Coulter – Sex and the City for "Cock-a-Doodle-Do" Bill D'Elia – Ally McBeal for "The Last Virgin" Pamela Fryman – Frasier for "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon" Todd Holland – Malcolm in the Middle for "Pilot"
Miniseries or TV Film
Jeff Bleckner – Kirk Browning – Death of a Salesman Martha Coolidge – If These Walls Could Talk 2 for "1972" Stephen Frears and Martin Pasetta – Fail Safe Joseph Sargent –
Musical Variety
Beth McCarthy-Miller – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Val Kilmer" Ellen Brown – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for "Episode #1938" Jerry Foley – Late Show with David Letterman for "Episode #1527" Roger Goodman – ABC 2000 Today Louis J. Horvitz – The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
Daytime Serials
Jill Mitwell – One Life to Live for "Episode #8205" Bruce S. Barry – Guiding Light for "Episode #13562" Casey Childs – All My Children for "Episode #7919" Conal O'Brien – All My Children for "Episode #7969" JoAnne Sedwick – Guiding Light for "Episode #13511"
Children's Programs
Greg Beeman – Miracle in Lane 2 William Dear – The Wonderful World of Disney for "Santa Who?" Paul Hoen – Even Stevens for "Take My Sister...Please" Kevin Hooks – The Color of Friendship Sean McNamara – Even Stevens for "Easy Way"

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

• Robert Butler
• Tom Donovan

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

• Robert N. Van Ry

Presidents Award

• Robert Wise

Honorary Life Member

• Jack Valenti

Notes and References

1. Web site: DGA Announces Winners of 2000 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and Recipients of 2001 Lifetime Achievement Awards. Directors Guild of America. January 28, 2018. March 11, 2001.
2. News: Munoz. Lorenza. Ang Lee Wins Top DGA Award for 'Crouching Tiger'. January 28, 2018. Los Angeles Times. March 11, 2001.
3. Web site: Armstrong. Mark. Eye of the (Crouching) Tiger: DGA Picks Lee. E! News. January 28, 2018. March 11, 2001.
4. Web site: One Step Closer to the Oscars. Hollywood.com. January 28, 2018. March 11, 2001.
5. Web site: DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2000. Directors Guild of America. January 28, 2018. January 22, 2001.
6. News: Natale. Richard. In DGA Nominations, It's Soderbergh vs. Soderbergh. January 28, 2018. Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2001.
7. Web site: DGA Announces 2000 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials. Directors Guild of America. January 28, 2018. February 1, 2001.
8. Web site: DGA Announces 2000 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials and Children's Programs. Directors Guild of America. January 28, 2018. February 1, 2001.
9. Web site: DGA Announces 2000 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries. Directors Guild of America. January 28, 2018. February 1, 2001.
10. News: Linan. Steven. Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press.. January 28, 2018. Los Angeles Times. February 3, 2001.
11. Web site: DGA Announces 2000 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in TV Categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series and Musical Variety. Directors Guild of America. January 28, 2018. February 6, 2001.