54th Directors Guild of America Awards

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. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 22, 2002 and the other nominations were announced starting on February 1, 2002.

54th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)
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
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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