Directors Guild of America Awards 2001

54th DGA Awards

March 9, 2002

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Best Director - Motion Picture:
A Beautiful Mind

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Best Director - Documentary:
startup.com

The 54th Directors Guild of America Awards, given on 9 March 2002, honored the best film and television directors in 2001.

Winners

Film

• Best Director - Motion Picture:
  • Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind
• Best Director - Documentary:
  • Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim - startup.com

Television

• Best Director - TV Movie:
  • Frank Pierson - Conspiracy

Nominees

Film

• Best Director - Motion Picture:
  • Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Baz Luhrmann - Moulin Rouge!
  • Christopher Nolan - Memento
  • Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down
• Best Director - Documentary:
  • Charles Braverman - Rocky and Rolanda
  • Stephen Ives - Amato: A Love Affair with Opera
  • Deborah Hoffmann and Frances Reid - Long Night's Journey Into Day
  • Martin J. Spinelli - Long Night's Journey Into Day

Television

• Best Director - TV Movie:
  • Robert Allan Ackerman - Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
  • Jon Avnet - Uprising
  • Billy Crystal - 61*
  • Mark Rydell - James Dean

References

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1777019.stm -Nominations
• http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,216389,00.html - Winner Howrad
• http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4880523-1.html -Nominations
• http://articles.cnn.com/2002-01-22/entertainment/dga.nominations_1_dga-award-directors-guild-award-for-outstanding-feature?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ