# 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.

## 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