53rd Directors Guild of America Awards

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]

53rd Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 10, 2001 (2001-03-10)
LocationHyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
Hosted byCarl Reiner
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Ang Lee
Best Director Documentary:High School Boot Camp – Charles Braverman

Winners and nominees

Film
Feature Film

Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Documentaries

Charles Braverman – High School Boot Camp

Television
Drama Series

Thomas Schlamme – The West Wing for "Noël"

Comedy Series

James Burrows – Will & Grace for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties"

Miniseries or TV Film

Jeff Bleckner – The Beach Boys: An American Family

Musical Variety

Beth McCarthy-Miller – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Val Kilmer"

Daytime Serials

Jill Mitwell – One Life to Live for "Episode #8205"

Children's Programs

Greg Beeman – Miracle in Lane 2

Commercials
Commercials

Leslie Dektor – Idea Exchange's "New Eyes" and "The Run Home", and Pocketcards's "The Check"

  • Dante Ariola – Nike's "Elephant" and Hewlett-Packard's "Tickets" and "Taxi"
  • Bryan Buckley – FedEx' "Action Figures" and E-Trade's "Monkey", "Wazoo" and "Basketball"
  • David Cornell – Visa's "Synchronized Commercialism", "Tattoo" and "I Enjoy Being a Girl", and Charles Schwab's "Ringo" and "Retirement"
  • Lenard Dorfman – IBM's "Harlem Fencer" and "Senegal Women's Basketball", and Excite's "Camped"

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
  • Robert N. Van Ry

Presidents Award

Honorary Life Member

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