| 54th WGA Awards | |
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| Date | March 2, 2002 |
| Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and theWriters Guild of America, West |
The54thWriters Guild of America Awards honored the best writing in film, television and radio of 2001. Nominees for television and radio were announced on January 16, 2002, while nominees for film were announced on February 7, 2002.[1] Winners were announced on March 2, 2002, in joint ceremonies at theBeverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and atThe Pierre Hotel in New York City, New York. The ceremonies were hosted byJeffrey Ross (Beverly Hilton) andMort Sahl (The Pierre).[2]
| Best Original Screenplay | |
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Gosford Park (USA Films) –Julian Fellowes †
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| Best Adapted Screenplay | |
A Beautiful Mind (Universal Pictures) –Akiva Goldsman; Based on thebook bySylvia Nasar †
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| Documentary Script – Current Events | |
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"Drug Wars, Part 2" –Frontline (PBS) –Lowell Bergman & Kenneth Levis and Doug Hamilton & Oriana Zill
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| Documentary Script – Other than Current Events | |
Tie between the following two programs:
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| TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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"Wedding Disaster" (CBS) – Jonathan Kaplan | |
| TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
"The Cruelty Connection" (CBS) – Jonathan Kaplan
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| Radio Documentary | |
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"Eye on Death Row" –Weekend Roundup (CBS Radio Network) – Wendy Zentz | |
| Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
"The Recount" (CBS Radio Network) – Paul Farry | |
| Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature or Commentary | |
"Preserving American Sound" –Perspective (ABC News Radio) – Scott L. Anderson
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| On-Air Promotion | |
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"NBC Promotions" (NBC) – Lori Sunshine
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| Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award | |
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| Edmund H. North Award | |
| Evelyn F. Burkey Award | |
| Ian McLellan Hunter Award | |
| Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement | |
| Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement | |
| Morgan Cox Award | |
| Paul Selvin Award | |
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (HBO) – Timothy J. Sexton | |
| Valentine Davies Award | |
† indicates the winners of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.