53rd Writers Guild of America Awards
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The 53rd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best writing in film, television and radio of 2000. Nominees for television and radio were announced on January 10, 2001, while nominees for film were announced on February 7, 2001.[1] Winners were announced on March 4, 2001 in joint ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The ceremonies were hosted by Geoffrey Rush, Greg Kinnear, Kelsey Grammer, and Stockard Channing.[2]
Winners and nominees
Notes
- Nominees for television and radio were originally broadcast between September 1, 1999 and August 31, 2000.[3]
- Winners are in bold (some categories resulted in a tie, allowing two winners for some awards).[4][5]
Film
Best Original Screenplay | |
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You Can Count on Me (Paramount Classics) – Kenneth Lonergan
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Best Adapted Screenplay | |
Traffic (USA Films) – Stephen Gaghan; Based on the British series Traffik created by Simon Moore
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Television
Episodic Drama | |
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"In Excelsis Deo" – The West Wing (NBC) – Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland
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Episodic Comedy | |
"Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" – Frasier (NBC) – Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan
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Long Form – Original | |
Tie between the following two programs:
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Long Form – Adapted | |
Tie between the following two programs:
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Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | |
Dennis Miller Live (HBO) – Writing supervised by Eddie Feldmann, written by Jose Arroyo, David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Leah Krinsky Atkins, Dennis Miller, Jacob Sager Weinstein, David Weiss
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Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials | |
Saturday Night Live: The 25th Anniversary Special (NBC) – Writing supervised by Tina Fey, written by Anne Beatts, Tom Davis, Tina Fey, Steve Higgins, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Paula Pell, Paul Shaffer, T. Sean Shannon, Michael Shoemaker, Robert Smigel
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Daytime Serials | |
All My Children (ABC) – Agnes Nixon, Jean Passanante, Craig Carlson, Frederick Johnson, N. Gail Lawrence, Victor Miller, Juliet Law Packer, Addie Walsh, Mimi Leahey, Bettina F. Bradbury, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson, David Hiltbrand, Janet Iacobuzio, Royal Miller, John PiRoman, Rebecca Taylor
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Children's Script | |
Tie between the following two programs:
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Documentary
Documentary Script – Current Events | |
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"John Paul II: The Millennial Pope" – Frontline (PBS) – Helen Whitney & Jane Barnes
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Documentary Script – Other than Current Events | |
"George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire" – American Experience (PBS) – Steve Fayer and Daniel McCabe & Paul Stekler
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News
TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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Sunday Morning Headlines (CBS) – Gail Lee | |
TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
Hurricane: Eyewitness to a Storm (ABC) – Glenn Steinfast & Darcy Bonfils |
Radio
Radio Documentary | |
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"CBS News 20th Century Roundup" (CBS Radio Network) – Paul Farry & Steve Kathan | |
Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
Tie between the following two programs:
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Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature or Commentary | |
"The Wedding Dress" (ABC News Radio) – Mike Silverstein
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Promotional writing
On-Air Promotion | |
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"NBC Promotions" (NBC) – Lori Sunshine |
Special awards
Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award | |
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Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement | |
Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement | |
David Lloyd | |
Morgan Cox Award | |
Paul Selvin Award | |
Quills (Fox Searchlight Pictures) – Doug Wright | |
Valentine Davies Award | |
References
- ^ Bergman, Anne (February 25, 2001). "Guild counts on character". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 28, 2001). "WGA inks 4 presenters". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 10, 2001). "NBC tops WGA TV noms". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Writers Guild Awards Winners". WGA. 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Writers Guild of America 2001 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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