| 54th WGA Awards | |
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| Date | March 2, 2002 |
| Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
The 54th Writers 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 the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and at The Pierre Hotel in New York City, New York. The ceremonies were hosted by Jeffrey Ross (Beverly Hilton) and Mort 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 the book by Sylvia 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 | |
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