54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002)

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
Special Awards
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