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Award ceremony for writing of 2000
53rd WGA Awards Date March 4, 2001 Organized by Writers Guild of America, West
The 53rd
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 Television
Episodic Drama
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Episodic Comedy
"Something Borrowed, Someone Blue " – Frasier NBC ) – Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan
Long Form – Original
Tie between the following two programs: "Part 1" – Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (CBS ) – Tina Andrews
Long Form – Adapted
Tie between the following two programs: RKO 281 HBO ) – John Logan ; Based in part on the documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane American Experience
Rod Smolla
A House Divided (Showtime ) – Paris Qualles ; Based on the book Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege: Amanda Dickson by Kent Anderson Leslie
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
Late Night with Conan O'Brien NBC ) – Jonathan Groff , Mike Sweeney, Jon Glaser , Roy Jenkins, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Brian Stack , Chris Albers, Brian McCann , Ellen Barancik, Janine Ditullio , Andy Blitz , Andy Richter , Conan O'Brien Carter L. Bays, Chris Harris,
David Letterman ,
Eric Stangel , Gabe Abelson, Gerry Mulligan,
Jim Mulholland , Joe Toplyn,
Justin Stangel , Lee H. Ellenberg, Michael Barrie,
Rob Burnett ,
Rodney Rothman ,
Steve Young , Tom Ruprecht,
Craig Thomas Politically Incorrect ABC ) – Writing supervised by Chris Kelly, Billy Martin, written by Kevin Bleyer , Brian Jacobsmeyer, Bill Kelley, Bill Maher , Jerry Nachman , Ned Rice, Danny Vermont, Douglas M. Wilson, Scott Carter, Andrew Steele, Scott Wainio
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
Evening at Pops Special Featuring the Cast of "Sesame Street" (PBS ) – Christine Ferraro
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
Passions NBC ) – James E. Reilly , Ethel M. Brez, Melvin E. Brez, Shawn Morrison , Marlene Clark Poulter , Darrell Ray Thomas Jr., Peggy Schibi , Roger Newman , Pete T. Rich , Maralyn Thoma , Nancy Williams Watt
Children's Script
Tie between the following two programs: The Color of Friendship Disney Channel ) – Paris Qualles
Documentary
Documentary Script – Current Events
"John Paul II: The Millennial Pope" – & Jane Barnes
"Holiday Inn Attempts to Deport Its Mexican Housekeepers for Organizing a Union" – & Nick McKinney
"Justice for Sale" – & Sheila Kaplan
"The Killer at Thurston High" – & Peter J. Boyer
Documentary Script – Other than Current Events
"George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire" –
"Apocalypse!" – ) – William Cran & Ben Loeterman
"Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" – Culture Shock (PBS ) – Jill Janows & Leslie Lee
"Hitchcock, Selznick & the End of Hollywood" – American Masters PBS ) – Michael Epstein
"Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood" – (TCM ) – Based in part on the book Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood written by Bridget Terry & Cari Beauchamp
News
TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
Sunday Morning Headlines (CBS ) – Gail Lee
TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
Hurricane: Eyewitness to a Storm (ABC ) – Glenn Steinfast & Darcy Bonfils
"Part II" – How To Survive A Plane Crash (ABC ) – Darcy Bonfils
Rudolph's 60th Birthday (CBS ) – Jonathan W. Kaplan
Radio
Radio Documentary
"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: "CBS News on the Hour" (
CBS Radio Network
) – Steven Gosset "World News this Week" (ABC News Radio ) – Michelle Gillan Fisher
"Romeo" (1010 Wins
) – Amy Nay
"Tom Landry: The Original Cowboy" (CBS Radio Network
) – Tom Sabella
Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature or Commentary
"The Wedding Dress" (ABC News Radio ) – Mike Silverstein
"Dan Rather Reporting: Housing.com" (CBS Radio Network
) – Paul Farry
"Diabetes Breakthrough, No More Needles" (ABC News Radio ) – Scott L. Anderson
Promotional writing
On-Air Promotion
"NBC Promotions" (NBC ) – Lori Sunshine
"ABC Promotions" (ABC ) – Scott V. Thompson
"NBC Promotions" (NBC ) – Judie Henninger
"NBC Promotions" (NBC ) – Miranda Patterson
"WCBS Promotions" (WCBS ) – William Tynan III
Special awards 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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