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54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002)
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DGA Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees

The 54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002) took place on March 9, 2002. A Beautiful Mind won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in both categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
A Beautiful Mind
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DGA Awards 2002: The Winners

A Beautiful Mind won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film against 4 other nominees.

A Beautiful Mind (2001) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

A Beautiful Mind

2001 · Biography, Drama · $317M worldwide

With Ron Howard

1 win from 1 nomination at the 54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002)

This biographical drama portrays the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., a brilliant mathematician whose groundbreaking work leads him to international acclaim. However, his life takes a dark turn when he struggles with schizophrenia, blurring the line between reality and delusion. The film follows Nash's journey as he confronts his illness while attempting to maintain his career and relationships, ultimately seeking a path toward recovery and understanding.

About A Beautiful Mind
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Both DGA Awards 2002 Categories: Winners & Nominees

2 categories and 7 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

2 categories · 7 nominations

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The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2002 Winners

Drama led with 3 nominations across 3 films and won 1. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  2. Documentary 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  3. Action 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  4. Biography 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  5. Adventure 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  6. Fantasy 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  7. Romance 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  8. Musical 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. Mystery 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. Thriller 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2002 season

How the Rest of the 2002 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 2002, with the winner of each top prize. A Beautiful Mind also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 2002 awards
Earlier years

Previous DGA Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The DGA Awards page has every year back to 1948.

Every DGA Awards ceremony

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DGA Awards 2002: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002)?

A Beautiful Mind (2001) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Moulin Rouge!, Memento and Black Hawk Down.

About A Beautiful Mind

When was the 54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002)?

The 54th Directors Guild of America Awards (2002) took place on March 9, 2002. The database has 2 categories and 7 nominations for it.