2001 Writers Guild Awards Winners
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, Paramount Classics, Written by Kenneth Lonergan
BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
TRAFFIC, USA Films, Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, Based on the British series Traffik created by Simon Moore
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM (There is a tie)
FREEDOM SONG, Turner Pages, Inc., TNT, Written by Phil Alden Robinson and Stanley Weiser
SALLY HEMINGS: AN AMERICAN SCANDAL, Part 1, Ariel Acts, Inc., CBS, Written by Tina Andrews
ADAPTED LONG FORM (There is a tie)
RKO 281, HBO Films/Scott Free Productions, Inc., HBO, Written by John Logan, based in part on the documentary "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" from The American Experience
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, Harpo Films, Inc., ABC, Written for television by Tom Rickman, based on the book by Mitch Albom
EPISODIC DRAMA
IN EXCELSIS DEO (THE WEST WING), Warner Bros. Television, NBC, Written by Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland
EPISODIC COMEDY
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMEONE BLUE (FRASIER), Paramount TV, NBC, Written by Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan
COMEDY/VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES -- SPECIALS — (Any Length)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, Broadway Video in association with SNL Studios, 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
COMEDY/VARIETY -- (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
DENNIS MILLER LIVE, Happy Family Productions, HBO, Writing supervised by Eddie Feldmann, written by Jose Arroyo, David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Leah Krinsky Atkins, Dennis Miller, Jacob Sager Weinstein, David Weiss
DAYTIME SERIALS
ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC, Written by 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
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT (There is a tie)
THE COLOR OF FRIENDSHIP, Alan Sacks Productions, Inc., Disney, Written by Paris Qualles
A STORM IN SUMMER, Showtime in association with Hallmark Entertainment, a Renee Valente production, Showtime, Written by Rod Serling
DOCUMENTARY CURRENT EVENTS
JOHN PAUL II: THE MILLENNIAL POPE (FRONTLINE), Helen Whitney Productions, PBS, Written by Helen Whitney & Jane Barnes
DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
GEORGE WALLACE: SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE (THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE), Midnight Films, Big House Productions/The American Experience, WGBH, PBS, Written by Steve Fayer and Daniel McCabe & Paul Stekler
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
SUNDAY MORNING HEADLINES, CBS, Written by Gail Lee
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
HURRICANE: EYEWITNESS TO A STORM, ABC, Written by Glenn Steinfast & Darcy Bonfils
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY – (any length)
CBS NEWS 20TH CENTURY ROUND-UP, CBS Radio Network, Written by Paul Farry & Steve Kathan
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT (There is a tie)
CBS NEWS ON THE HOUR, CBS Radio Network, Written by Steven Gosset
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC News Radio, Written by Michelle Gillan Fisher
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
THE WEDDING DRESS, ABC News Radio, Written by Mike Silverstein
ON-AIR PROMOTION
NBC PROMOTIONS, NBC, Written by Lori Sunshine