2001 DGA Awards – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Winner and Nominees

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Ang Lee

A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.

Almost Famous

Cameron Crowe

Erin Brockovich

Steven Soderbergh

Gladiator

Ridley Scott

Traffic

Steven Soderbergh