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WGBH productions and services earned nearly 100 awards in 2001, including broadcasting's top honors. Below are award highlights for the year.
George Foster Peabody Award Arthur Building Big ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre --David Copperfield Frontline -- Drug Wars
Alfred I. du Pont-Columbia University Award American Experience -- New York: A Documentary Film (silver baton) Frontline -- John Paul II: The Millennial Pope (silver baton)
Emmy AwardsPrime Time American Experience -- Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (for non-fiction special) ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection (for title design)
Emmy AwardsDaytime Arthur Between the Lions (for technical achievement)
Emmy AwardsNews and Documentary American Experience -- George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (for research) Frontline -- Drug Wars (for background/analysis of a single story)
Emmy AwardsNew England Between the Lions Presents: Leading the Way to Literacy Greater Boston -- five awards Greater Boston Arts -- four awards La Plaza -- two awards
American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award Frontline/Nova -- What's Up With the Weather?
American Society of Cinematographers Award ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre -- Cora Unashamed
Associated Press Broadcast Award Greater Boston
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Lew Grade Award Mystery! -- Inspector Morse: The Remorseful Day
Christopher Award American Experience -- Eleanor Roosevelt ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre -- Seeing Red
CINE Golden Eagle Award Greater Boston Arts La Plaza
International Reading Association Award Between the Lions
Massachusetts/Rhode Island Associated Press Broadcasters Award Greater Boston
National Association of Science Writers Award Frontline/Nova -- What's Up With the Weather?
National Press Club Arthur Rowse Award Greater Boston
New York Festivals Award Arthur (gold) Between the Lions (silver) Nova -- Lost on Everest (silver)
Parents' Choice Award Zoom
Television and Cable Production Award Zoom
Telly Award La Plaza -- two awards
Television Critics Association Award Between the Lions
US International Film and Video Festival Award Arthur (silver)
Woman's World Magazine Award Between the Lions
Worldfest Houston International Film and Video Festival Award Greater Boston Arts (platinum, gold, silver) Zoom (silver)
Writers' Guild of America Award American Experience -- George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire Frontline -- John Paul II: The Millennial Pope
American Women in Radio & Television Gracie Allen Award Marketplace: Health Desk -- When a Heart Rebels: How Health Care Got a Primary Nurse
The Association for Women in Communications Clarion Award Sound & Spirit
Religion Communicators Council Wilbur Award Sound & Spirit
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Award ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre
I.D. Magazine Interactive Media Design Review Award Time Warp Trio (silver)
Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC) Award American Experience -- Stephen Foster Gormenghast
Giant-Screen Theater Association Awards Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (best film, best cinematography)
Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) Secrets of Lost Empires: Family Activity Book (grand award) Oliver Twist teacher's guide (award of excellence) On Our Own Terms resource brochure (award of excellence)
Chicago International Television Competition Award A Biography of America (gold)
The Association for Women in Communications Clarion Award Arthur Secrets of Lost Empires: Family Activity Book
International Association of Audio Visual Communicators (CINDY) Award Physics by Inquiry (gold) Teaching High School Science (gold)
Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Telly Award A Biography of America
Worldfest Houston International Film & Video Festival Award Between the Lions Presents: Leading the Way to Literacy (bronze) A Biography of America (best in show) Learning that Works (silver)
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