2001 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 28th annual Origins Award, presented at Origins 2002:
| Category | Winner | Company | Designer |
| Best Game Accessory | D20 System Character Record Folio | Green Ronin Publishing | Jeff Mackintosh |
| Best Amateur Game Periodical | Alarums & Excursions | Lee Gold | |
| Best Professional Game Peridodical | Dork Tower | Dork Storm Press | John Kovalic |
| Best Play By Mail Game | Middle Earth FA 1000 | Game Systems | |
| Best Game Related Novel | Clan War 7th Scroll: The Lion | Wizards of the Coast | Stephen D. Sullivan |
| Best Game Related Short Work | Prometheus Unwound | Eden Studios | Matt Forbeck |
| Best Historical Miniature Rules | Fear God and Dread Nought | Clash of Arms Games | Larry Bond, Chris Carlson, Mike Harris, Ed Kettler |
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules | D&D Chainmail Miniatures | Wizards of the Coast | Skaff Elias, Chris Pramas |
| Best Historical Figure Miniature Series | World of the Greeks | Wargames Foundry | |
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniature | Mage Knight Great Fire Dragon | WizKids | Kevin Barrett |
| Best Vehicular Miniature | Mage Knight Atlantis War Machine: The Fist of Fezk | WizKids | Kevit Barrett |
| Best Abstract Board Game | Cosmic Coasters | Looney Labs | Andrew Looney |
| Best Historical Board Game | Axis & Allies: Pacific | Hasbro/Avalon Hill | Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau |
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game | Risk 2210 | Hasbro/Avalon Hill | Craig Van Ness, Rob Daviau, Albert Lamorisse |
| Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement | Apples to Apples Expansion Set 3 | Out of the Box Publishing | Mark Alan Osterhaus, Ellen Osterhaus, Cathleen Quinn-Kinney, Al Waller |
| Best Trading Card Game | The Lord of the Rings TCG | Decipher, Inc. | Tom Liscke, Mike Reynolds, Chuck Kallenbach, Justin Pakes, Tim Ellington |
| Best Traditional Card Game | Munchkin | Steve Jackson Games | Steve Jackson |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game | Zombies!!! | Journeyman Press | Todd A. Breitnestein, David Aikins |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game | The Lord of the Rings TCG | Decipher, Inc. | Dan Burns, Joe Boulden, Ed Gartin, Leslie Burns, Mike Schley |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Book Product | Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition | Chaosium | Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, Charlie Krank |
| Best Illustration | Dork Shadows: cover | Dork Storm Press | John Kovalic |
| Best Role-Playing Game Adventure | Unseen Masters | Chaosium, Inc. | Bruce Ballon |
| Best Role-Playing Game Supplement | Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting | Wizards of the Coast | Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo |
| Best Role-Playing Game | Adventure! | White Wolf Game Studio | James Kiley, Michael B. Lee, Clayton Oliver |
| Game of the Year | Hackmaster | Kenzer & Co. | Jolly R. Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, David S. Kenzer |
| Hall of Fame Inductees | Margaret Weis | ||
| Hall of Fame Inductees | Tracy Hickman | ||
| Hall of Fame Inductees | Settlers of Catan - Klaus Teuber |