3rd ACTRA Awards

3rd ACTRA Awards
Date	March 2, 1974
Hosted by	Pierre Berton
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC Television
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The 3rd ACTRA Awards were presented on March 2, 1974, at a ceremony hosted by Pierre Berton. ^[1]

It marked the first time that the ceremony was broadcast by CBC Television, although that took place as a "highlights" show following the end of the event rather than as a live broadcast. ^[1] It also marked the first time that ACTRA divided some categories up into separate awards for radio and television content, a process that would continue in future years.

Winners and nominees

Earle Grey Award	Best Radio Actor
Jackie Burroughs, Vicky [2] Diana Leblanc, Lighten My Darkness [3] Chuck Shamata, Between Friends [3] John Vernon, More Joy in Heaven [3]	Denise Pelletier, Colette [2] Marie Hohtanz, We Don't Need Another Widow McEachern [3] Sean Mulcahy, Shadow of a Gunman [3] Billie Mae Richards, Echo of No Return [3]
Best Public Affairs Broadcaster, Television	Best Public Affairs Broadcaster, Radio
Adrienne Clarkson, Take 30 [2] Fred Davis, Screen Gems [3] Bill Guest, Reach for the Top [3]	Barbara Frum, As It Happens [2] Harry Brown, As It Happens [3] Peter Gzowski, This Country in the Morning [3] Betty Kennedy, China Today [3]
Best Dramatic Writer, Television	Best Documentary Writer, Television
Grahame Woods, Vicky [2] Warren Graves, What You Always Wanted to Know About the Establishment [3] Charles Israel, Lighten My Darkness [3] Marian Waldman, The Trial of Polly Upgate [3]	Harry Rasky, Tennessee Williams' South [2] Munroe Scott, The Days Before Yesterday : "King of Canada" [3] Chuck Weir, Fiddles of Shelburne [3] George Woodcock, In the South Seas : "Island of Solomon" [3]
Best Dramatic Writer, Radio	Best Documentary Writer, Radio
Munroe Scott, The Devil's Petition [2] Helen French, Games [3] Paul Kligman, It All Ends Up in a Shopping Bag [3] James W. Nichol, Feast of the Dead [3]	Rod Coneybeare, The Entertainers : "Frank Sinatra" [2] Warren Wilson, Jon Vickers: A Life in Music [3] David Windsor, Death of an Empress [3]
Best Variety Performer	Best Sportscaster
Diane Stapley, Inside Canada [2] Juliette, Juliette and Friends [3] Wayne and Shuster, My Fair Partner [3]	Danny Gallivan [2] Don Chevrier [3] Pat Marsden [3]
Gordon Sinclair Award	John Drainie Award
Howie Meeker [2] Gordon Atkinson [3] Bruce Marsh [3] Charles Templeton [3]	Len Peterson [2]

References

1. Joan Irwin, "ACTRA Awards promising TV fare". Montreal Star , February 27, 1974.
2. James Nelson, "The women walk off with ACTRA awards". Vancouver Sun , March 4, 1974.
3. L. Ian MacDonald, "The ACTRA Awards: Getting ready for the full treatment". Montreal Gazette , March 1, 1974.