3rd ACTRA Awards

3rd ACTRA Awards
Date	March 2, 1974
Hosted by	Pierre Berton
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC Television

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.