3rd ACTRA Awards

The 3rd ACTRA Awards were presented on March 2, 1974, at a ceremony hosted by Pierre Berton.^[1]

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