{{Short description|Canadian television awards ceremony}} {{Infobox award | name = 1st ACTRA Awards | image = | date = April 14, 1972 | location = | host = [[Pierre Berton]] | most_awards = | most_nominations = | producer = | previous = | main = [[ACTRA Awards]] | next = [[2nd ACTRA Awards|2nd]] }}
The '''1st ACTRA Awards''' were presented on April 14, 1972 to honour achievements in [[Canada|Canadian]] television in 1971.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105753937/ "New Awards"]. ''[[Ottawa Journal]]'', February 23, 1972.</ref> As the first time that dedicated Canadian television awards had been presented by the [[Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists]] separately from the inclusion of television films in the [[Canadian Film Awards]] program, they were a modest affair, with presentations in just two competitive categories, one for acting and one for journalism, and a lifetime achievement award for contributions to Canadian broadcasting.<ref>Michael Walsh, "Let's hear it for Canada...". ''[[The Province]]'', April 21, 1972.</ref>
The program was expanded to seven categories for the [[2nd ACTRA Awards]] in 1973.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105754542/ "Murray, Pinsent win ACTRA awards"]. ''[[Red Deer Advocate]]'', May 1, 1973.</ref>
The ceremony was hosted by [[Pierre Berton]], who was himself the winner of the journalism award.
==Winners and nominees== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Earle Grey Award]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Gordon Sinclair Award]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Genevieve Bujold]]'''<ref name=winners>"Bujold, Berton win ACTRA awards". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 17, 1972.</ref> * [[Chief Dan George]]<ref name=nominees>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105753839/ "Nominees announced for ACTRA awards"]. ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]'', April 8, 1972.</ref> * [[Paul Harding (actor)|Paul Harding]]<ref name=nominees/> * [[Budd Knapp]]<ref name=nominees/> * [[Gordon Pinsent]]<ref name=nominees/> | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Pierre Berton]]'''<ref name=winners/> * [[Peter Gzowski]]<ref name=nominees/> * [[Gerald Pratley]]<ref name=nominees/> * [[Orest Ulan]]<ref name=nominees/> * [[Jack Webster (journalist)|Jack Webster]]<ref name=nominees/> |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[John Drainie Award]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Graham Spry]]'''<ref name=winners/> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Canadian Screen Awards}}
[[Category:1972 in Canadian television|ACTRA]] [[Category:1972 television awards|ACTRA]] [[Category:ACTRA Awards]]