{{Short description|Canadian film awards ceremony}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox award | name = 22nd Canadian Film Awards | image = | date = October 3, 1970 | location = [[Ed Mirvish Theatre|Imperial Theatre]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | host = [[Bill Walker (broadcaster)|Bill Walker]] | most_awards = ''[[The Act of the Heart]]'' | most_nominations = | award1_type = Film of the Year | award1_winner = ''Psychocratie'' ''([[To See or Not to See]])'' | award2_type = Best Feature Film | award2_winner = ''[[Goin' Down the Road]]'' | previous = [[21st Canadian Film Awards|21st]] | main = [[Canadian Film Awards]] | next =[[23rd Canadian Film Awards|23rd]] }} The '''22nd Canadian Film Awards''' were held on October 3, 1970 to honour achievements in Canadian film.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 89-91.</ref> The ceremony was hosted by broadcaster [[Bill Walker (broadcaster)|Bill Walker]].
With the goal of broadening public awareness of the awards, the organizers moved the ceremony back into a theatre, with a section reserved for the general public. They also initiated the enormously popular Film Award Week which allowed the public to join the international jury in screening the nominated films. After reviewing 125 entries, the judges presented the international jury with 65 nominees. [[Cinepix Film Properties]] withdrew the films ''[[Love in a Four Letter World]]'' and ''[[Here and Now (1970 film)|Here and Now]] (L'Initiation)'' after an article in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' implied that the jury was unsympathetic to the films' sexual content.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115216817/ "Two movies formally withdrawn"]. ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', September 29, 1970.</ref> [[Jean Pierre Lefebvre]] threatened to withdraw the film ''[[Q-Bec My Love]]'' if the [[Ontario Film Review Board|Ontario Censor Board]] did not withdraw its demand for the film's explicit sexuality to be edited; provincial cabinet minister [[James Auld (politician)|James Auld]] intervened to dissuade the board from insisting on the cuts.<ref name=crises>"Canadian Film Awards copes with string of crises". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 28, 1970.</ref>
==Winners==
===Films=== *[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Film of the Year]]: '''''Psychocratie''''' ''([[To See or Not to See]])'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Robert Verrall]] and [[Wolf Koenig]] producers, [[Břetislav Pojar]] director<ref>{{cite web |last1=Townend |first1=Paul |last2=Mcintosh |first2=Andrew |title=Canadian Film Awards |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-film-awards |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=To See or Not to See |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10833 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Feature Film]]: '''''[[Goin' Down the Road]]''''' - Evdon Films, [[Donald Shebib]] producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=Goin' Down the Road |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/goin-down-the-road |website=cfe.tiff.net |publisher=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *Film Under 30 Minutes: '''''[[Blake (film)|Blake]]''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], Douglas Jackson producer, [[Bill Mason]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Blake |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=69432 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Film Over 30 Minutes: '''''[[A Matter of Fat]]''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], Desmond Dew producer, [[William Weintraub]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=A Matter of Fat |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11915 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Documentary Under 30 Minutes: ''[[KW+]]'' - Onyx Films, Hydro-Québec, [[Aimée Danis]] director *Documentary Over 30 Minutes: ''[[The Nature of Things]]'': '''''[[Wild Africa (film)|Wild Africa]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[William Banting (producer)|William Banting]] and [[John Livingston (naturalist)|John Livingston]] producers and directors *Animated: '''''Psychocratie''''' ''([[To See or Not to See]])'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Robert Verrall]] and [[Wolf Koenig]] producers, [[Břetislav Pojar]] director *Arts and Experimental: '''''[[Legend (1970 film)|Legend]]''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Tom Daly (filmmaker)|Tom Daly]] producer, [[Rick Raxlen]] director<ref>{{cite web |title=Legend |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11210 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *TV Drama: ''Not awarded'' *TV Information: '''''[[A Little Fellow from Gambo]] - The Joey Smallwood Story''''' - [[National Film Board of Canada]], [[Julian Biggs]] producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=A Little Fellow from Gambo - The Joey Smallwood Story |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/search-collection/?searchtype=advanced&titre=A+Little+Fellow+from+Gambo&btnG=Search&type=titre&interm=et&dureeMin=&dureeMax=&anneeMin=&anneeMax= |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Travel and Recreation: '''''[[The Sun Don't Shine on the Same Dawg's Back All the Time]]''''' - [[F. R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], [[F. R. Crawley]] producer<ref>{{cite web |title=The Sun Don't Shine on the Same Dawg's Back All the Time |url=http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/film/9774 |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Public Relations: '''''[[A Hospital Is...]]''''' - [[F. R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], [[James Turpie]] producer and director<ref>{{cite web |title=A Hospital Is... |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/hospital |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> *Sales Promotion: '''''[[Home Sweet Cedar]]''''' - Canawest Film Productions
===Feature Film Craft Awards=== *Performance by a Lead Actor: '''[[Paul Bradley (Canadian actor)|Paul Bradley]]''' and '''[[Doug McGrath]]''' - ''[[Goin' Down the Road]]'' (Evdon Films) *Performance by a Lead Actress: '''[[Geneviève Bujold]]''' - ''[[The Act of the Heart]]'' (Quest Film Productions)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Act of the Heart |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/act-of-the-heart |website=cfe.tiff.net |publisher=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *Supporting Actor: '''[[Gratien Gélinas]]''' - ''[[Red (1970 film)|Red]]'' (Onyx Films)<ref>{{cite web |title=Red |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75ff129b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325181212/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75ff129b |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |website=bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *Supporting Actress: '''[[Fernande Giroux]]''' - ''[[Red (1970 film)|Red]]'' (Onyx Films) *Art Direction: '''[[Anne Pritchard]]''' - ''[[The Act of the Heart]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Cinematography: '''[[Bernard Chentrier]]''' - ''[[Red (1970 film)|Red]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Direction: '''[[Paul Almond]]''' - ''[[The Act of the Heart]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Film Editing: '''[[Christopher Cordeaux]]''' - ''[[Prologue (1969 film)|Prologue]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Prologue |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=12769 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> *Sound Editing: '''Jean-Pierre Joutel''' and '''John Knight''' - ''[[The Act of the Heart]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Music Score: '''[[Harry Freedman]]''' - ''[[The Act of the Heart]]'' (Quest Film Productions) *Original Screenplay: '''[[William Fruet]]''' - ''[[Goin' Down the Road]]'' (Evdon Films) *Overall Sound: '''David Howells''', '''Ron Alexander''' and '''Roger Lamoureux''' - ''[[The Act of the Heart]]'' (Quest Film Productions)
===Non-Feature Craft Awards=== *Performance by a Lead Actor: '''[[Joey Smallwood]]''' - ''[[A Little Fellow from Gambo]] - The Joey Smallwood Story'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Performance by a Lead Actress: '''[[Linda Goranson]]''' - ''[[The Manipulators]]: The Spike in the Wall'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=The Manipuators |url=https://broadcasting-history.com/programming/television/manipulators |website=broadcasting-history.com |publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *Black-and-White Cinematography: '''[[Paul Leach]]''' - ''[[Mrs. Case]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Mrs. Case |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10781 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Colour Cinematography: '''[[Robert Ennis]]''' - ''Multiplicity'' ([[F.R. Crawley|Crawley Films]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Multiplicity |url=http://screenculture.org/cesif/film/multiplicity |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref> *Direction: '''[[Julian Biggs]]''' - ''[[A Little Fellow from Gambo]] - The Joey Smallwood Story'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Editing: '''[[Yves Langlois (film editor)|Yves Langlois]]''' - ''7 fois... par jour'' (France Film, Steiner Films)<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Fois... (Par Jour) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76979300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101011156/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76979300 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 1, 2018 |website=bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> *Sound Editing: '''[[Lucien Marleau]]''' - ''[[Fields of Space]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Fields of Space |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11798 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *Musical Score: '''[[Eldon Rathburn]]''' - ''[[Fields of Space]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Screenplay: '''Ian McNeill''' - ''[[Freud: The Hidden Nature of Man]]'' (International Cinemedia Center)<ref>{{cite web |title=Freud: The Hidden Nature of Man |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/freud-the-hidden-nature-of-man/oclc/4697198 |website=worldcat.org |publisher=WorldCat |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> *Non-Dramatic Script: '''Bill Davies''' - ''[[The Oshawa Kid]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=The Oshawa Kid |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11714 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref> *Sound Recording: '''Jacques Duran''' - ''[[Activator One]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Activator One |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10660 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref> *Sound Re-Recording: '''Ron Alexander''' and '''Michel Descombes''' - ''[[Activator One]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])
===Special Awards=== *'''[[Michael Rubbo]]''' - "for reportage in ''[[Sad Song of Yellow Skin]]''" ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Sad Song of Yellow Skin |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10521 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> *'''[[Challenge for Change]] Unit''' - "for reportage in ''[[You Are on Indian Land]]''" ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])<ref>{{cite web |title=You Are on Indian Land |url=http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10496 |website=onf-nfb.gc.ca |publisher=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> *'''[[Peter Rowe (filmmaker)|Peter Rowe]]''' - most promising newcomer for ''[[The Neon Palace]]'' ([[Allan King]] Associates)<ref>{{cite web |title=Neon Palace |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74b60e1d |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329071249/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74b60e1d |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |website=bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref> *'''[[CFPL-TV|CPFL Broadcasting]]''' - "for courageous screen journalism in ''[[The Erie Report]]''" *[[Wendy Michener Award]]: '''[[Jean Pierre Lefebvre]]''' "for outstanding artistic achievement" *[[John Drainie Award]]: '''[[Harry J. Boyle]]''' "for distinguished service to broadcasting"
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Canadian Screen Awards}}
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