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ACTRA Award

DCHP-2 (Jun 2016)

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ACTRA award, Actra award

1n. — Entertainment

an award presented by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists for excellence in film, television, and radio.

Type: 1. Origin — The award, originally established in 1972, presented the Nellie statuette to winners in several categories until 1986. From 1987, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) became responsible for presenting Canadian television and film awards, which were the Gemini Awards, the Prix Gémeaux and the Genie Awards.
In celebration of ACTRA's 60th anniversary in 2003, the ACTRA Awards were re-established as a regional award for achievements in film and television, for performances, union activism and contribution to the industry.
See also COD-2, s.v. "ACTRA Award", Gage-3, s.v. "ACTRA Award", ITP Nelson, s.v. "ACTRA".

Quotations

1974
It's an attempt to take advantage of Adrienne's increasing name and fame. She was voted an ACTRA award this spring as the top performer in Canadian TV information shows.
1996
In Canada, he hosted two CBC programs, a comedy show called Baloney and the talk show Downtown Saturday Night, for which he won an Actra Award.
2005
She received a special award in 1982 as the "First Lady of Native Broadcasting in Canada," and was twice nominated for ACTRA awards for best writer and best radio program.
2007
During 34 years at CBC Vancouver, Mowatt has won many awards, among them ACTRA awards, Peabody awards, and also from the New York Radio Arts Festival. He taught at UBC in the faculty of creative writing, film and theatre.
2adj.

pertaining to the ACTRA Award.

Type: 1. Origin — See meaning 1.

Quotations

1985
The Jack the Ripper Scalpel for ham-handed surgery: To CBC for its treatment of Robert Weaver (dumped 10 months before retirement from his 30-year post as Anthology's producer), Elizabeth Gray (gracelessly canned as host of As It Happens) and ACTRA Award-winning Bronwyn Drainie (quit after being relegated to the graveyard shift as a news reader).

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