1st Canadian Film Awards
The 1st Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 27, 1949 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Robert Winters.[1]
1st Canadian Film Awards | |
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Date | April 27, 1949 |
Location | Little Elgin Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario |
Hosted by | Robert Winters |
Winners
- Film of the Year: The Loon's Necklace — F. R. Crawley
- Documentary: Beans of Bounty — Leon Shelly
- Feelings of Hostility — Robert Anderson
- Drug Addict — Robert Anderson
- Theatrical Short: Who Will Teach Your Child? — Stanley Jackson
- Honourable mention: Canadian Cameo Series — Bernard Norrish
- Animated: Chantons Noël — Jean-Paul Ladouceu
- Amateur: No winner
- Honourable mention: Suite Two — Dorothy Burritt
- Honourable mention: Making a Life Mask — Louis Shore
- Special Awards: Norman McLaren, Dots and Loops — "in recognition of the experimental work of Norman McLaren in the field of animation"
- Paul L'Anglais, A Man and His Sin (Un homme et son péché) — "for making a definite advance in Canadian film history"
References
- Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 5-7.
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