13th ACTRA Awards

Date

April 3, 1984

Hosted by

Laurier LaPierre, Ann Mortifee, Jayne Eastwood

Highlights

Best TV Program

The Undaunted

Best Radio Program

The Panther and the Jaguar

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBC Television

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The 13th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 3, 1984.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Laurier LaPierre, Ann Mortifee and Jayne Eastwood.^[2]

Television

Best Television Program	Best Children's Television Program
The Undaunted^[3] Ready for Slaughter^[4] Stratasphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas^[4]	In the Fall^[3] Sharon, Lois and Bram at Young People's Theatre^[4] You Can't Do That on Television^[4]
Best Television Actor	Best Television Actress
Kenneth Welsh, Empire, Inc.^[3] Robert Joy, Out of Sight, Out of Mind^[4] Kevin Noble, Joey^[4]	Linda Griffiths, Empire, Inc.^[3] Martha Henry, Empire, Inc.^[4] Elva Mai Hoover, Anne's Story^[4] Karen Woolridge, Anne's Story^[4]
Best Continuing TV Performance	Best Supporting TV Performance
Wendy Crewson, Home Fires^[3] Louis Del Grande, Seeing Things^[4] Gerard Parkes, Home Fires^[4]	Gabriel Arcand, Empire, Inc.^[3] Tom Harvey, A Case of Libel^[4] Lyn Jackson, Empire, Inc.^[4]
Best TV Variety Performance	Best Television Host
Richard McMillan, The Mikado^[3] Ben Gordon, Anatomy of Laughter^[4] Oscar Peterson, Oscar and Jorge^[4]	Barry Callaghan, Enterprise^[3] Laurier LaPierre, Vancouver Show^[4] Elwy Yost, Saturday Night at the Movies^[4]
Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety	Best Writing, Television Drama
Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Martin Short, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Mary Charlotte Wilcox, SCTV^[3] Rick Drew and Phil Savath, Carroll Baker's Jamboree^[4] Jack Kahane, Paul Grosney and Archie Cham, Bizarre^[4] Roger Price and Geoffrey Darby, You Can't Do That on Television^[4]	Douglas Bowie, Empire, Inc.^[3] Sheldon Chad, Seeing Things^[4] Sugith Varughese, The Best of Both Worlds^[4]
Best Writing, Television Public Affairs
Robert Collison, Prisoners of Debt: Inside a Global Banking Crisis^[3] Gwynne Dyer, War^[4] Eric Malling and Mike Lavoie, The Fifth Estate: "Canadair - A Shareholder's Report"^[4]

Radio

Best Radio Program	Best Radio Host
The Panther and the Jaguar^[3] Joshua Then and Now^[4] Testament: The Thunder and the Word, A Life of Martin Luther^[4]	Vicki Gabereau, Variety Tonight^[3] Peter Gzowski, Morningside^[4] Otto Lowy, The Transcontinental^[4]
Best Radio Actor	Best Radio Actress
Sean Mulcahy, The Panther and the Jaguar^[3] Otto Lowy, Kafka in Love^[4] Saul Rubinek, Joshua Then and Now^[4]	Patricia Phillips, The Diviners^[3] Lillian Carlson, The Young in One Another's Arms^[4] Dixie Seatle, Penny Henley^[4]
Best Radio Variety Performance	Best Writing, Radio Drama
Dinah Christie and Tom Kneebone, The Entertainers^[3] Darcy Dunlop, Noel and Gertie^[4] Jane Mortifee, Reflections on Crooked Walking^[4]	Len Peterson, Évariste Galois^[3] Silver Donald Cameron, Big Coffin Reel^[4] Linda Zwicker, The Panther and The Jaguar^[4]
Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs	Best Writing, Radio Variety
Jay Ingram, Anita Gordon and Penny Park, The World After Nuclear War^[3] Naomi Diamond, The Talmud on Trial^[4] Marian Botsford Fraser, Testament: World Council of Churches^[4]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[3] Tom Kneebone, The Best of Tom and Dinah^[4] J. J. McColl, Griot (Identities)^[4]

Journalism and special awards

Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
Elizabeth Gray, As It Happens^[3] Peter Gzowski, Morningside^[4] Bob McKeown, The Fifth Estate: "Janise"^[4]	Don Cherry^[3] George Young^[3] Dick Irvin^[4]
John Drainie Award
Robert Christie^[3]

References

^ Trish Worron, "Even winners agree: ACTRAs are 'bizarre'". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 4, 1984.
^ Rick Groen, "Popular mini-series dominates ACTRA awards: Empire earns big dividend". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1984.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Three ACTRA winners have local connections". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 4, 1984.
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