12th ACTRA Awards

Date

April 16, 1983

Hosted by

Don Harron

Highlights

Best TV Program

Billy Bishop Goes to War

Best Radio Program

Scales of Justice: "Fruit of the Poisoned Tree"

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBC Television

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The 12th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 16, 1983. The ceremony was hosted by Don Harron.^[1]

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau presented the top award for Best Television Program, and jokingly added Question Period as a fourth nominee in the category.^[1]

Television

Best Television Program	Earle Grey Award
Billy Bishop Goes to War^[2] Blind Faith^[3] Strawberry Ice^[3]	Rosemary Dunsmore, Blind Faith^[2] Chapelle Jaffe, Born to Love^[3] Eric Peterson, Billy Bishop Goes to War^[3]
Best Continuing TV Performance	Best Supporting TV Performance
Louis Del Grande, Seeing Things^[2] Bruno Gerussi, The Beachcombers^[3] Gerard Parkes, Home Fires^[3]	Budd Knapp, A Choice of Two^[2] Marigold Charlesworth, Judge^[3] Ed McNamara, Judge^[3]
Best New Performer	Best TV Variety Performance
Allan Katz, Home Fires^[2] Judah Katz, Hangin' In^[2] Yanna McIntosh, Hangin' In^[3]	Toller Cranston, Strawberry Ice^[2] Tom Harvey, Bizarre^[3] Jeff Hyslop, 1982 Dora Mavor Moore Awards^[3] Catherine O'Hara, SCTV^[3]
Best Television Host or Interviewer	Best Children's Television Program
Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate^[2] Harry Brown, Speaking Out^[3] Morton Shulman, The Shulman File^[3]	On My Own^[2] Mr. Dressup^[3] What's New^[3]
Best Writing, Television Drama	Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety
*Sheldon Chad, Seeing Things: "Seeing Double"^[2] David McLaren, By Reason of Insanity^[3] Anna Sandor and Bill Gough, Seeing Things*: "Looking Back"^[3]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[2] Toller Cranston, Strawberry Ice^[3] Johnny Wayne, Frank Shuster, Robert Cormier, Kate Lonsdale and Ted Lonsdale, Wayne and Shuster^[3]
Best Writing, Television Public Affairs
*Peter Kent, The Journal: "Struggle for Poland"^[2] Allan Bailey, The Nature of Things: "The Super Achievers"^[3] Bob Lower, After the Big One*^[3]

Radio

Best Radio Program	Best Radio Host or Interviewer
Scales of Justice: "Fruit of the Poisoned Tree"^[2] Bloodflowers^[3] Nuclear Peace^[3]	Peter Gzowski, Morningside^[2] Vicki Gabereau, Variety Tonight^[3] Elizabeth Gray, As It Happens^[3] Jay Ingram, Quirks & Quarks^[3]
Best Radio Actor	Best Radio Variety Performance
Gerard Parkes, 1,000 Years of the Nights^[2] Nonnie Griffin, Our Town^[3] Barney O'Sullivan, From Failing Hands^[3]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[2] Édith Butler, Morningside^[3] Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican, Carolyn Scott and Peter Wildman, Frantic Times^[3] Cal Dodd, The Entertainers^[3] Calla Krause, La voix humaine^[3]
Best Writing, Radio Drama	Best Writing, Radio Variety
Michael Riordan, Quiet in the Hills^[2] Mavor Moore, Catch My Death^[3] Linda Zwicker, The Eighth Wonder^[3]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[2] Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican and Peter Wildman, Frantic Times^[3] David Tarnow, The Entertainers^[3]
Best Writing, Radio Documentary
Diane Silverman, How Shall I Live Without You^[2] Elizabeth Hay, Sunday Morning: "Sally Ann in Newfoundland"^[3] Jurgen Hesse, Ideas: "Witch Hunts"^[3]

Journalism and special awards

Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
Laurier LaPierre^[2] Bill Cameron^[3] Peter Kent^[3]	Steve Armitage^[2] George Athans^[3] Dave Hodge^[3]
John Drainie Award
Lucio Agostini^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Jane Harrison, "Billy Bishop best TV show". Owen Sound Sun-Times, April 18, 1983.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Rick Groen, "Air Farce, Billy Bishop big ACTRA winners". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 1983.
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