# 11th ACTRA Awards

The 11th ACTRA Awards were presented on May 12, 1982. The ceremony was hosted by Jim Carrey and Dixie Seatle.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as the broadcaster of the ceremony, had originally proposed Dan Aykroyd as host, but he was rejected by ACTRA on the grounds that he was working in the United States and not an active ACTRA member.

## Television

| Best Television Program | Best Children's Television Program |
| Just Another Missing Kid Cambodia: Tragedy in Eden On Guard For Thee: "The Most Dangerous Spy" | Switchback The Olden Days Coat Polka Dot Door |
| Best Television Actor | Best New Performer |
| Lally Cadeau, You've Come a Long Way, Katie Mary Ann McDonald, A Far Cry from Home Chuck Shamata, The Running Man | Leslie Toth, Once Colm Feore, The Running Man Cecily Thomson, Snowbirds |
| Best Supporting TV Performance | Best TV Variety Performance |
| Ken James, You've Come a Long Way, Katie Robert Christie, Snowbirds Richard Monette, A Far Cry from Home Vivian Reis, Talk Show | Evelyn Hart and David Peregrine, Belong Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara and Dave Thomas, SCTV |
| Best Television Host or Interviewer | Best Writing, Television Drama |
| Adrienne Clarkson, The Fifth Estate: "Hebron" Ian Parker, Just Another Missing Kid Patrick Watson, Titans Elwy Yost, Saturday Night at the Movies | Tony Sheer, Final Edition Louis Del Grande and David Barlow, Seeing Things: "I May Be Seeing Things, But I'm Not Crazy" Rob Forsyth, Takeover |
| Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety | Best Writihg, Television Public Affairs |
| Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis and Catherine O'Hara, SCTV: "The Libby Wolfson Wraparound" Alden Nowlan, Christmas at King's Landing | Donald Brittain, On Guard For Thee: "The Most Dangerous Spy" Ian Parker and John Zaritsky, Just Another Missing Kid Wendy Strazdine, Pacific Report: "The People vs. Policy" |

## Radio

| Best Radio Program | Best Radio Host or Interviewer |
| This Year in Jerusalem On Golden Pond Sunday Morning: "Under the Olive Tree" | Don Harron, Morningside Jay Ingram, Quirks & Quarks Peter Gzowski, Morningside |
| Best Radio Actor | Best Radio Variety Performance |
| Mary Pirie, Sunday Matinee: "Party Girl" Douglas Campbell, Nightfall: "The Appetite of Mr. Lucraft" Len Cariou, Cyrano de Bergerac | Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce Bill Buck, Norm Grohmann, Maria Gropper and Bill Reiter, Mr. Bundolo Nancy White, Morningside |
| Best Writing, Radio Drama | Best Writing, Radio Variety |
| Erika Ritter, Automatic Pilot Michael Mercer, Hope: The Colours of Time John Murrell, Waiting for the Parade | Philip Bedard, Glen Davis and Larry Lalonde, The Continuing Adventures of John Locke, Private Eye Paul Chato, Rick Green, Peter Wildman and Dan Redican, Frantic Times Maynard Collins, Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave |
| Best Writing, Radio Documentary |
| Jurgen Hesse, Leon Trotsky in Exile Wendy Lill, Who Is George Forest? Barbara Nichol, Ideas: "Televangelism" |

## Journalism and special awards

| Gordon Sinclair Award | Foster Hewitt Award |
| Stephen Lewis Elizabeth Gray Joan Watson | Brian Williams Mike Anscombe Dave Hodge Pat Marsden |
| John Drainie Award |
| Mavor Moore |