# 12th ACTRA Awards

The 12th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 16, 1983. The ceremony was hosted by Don Harron.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau presented the top award for Best Television Program, and jokingly added Question Period as a fourth nominee in the category.

## Television

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

## Radio

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

## Journalism and special awards

| Gordon Sinclair Award | Foster Hewitt Award |
| Laurier LaPierre Bill Cameron Peter Kent | Steve Armitage George Athans Dave Hodge |
| John Drainie Award |
| Lucio Agostini |