# 13th ACTRA Awards

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

## Television

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

## Radio

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

## Journalism and special awards

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