# 14th ACTRA Awards

The 14th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 3, 1985, to honour achievements in Canadian television and radio broadcasting in 1984. The ceremony was hosted by Roger Abbott and Joyce Davidson.

## Television

| Best Television Program | Best Children's Television Program |
| Chautauqua Girl Balconville Tighten the Traces | The Boy and the Snow Goose Hauntings Today's Special |
| Best Television Actor | Best Television Actress |
| Douglas Rain, A Flush of Tories Brent Carver, Passion of the Patriots August Schellenberg, The Prodigal | Susan Wright, Slim Obsession Joy Coghill, Ma Janet-Laine Green, Chautauqua Girl |
| Best Continuing TV Performance | Best Supporting TV Performance |
| Tony Van Bridge, Judge Martha Gibson, Seeing Things Flo Paterson, Backstretch | Garrick Hagon, Rough Justice Jean Archambault, Balconville Patricia Phillips, Passion of the Patriots |
| Best TV Variety Performance | Best Television Host |
| Evelyn Hart, Romeo and Juliet Judith Forst, Anna Bolena Ann Mortifee, Born to Live | David Suzuki, Futurescan Peter Gzowski, Fighting Words Harry Rasky, Raymond Massey: Actor of the Century |
| Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety | Best Writing, Television Drama |
| Laura Phillips, Fraggle Rock: "A Friend in Need" Archie Cham and Paul Grosney, Bizarre Jerry Juhl, Fraggle Rock: "All Work and All Play" | Don Truckey, Rough Justice Jeannine Locke, Chautauqua Girl Sharon Riis, Change of Heart |
| Best Writing, Television Public Affairs |
| Donald Brittain, Something to Celebrate Russ Froese, The Journal: "Looting a Legacy" Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate: "Secret Tests on the Street" |

## Radio

| Best Radio Program | Best Radio Host |
| George Orwell: A Radio Biography Ideas: Weimar: A Celebration Scales of Justice: "The Case of Antonio Scopelliti" | Peter Gzowski, Morningside Vicki Gabereau, Variety Tonight Bill McNeil, Fresh Air |
| Best Radio Actor | Best Radio Actress |
| Norman Browning, The Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone Harvey Atkin, Scales of Justice: "The Case of Antonio Scopelliti" Douglas Campbell, The Canterville Ghost | Charmion King, Jessie's Story Jackie Burroughs, The Secret Life of Susannah Moodie Nicky Guadagni, Scales of Justice: "Spring Flower" |
| Best Radio Variety Performance | Best Writing, Radio Drama |
| Mary Lou Fallis, Primadonna Beth Anne Cole, Yvette Gilbert Kathy Michael McGlynn, For the Love of Howard | Steve Petch, The Ice Forest Bob Kroll, A Loyal Son of War James W. Nichol, Prisons |
| Best Writing, Radio Variety | Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs |
| Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce Michael Boncoeur and Paul K. Willis, This Hour Has 17 Programs Cliff Jones, For the Love of Howard | Edward Trapunski and George Woodcock, George Orwell: A Radio Biography Jurgen Hesse, L'Arche: An Ark for the Poor Ones of the Forest Jay Ingram, Quirks & Quarks: "The DNA Structure 30 Years Later" Gary Marcuse, Ideas: "The Cold Wars in Canada" |

## Journalism and special awards

| Gordon Sinclair Award | Foster Hewitt Award |
| Hana Gartner, The Fifth Estate: "Vengeance Is Mine" Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate: "Its Own Good Name" Roy Bonisteel, Man Alive | Sue Prestedge Dave Van Horne Brian Williams |
| John Drainie Award |
| Fred Diehl |