11th ACTRA Awards

11th ACTRA Awards
Date	May 12, 1982
Hosted by	Jim Carrey, Dixie Seatle
Highlights
Best TV Program	Just Another Missing Kid
Best Radio Program	This Year in Jerusalem
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC Television
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The 11th ACTRA Awards were presented on May 12, 1982. ^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Jim Carrey and Dixie Seatle. ^[1]

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as the broadcaster of the ceremony, had originally proposed Dan Aykroyd as host, ^[2] but he was rejected by ACTRA on the grounds that he was working in the United States and not an active ACTRA member. ^[3]

Television

Best Television Program	Best Children's Television Program
Just Another Missing Kid [1] Cambodia: Tragedy in Eden [4] On Guard For Thee : "The Most Dangerous Spy" [4]	Switchback [1] The Olden Days Coat [4] Polka Dot Door [4]
Best Television Actor	Best New Performer
Lally Cadeau, You've Come a Long Way, Katie [1] Mary Ann McDonald, A Far Cry from Home [4] Chuck Shamata, The Running Man [4]	Leslie Toth, Once [1] Colm Feore, The Running Man [4] Cecily Thomson, Snowbirds [4]
Best Supporting TV Performance	Best TV Variety Performance
Ken James, You've Come a Long Way, Katie [1] Robert Christie, Snowbirds [4] Richard Monette, A Far Cry from Home [4] Vivian Reis, Talk Show [4]	Evelyn Hart and David Peregrine, Belong [1] Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce [4] John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara and Dave Thomas, SCTV [4]
Best Television Host or Interviewer	Best Writing, Television Drama
Adrienne Clarkson, The Fifth Estate : "Hebron" [1] Ian Parker, Just Another Missing Kid [4] Patrick Watson, Titans [4] Elwy Yost, Saturday Night at the Movies [4]	Tony Sheer, Final Edition [1] Louis Del Grande and David Barlow, Seeing Things : "I May Be Seeing Things, But I'm Not Crazy" [4] Rob Forsyth, Takeover [4]
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 [1] Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis and Catherine O'Hara, SCTV : "The Libby Wolfson Wraparound" [4] Alden Nowlan, Christmas at King's Landing	Donald Brittain, On Guard For Thee : "The Most Dangerous Spy" [1] Ian Parker and John Zaritsky, Just Another Missing Kid [4] Wendy Strazdine, Pacific Report : "The People vs. Policy" [4]

Radio

Best Radio Program	Best Radio Host or Interviewer
This Year in Jerusalem [1] On Golden Pond [4] Sunday Morning : "Under the Olive Tree" [4]	Don Harron, Morningside [1] Jay Ingram, Quirks & Quarks [1] Peter Gzowski, Morningside [4]
Best Radio Actor	Best Radio Variety Performance
Mary Pirie, Sunday Matinee: "Party Girl" [1] Douglas Campbell, Nightfall : "The Appetite of Mr. Lucraft" [4] Len Cariou, Cyrano de Bergerac [4]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce [1] Bill Buck, Norm Grohmann, Maria Gropper and Bill Reiter, Mr. Bundolo [4] Nancy White, Morningside [4]
Best Writing, Radio Drama	Best Writing, Radio Variety
Erika Ritter, Automatic Pilot [1] Michael Mercer, Hope: The Colours of Time [4] John Murrell, Waiting for the Parade [4]	Philip Bedard, Glen Davis and Larry Lalonde, The Continuing Adventures of John Locke, Private Eye [1] Paul Chato, Rick Green, Peter Wildman and Dan Redican, Frantic Times [4] Maynard Collins, Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave [4]
Best Writing, Radio Documentary
Jurgen Hesse, Leon Trotsky in Exile [1] Wendy Lill, Who Is George Forest? [4] Barbara Nichol, Ideas : "Televangelism" [4]

Journalism and special awards

Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
Stephen Lewis [1] Elizabeth Gray [4] Joan Watson [4]	Brian Williams [1] Mike Anscombe [4] Dave Hodge [4] Pat Marsden [4]
John Drainie Award
Mavor Moore [1]

References

1. Bill Musselwhite, "ACTRA awards homey, fun and typically Canadian". Calgary Herald , May 13, 1982.
2. Sid Adilman, "Aykroyd willing to host show". Toronto Star , April 12, 1982.
3. Sid Adilman, "'Thanks a lot, ACTRA,' angry Aykroyd says". Toronto Star , April 15, 1982.
4. "ACTRA award nominees". Toronto Star , April 26, 1982.