12th ACTRA Awards

12th ACTRA Awards
Date	April 16, 1983
Hosted by	Don Harron
Highlights
Best TV Program	Billy Bishop Goes to War
Best Radio Program	Scales of Justice: "Fruit of the Poisoned Tree"
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC Television
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The 12th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 16, 1983. The ceremony was hosted by Don Harron. ^[1]

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau presented the top award for Best Television Program, and jokingly added Question Period as a fourth nominee in the category. ^[1]

Television

Best Television Program	Earle Grey Award
Billy Bishop Goes to War [2] Blind Faith [3] Strawberry Ice [3]	Rosemary Dunsmore, Blind Faith [2] Chapelle Jaffe, Born to Love [3] Eric Peterson, Billy Bishop Goes to War [3]
Best Continuing TV Performance	Best Supporting TV Performance
Louis Del Grande, Seeing Things [2] Bruno Gerussi, The Beachcombers [3] Gerard Parkes, Home Fires [3]	Budd Knapp, A Choice of Two [2] Marigold Charlesworth, Judge [3] Ed McNamara, Judge [3]
Best New Performer	Best TV Variety Performance
Allan Katz, Home Fires [2] Judah Katz, Hangin' In [2] Yanna McIntosh, Hangin' In [3]	Toller Cranston, Strawberry Ice [2] Tom Harvey, Bizarre [3] Jeff Hyslop, 1982 Dora Mavor Moore Awards [3] Catherine O'Hara, SCTV [3]
Best Television Host or Interviewer	Best Children's Television Program
Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate [2] Harry Brown, Speaking Out [3] Morton Shulman, The Shulman File [3]	On My Own [2] Mr. Dressup [3] What's New [3]
Best Writing, Television Drama	Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety
Sheldon Chad, Seeing Things : "Seeing Double" [2] David McLaren, By Reason of Insanity [3] Anna Sandor and Bill Gough, Seeing Things : "Looking Back" [3]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce [2] Toller Cranston, Strawberry Ice [3] Johnny Wayne, Frank Shuster, Robert Cormier, Kate Lonsdale and Ted Lonsdale, Wayne and Shuster [3]
Best Writing, Television Public Affairs
Peter Kent, The Journal : "Struggle for Poland" [2] Allan Bailey, The Nature of Things : "The Super Achievers" [3] Bob Lower, After the Big One [3]

Radio

Best Radio Program	Best Radio Host or Interviewer
Scales of Justice: "Fruit of the Poisoned Tree" [2] Bloodflowers [3] Nuclear Peace [3]	Peter Gzowski, Morningside [2] Vicki Gabereau, Variety Tonight [3] Elizabeth Gray, As It Happens [3] Jay Ingram, Quirks & Quarks [3]
Best Radio Actor	Best Radio Variety Performance
Gerard Parkes, 1,000 Years of the Nights [2] Nonnie Griffin, Our Town [3] Barney O'Sullivan, From Failing Hands [3]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce [2] Édith Butler, Morningside [3] Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican, Carolyn Scott and Peter Wildman, Frantic Times [3] Cal Dodd, The Entertainers [3] Calla Krause, La voix humaine [3]
Best Writing, Radio Drama	Best Writing, Radio Variety
Michael Riordan, Quiet in the Hills [2] Mavor Moore, Catch My Death [3] Linda Zwicker, The Eighth Wonder [3]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce [2] Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican and Peter Wildman, Frantic Times [3] David Tarnow, The Entertainers [3]
Best Writing, Radio Documentary
Diane Silverman, How Shall I Live Without You [2] Elizabeth Hay, Sunday Morning : "Sally Ann in Newfoundland" [3] Jurgen Hesse, Ideas : "Witch Hunts" [3]

Journalism and special awards

Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
Laurier LaPierre [2] Bill Cameron [3] Peter Kent [3]	Steve Armitage [2] George Athans [3] Dave Hodge [3]
John Drainie Award
Lucio Agostini [2]

References

1. Jane Harrison, "Billy Bishop best TV show". Owen Sound Sun-Times , April 18, 1983.
2. Rick Groen, "Air Farce, Billy Bishop big ACTRA winners". The Globe and Mail , April 18, 1983.
3. "Awards show will be telecast on April 16 on CBC Finalists for ACTRA awards announced". The Globe and Mail , March 31, 1983.