14th ACTRA Awards

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14th ACTRA Awards
Date	April 3, 1985
Hosted by	Roger Abbott, Joyce Davidson
Highlights
Best TV Program	Chautauqua Girl
Best Radio Program	George Orwell: A Radio Biography
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC Television

The 14th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 3, 1985, to honour achievements in Canadian television and radio broadcasting in 1984.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Roger Abbott and Joyce Davidson.^[2]

Television

Best Television Program	Best Children's Television Program
Chautauqua Girl^[2] Balconville^[3] Tighten the Traces^[3]	The Boy and the Snow Goose^[2] Hauntings^[3] Today's Special^[3]
Best Television Actor	Best Television Actress
Douglas Rain, A Flush of Tories^[2] Brent Carver, Passion of the Patriots^[3] August Schellenberg, The Prodigal^[3]	Susan Wright, Slim Obsession^[2] Joy Coghill, Ma^[3] Janet-Laine Green, Chautauqua Girl^[3]
Best Continuing TV Performance	Best Supporting TV Performance
Tony Van Bridge, Judge^[2] Martha Gibson, Seeing Things^[3] Flo Paterson, Backstretch^[3]	Garrick Hagon, Rough Justice^[2] Jean Archambault, Balconville^[3] Patricia Phillips, Passion of the Patriots^[3]
Best TV Variety Performance	Best Television Host
Evelyn Hart, Romeo and Juliet^[2] Judith Forst, Anna Bolena^[3] Ann Mortifee, Born to Live^[3]	David Suzuki, Futurescan^[2] Peter Gzowski, Fighting Words^[3] Harry Rasky, Raymond Massey: Actor of the Century^[3]
Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety	Best Writing, Television Drama
*Laura Phillips, Fraggle Rock: "A Friend in Need"^[2] Archie Cham and Paul Grosney, Bizarre^[3] Jerry Juhl, Fraggle Rock*: "All Work and All Play"^[3]	Don Truckey, Rough Justice^[2] Jeannine Locke, Chautauqua Girl^[3] Sharon Riis, Change of Heart^[3]
Best Writing, Television Public Affairs
Donald Brittain, Something to Celebrate^[2] Russ Froese, The Journal: "Looting a Legacy"^[3] Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate: "Secret Tests on the Street"^[3]

Radio

Best Radio Program	Best Radio Host
George Orwell: A Radio Biography^[2] Ideas: Weimar: A Celebration^[3] Scales of Justice: "The Case of Antonio Scopelliti"^[3]	Peter Gzowski, Morningside^[2] Vicki Gabereau, Variety Tonight^[3] Bill McNeil, Fresh Air^[3]
Best Radio Actor	Best Radio Actress
Norman Browning, The Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone^[2] Harvey Atkin, Scales of Justice: "The Case of Antonio Scopelliti"^[3] Douglas Campbell, The Canterville Ghost^[3]	Charmion King, Jessie's Story^[2] Jackie Burroughs, The Secret Life of Susannah Moodie^[3] Nicky Guadagni, Scales of Justice: "Spring Flower"^[3]
Best Radio Variety Performance	Best Writing, Radio Drama
Mary Lou Fallis, Primadonna^[2] Beth Anne Cole, Yvette Gilbert^[3] Kathy Michael McGlynn, For the Love of Howard^[3]	Steve Petch, The Ice Forest^[2] Bob Kroll, A Loyal Son of War^[3] James W. Nichol, Prisons^[3]
Best Writing, Radio Variety	Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs
Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[2] Michael Boncoeur and Paul K. Willis, This Hour Has 17 Programs^[3] Cliff Jones, For the Love of Howard^[3]	Edward Trapunski and George Woodcock, George Orwell: A Radio Biography^[2] Jurgen Hesse, L'Arche: An Ark for the Poor Ones of the Forest^[3] Jay Ingram, Quirks & Quarks: "The DNA Structure 30 Years Later"^[3] Gary Marcuse, Ideas: "The Cold Wars in Canada"^[3]

Journalism and special awards

Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
*Hana Gartner, The Fifth Estate: "Vengeance Is Mine"^[2] Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate: "Its Own Good Name"^[2] Roy Bonisteel, Man Alive*^[3]	Sue Prestedge^[2] Dave Van Horne^[3] Brian Williams^[3]
John Drainie Award
Fred Diehl^[2]

References

Rick Groen, "Susan Wright takes ACTRA award as top actress; Chautauqua Girl top TV show". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1985.
Kirk Lapointe, "Night without stars: No surprises, few celebrities at ACTRA Awards". Vancouver Sun, April 4, 1985.
Charles Hanley, "Chautauqua Girl has three chances for a Nellie: ACTRA names award nominees". The Globe and Mail, March 19, 1985.