13th ACTRA Awards explained

13th ACTRA Awards
Date:	April 3, 1984
Host:	Laurier LaPierre, Ann Mortifee, Jayne Eastwood
Award1 Type:	Best TV Program
Award1 Winner:	The Undaunted
Award2 Type:	Best Radio Program
Award2 Winner:	The Panther and the Jaguar
Network:	CBC Television
Previous:	12th
Main:	ACTRA Awards
Next:	14th

The 13th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 3, 1984.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Laurier LaPierre, Ann Mortifee and Jayne Eastwood.^[2]

Television

Best Television Program	Best Children's Television Program
The Undaunted^[3] Ready for Slaughter^[4]	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, 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	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

Notes and References

1. Trish Worron, "Even winners agree: ACTRAs are 'bizarre'". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 4, 1984.
2. Rick Groen, "Popular mini-series dominates ACTRA awards: Empire earns big dividend". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1984.
3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105743995/ "Three ACTRA winners have local connections"
4. "ACTRA finalists are selected". The Globe and Mail, March 19, 1984.