6th ACTRA Awards explained

6th ACTRA Awards
Date:	April 14, 1977
Host:	Pierre Berton
Award1 Type:	Best TV Program
Award1 Winner:
Award2 Type:	Best Radio Program
Award2 Winner:	The Assassination of Christopher Marlowe
Network:	CBC Television
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The 6th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 14, 1977.^[1]

Winners

Best Television Program	Best Radio Program
Of the Fields, Lately^[2] Sarah	The Assassination of Christopher Marlowe Eye Witness to the Gold Rush A Touch of the Poet
Best Television Actor	Best Radio Actor
Sean Sullivan, Of the Fields, Lately John Colicos, Jane Mallett, The Larsens Gerard Parkes, As Loved Our Fathers	Maureen Fitzgerald, A Touch of the Poet Chris Wiggins, A Touch of the Poet Jack Scott, Crabdance
Best Continuing TV Performance	Best Public Affairs Broadcaster
Robert Clothier, The Beachcombers Bruno Gerussi, The Beachcombers Fiona Reid, King of Kensington	Patrick Watson, The Last Nazi Roy Bonisteel, Man Alive Adrienne Clarkson, The Fifth Estate
Best Television Variety Performance	Best Radio Variety Performance
Diane Stapley, The Diane Stapley Show Julie Amato, The Julie Show The Irish Rovers	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce Bill Buck, Donna Christie, Norm Grohman and Bill Reiter, Dr. Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show Mary Nelson, Jazz Radio Canada
Best News Broadcaster	Best Sports Broadcaster
Peter Desbarats Peter Kent Terri Stacey	Ernie Afaganis Ted Reynolds Don Wittman
Best Writing, Television or Film Drama	Best Writing, Radio Drama
Peter Pearson and Norman Hartley, The Insurance Man from Ingersoll David French, Of the Fields, Lately Gordon Pinsent, A Gift to Last	Michael Mercer, Freydis of Greenland Len Peterson, Étienne Brûlé Marian Waldman, Palindrome
Best Writing, Television Documentary	Best Writing, Radio Documentary
Adrienne Clarkson and Brian McKenna, The Fifth Estate: "The Olympic Connection" Donald Brittain, Steve Hyde, Rodeo	Brenda Rabkin, Adolescent Suicide Malka Himel, The Holocaust George R. Robertson, The Lost Patrol
Gordon Sinclair Award	John Drainie Award
Judy LaMarsh, The Government We Deserve Adrienne Clarkson and David Gerrard, The Fifth Estate: "Dioxin" Adrienne Clarkson, Michael Smedley and Gerard McAuliffe, The Fifth Estate: "Citizen McCain"	John Reeves

Notes and References

1. Keith Ashford, "ACTRA awards not pretentious, anyway". Ottawa Citizen, April 15, 1977.
2. "Non-CBC performers in ACTRA line-up". The Globe and Mail, April 6, 1977.