7th ACTRA Awards explained

7th ACTRA Awards
Date:	March 22, 1978
Host:	Gordon Pinsent
Award1 Type:	Best TV Program
Award1 Winner:	Aberfan
Award2 Type:	Best Radio Program
Award2 Winner:	A Bite of the Big Apple
Network:	CBC Television
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The 7th ACTRA Awards were presented on March 22, 1978.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Gordon Pinsent.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Best Television Program	Best Radio Program
Aberfan Bethune^[3]	A Bite of the Big Apple As It Happens Journey to a Still Point in the Turning Earth
Best Television Actor	Best Radio Actor
Donald Sutherland, Bethune Anne Anglin, Ada Jan Rubeš, The Day My Granddad Died	Joan Gregson, The Path Terence Labrosse, The Outsider Florence Paterson, John and the Missus
Best Supporting TV Performance	Best Children's Television Program
Les Carlson, Raku Fire Jayne Eastwood, Ada Joan Karasevich, The Day My Granddad Died	Mr. Dressup Homemade TV Pencil Box
Best Television Public Affairs Broadcaster	Best Radio Public Affairs Broadcaster
Jack McGaw and Ruth Fremes, The Failing Strategy Linden MacIntyre, The MacIntyre Report Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate	Pierre Berton and Charles Templeton, Dialogue Don Harron, Morningside Warner Troyer, Sunday Morning
Best TV Variety Performance	Best Radio Variety Performance
John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis and Dave Thomas, Second City Television Julie Amato, The Julie Show Karen Kain, Karen Kain Ballerina	Nancy White, Sunday Morning Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce Gene Di Novi, Mostly Music
Best Writing, Television Drama	Best Writing, Radio Drama
Tony Sheer, The Fighting Men Rita Greer Allen, Raku Fire Peter Rowe, Horse Latitudes	Rod Coneybeare, The Man Who Hated Dogs Rod Langley, Bethune Gordon Pinsent, John and the Missus
Best Writing, Television Public Affairs	Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs
Martyn Burke and Bill Macadam, Harry Rasky, George Salverson, The Disappearing Land	Jim Winter, Berthed Swiler Susan Lumsden, René Lévesque: The Man, His Politics Malka Marom, A Bite of the Big Apple
Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
Linden MacIntyre, The MacIntyre Report Martyn Burke, Bill Macadam and Richard Nielson, John Robertson and Mike Allder, 24 Hours	Don Wittman Danny Gallivan Jim Robson
John Drainie Award
Wayne and Shuster

Notes and References

1. "CBC stars, programs sweep ACTRA Awards". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, March 23, 1978.
2. Blaik Kirby, "Opera surprise winner". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1978.
3. Bill Musselwhite, "Radio and television: Nellies". Calgary Herald, March 22, 1978.