14th ACTRA Awards

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]

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
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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

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