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6th ACTRA Awards

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6th ACTRA Awards

Date

April 14, 1977

Hosted by

Pierre Berton

Highlights

Best TV Program

Beaverbrook: Life and Times of Max Aitken

Best Radio Program

The Assassination of Christopher Marlowe

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBC Television

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ACTRA Awards

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The 6th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 14, 1977.^[1]

Winners[edit]

Best Television Program	Best Radio Program
Beaverbrook: Life and Times of Max Aitken^[1] Of the Fields, Lately^[2] Sarah^[2]	The Assassination of Christopher Marlowe^[1] Eye Witness to the Gold Rush^[2] A Touch of the Poet^[2]
Best Television Actor	Best Radio Actor
Sean Sullivan, Of the Fields, Lately^[1] John Colicos, Beaverbrook: Life and Times of Max Aitken^[2] Jane Mallett, The Larsens^[2] Gerard Parkes, As Loved Our Fathers^[2]	Maureen Fitzgerald, A Touch of the Poet^[1] Chris Wiggins, A Touch of the Poet^[2] Jack Scott, Crabdance^[2]
Best Continuing TV Performance	Best Public Affairs Broadcaster
Robert Clothier, The Beachcombers^[1] Bruno Gerussi, The Beachcombers^[2] Fiona Reid, King of Kensington^[2]	Patrick Watson, The Last Nazi^[1] Roy Bonisteel, Man Alive^[2] Adrienne Clarkson, The Fifth Estate^[2]
Best Television Variety Performance	Best Radio Variety Performance
Diane Stapley, The Diane Stapley Show^[1] Julie Amato, The Julie Show^[2] The Irish Rovers^[2]	Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[1] Bill Buck, Donna Christie, Norm Grohman and Bill Reiter, Dr. Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show^[2] Mary Nelson, Jazz Radio Canada^[2]
Best News Broadcaster	Best Sports Broadcaster
Peter Desbarats^[1] Peter Kent^[2] Terri Stacey^[2]	Ernie Afaganis^[1] Ted Reynolds^[2] Don Wittman^[2]
Best Writing, Television or Film Drama	Best Writing, Radio Drama
Peter Pearson and Norman Hartley, The Insurance Man from Ingersoll^[1] David French, Of the Fields, Lately^[2] Gordon Pinsent, A Gift to Last^[2]	Michael Mercer, Freydis of Greenland^[1] Len Peterson, Étienne Brûlé^[2] Marian Waldman, Palindrome^[2]
Best Writing, Television Documentary	Best Writing, Radio Documentary
*Adrienne Clarkson and Brian McKenna, The Fifth Estate: "The Olympic Connection"^[1] Donald Brittain, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry^[2] Steve Hyde, Rodeo*^[2]	Brenda Rabkin, Adolescent Suicide^[1] Malka Himel, The Holocaust^[2] George R. Robertson, The Lost Patrol^[2]
Gordon Sinclair Award	John Drainie Award
Judy LaMarsh, The Government We Deserve^[1] Adrienne Clarkson and David Gerrard, The Fifth Estate: "Dioxin" Adrienne Clarkson, Michael Smedley and Gerard McAuliffe, The Fifth Estate: "Citizen McCain"	John Reeves^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Keith Ashford, "ACTRA awards not pretentious, anyway". Ottawa Citizen, April 15, 1977.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Non-CBC performers in ACTRA line-up". The Globe and Mail, April 6, 1977.

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