7th ACTRA Awards

7th ACTRA Awards
7th ACTRA Awards
Date	March 22, 1978
Hosted by	Gordon Pinsent
Highlights
Best TV Program	Aberfan
Best Radio Program	A Bite of the Big Apple
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC Television

The 7th ACTRA Awards were presented on March 22, 1978.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Gordon Pinsent.^[2]

Winners and nominees[edit]

Best Television Program	Best Radio Program
Aberfan^[1] Bethune^[3] Connections: An Investigation Into Organized Crime^[3]	A Bite of the Big Apple^[1] As It Happens^[3] Journey to a Still Point in the Turning Earth^[3]
Best Television Actor	Best Radio Actor
Donald Sutherland, Bethune^[1] Anne Anglin, Ada^[3] Jan Rubeš, The Day My Granddad Died^[3]	Joan Gregson, The Path^[1] Terence Labrosse, The Outsider^[3] Florence Paterson, John and the Missus^[3]
Best Supporting TV Performance	Best Children's Television Program
Les Carlson, Raku Fire^[1] Jayne Eastwood, Ada^[3] Joan Karasevich, The Day My Granddad Died^[3]	Mr. Dressup^[1] Homemade TV^[3] Pencil Box^[3]
Best Television Public Affairs Broadcaster	Best Radio Public Affairs Broadcaster
Jack McGaw and Ruth Fremes, The Failing Strategy^[1] Linden MacIntyre, The MacIntyre Report^[3] Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate^[3]	Pierre Berton and Charles Templeton, Dialogue^[1] Don Harron, Morningside^[3] Warner Troyer, Sunday Morning^[3]
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^[1] Julie Amato, The Julie Show^[3] Karen Kain, Karen Kain Ballerina^[3]	Nancy White, Sunday Morning^[1] Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[3] Gene Di Novi, Mostly Music^[3]
Best Writing, Television Drama	Best Writing, Radio Drama
Tony Sheer, The Fighting Men^[1] Rita Greer Allen, Raku Fire^[3] Peter Rowe, Horse Latitudes^[3]	Rod Coneybeare, The Man Who Hated Dogs^[1] Rod Langley, Bethune^[3] Gordon Pinsent, John and the Missus^[3]
Best Writing, Television Public Affairs	Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs
Martyn Burke and Bill McAdam, Connections: An Investigation Into Organized Crime^[1] Harry Rasky, Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love^[3] George Salverson, The Disappearing Land^[3]	Jim Winter, Berthed Swiler^[1] Susan Lumsden, René Lévesque: The Man, His Politics^[3] Malka Marom, A Bite of the Big Apple^[3]
Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
Linden MacIntyre, The MacIntyre Report^[1] Martyn Burke, Bill MacAdam and Richard Nielson, Connections: An Investigation Into Organized Crime^[3] John Robertson and Mike Allder, 24 Hours^[3]	Don Wittman^[1] Danny Gallivan^[3] Jim Robson^[3]
John Drainie Award
Wayne and Shuster^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "CBC stars, programs sweep ACTRA Awards". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, March 23, 1978.
^ Blaik Kirby, "Opera surprise winner". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1978.
^ ^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 ^ad ^ae ^af Bill Musselwhite, "Radio and television: Nellies". Calgary Herald, March 22, 1978.

[sweep-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "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.

[nominations-3] ^ ^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 ^ad ^ae ^af Bill Musselwhite, "Radio and television: Nellies". Calgary Herald, March 22, 1978.

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