10th ACTRA Awards

Date

April 3, 1981

Hosted by

Gordon Pinsent

Highlights

Best TV Program

The Canadian Establishment

Best Radio Program

Sunday Morning

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBC Television

← 9th ·

ACTRA Awards

· 11th →

The 10th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 3, 1981, and hosted by Gordon Pinsent.

Television

Best Television Program	Best Television Actor
The Canadian Establishment: "Store Wars" and "Ten Toronto Street"^[1] A Gift to Last^[2] The Hanga Shore^[2]	Al Waxman, The Winnings of Frankie Walls^[1] Lawrence Dane, A Question of the Sixth^[2] Dixie Seatle, A Population of One^[2]
Best Continuing TV Performance	Best Supporting TV Performance
Don Francks, The Phoenix Team^[1] Elizabeth Shepherd, The Phoenix Team^[2] Kim Yaroshevskaya, Home Fires^[2]	Mary Pirie, Lyon's Den^[1] Helen Burns, Today I Am a Fountain Pen^[2] Sonja Smits, War Brides^[2]
Best New Performer	Best TV Variety Performance
Lally Cadeau, Harvest^[1] Wendy Crewson, War Brides^[2] Allan Levson, Today I Am a Fountain Pen^[2]	Dinah Christie, D.C. and Friends^[1] Jeff Hyslop, Dancin' Man^[2] Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster, Wayne and Shuster Superspecial^[2]
Best Television Host or Interviewer	Best Writing, Television Drama
*Patrick Watson, The Canadian Establishment: "Store Wars"^[1] Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate^[2] Sherv Shragge, Shragge's Journal*^[2]	Grahame Woods, War Brides^[1] Rob Forsyth, Harvest^[2] Tony Sheer, Maintain the Right^[2]
Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety	Best Writing, Television Public Affairs
Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Gord Holtam, John Morgan and Rick Olsen, Royal Canadian Air Farce^[1] Ted Barris and Alex Barris, A Little Part of Canada^[2] Charles Weir, Guy Shulman, Mark Shekter and Robert Sandler, Dancin' Man^[2]	*Ted Remerowski, The Canadian Establishment: "Store Wars"^[1] Les Nirenberg, Man Alive: "City of Love"^[2] Peter Pearson, The Canadian Establishment*: "The Chairman"^[2]

Radio

Best Radio Program	Best Radio Host
Sunday Morning^[1] Africa Week^[2] Morningside: "War Measures"^[2] A Salzburg Diary^[2]	Bronwyn Drainie and Patrick Martin, Sunday Morning^[1] Don Harron, Morningside^[2] Jacqueline Toupin, Keewatin Country^[2]
Best Radio Actor	Best Radio Variety Performance
Zoe Caldwell, Fifth Business^[1] Douglas Campbell, The Life of Galileo^[2] Martha Henry, Memoir^[2]	Linden Soles, 60 Minutes with a Bullet: The Decade^[1] Bill Buck, Norm Grohmann, Marla Gropper and Bill Reiter, Dr. Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show^[2] Gene Di Novi, Morningside: "Cole Porter"^[2]
Best Writing, Radio Drama	Best Writing, Radio Variety
Sharon Pollock, Sweet Land of Liberty^[1] John Murrell, Memoir^[2] Jim Nichol, Biko^[2]	Linden Soles, 60 Minutes with a Bullet: The Decade^[1] Erika Ritter, Morningside: "Invasion of the Stewardesses"^[2] Dan Thatchuk, Dr. Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show^[2]
Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs
Harry Rasky, Africa Week^[1] Naomi Diamond, Open Circuit: The Handicapped Child^[2] Lilian Garson, Growing Up in the Coke Ovens^[2]

Journalism and special awards

Gordon Sinclair Award	Foster Hewitt Award
Eric Malling^[1] Harry J. Boyle^[2] Charles Templeton^[2]	Jim Robson^[1] Dave Hodge^[2] Bernie Pascall^[2]
John Drainie Award
Frances Hyland^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Rick Groen, "Waxman, Establishment take Actras". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1981.
^ ^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 ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am "Nominees announced for ACTRAs". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1981.

Canadian Screen Awards

By year

Canadian Film Awards
(film, 1949–1978)

Genie Awards
(film, 1979–2012)

ACTRA Awards
(television, 1972–1986)

Gemini Awards
(television, 1986–2012)

Film awards
by category

Television awards
by category

Discontinued awards

Bijou Awards (1981)
Actor (1968-2022)
Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81)
Actress (1968-2022)
Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81)
Lead Performance in a Film (2022)
Lead Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022)
Lead Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022)
Lead Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022)
Lead Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022)
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022)
Supporting Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022)
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022)
Supporting Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022)
Foreign Actor (1980–83)
Foreign Actress (1980–83)
Supporting Actor (1968-2022)
Supporting Actress (1968-2022)
Supporting Performance in a Film (2022)
Theatrical Short (1949–96)
Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002)
Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016)
Individual or Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (1992-2000)
Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (2001-2011)
Individual Performance in a Comedy (2001-2010)
John Drainie Award (1968-2000)
Special Achievement
Foster Hewitt Award (1975-1986)
Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978)
Diversity Award (1992-2016)

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.