The 15th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 2, 1986 to honour achievements in Canadian television production in 1985.[1] They were the final ACTRA Awards presented before the responsibility for organizing and presenting Canadian television awards was transferred from ACTRA to the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television;[2] after this, ACTRA only presented awards in radio categories, until relaunching the ACTRA Awards program in the early 2000s as a series of regional production awards in various Canadian film and television production markets.

15th ACTRA Awards
DateApril 2, 1986
Hosted byDon Harron, Pierre Berton, Barbara Frum, Gordon Pinsent, Dave Broadfoot, Ann Mortifee
Highlights
Best TV ProgramCharlie Grant's War
Best Radio ProgramGlenn Gould: The Well-Tempered Polymath
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television
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The ceremony was hosted by Don Harron, Pierre Berton, Barbara Frum, Gordon Pinsent, Dave Broadfoot and Ann Mortifee.[3]

Due to overlapping eligibility periods, some of the nominees or winners at the 15th ACTRA Awards were also nominees or winners at the 1st Gemini Awards, which were presented in December 1986.[4]

Television

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Best Television Program Best Direction in a Television Program
Best Television Actor Best Television Actress
Best Continuing TV Performance Best Supporting TV Performance
Best TV Variety Performance Best Television Host
Best Children's Television Program Best Television Score
Best Writing, Original Television Drama Best Writing, Adapted Television Drama
Best Writing, Television Comedy/Variety Best Writing, Television Public Affairs

Radio

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Best Radio Program Best Radio Host
  •   Glenn Gould: The Well-Tempered Polymath[5]
  • A Celebration of Genius: The 300th Anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach[6]
  • Ideas: "Journey Through the Volcano"[6]
  • Scales of Justice: "I'm Not Living Like This Anymore"[6]
Best Radio Actor Best Radio Actress
Best Radio Variety Performance Best Writing, Original Radio Drama
Best Writing, Adapted Radio Drama Best Writing, Radio Variety
Best Writing, Radio Public Affairs

Journalism and special awards

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Gordon Sinclair Award Best Live Television Reporting
Foster Hewitt Award John Drainie Award

References

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  1. ^ Jim Bawden, "Old familiar faces clean up at final ACTRA ceremony". Toronto Star, April 3, 1986.
  2. ^ Sid Adilman, "Canada's new TV award makes debut". Toronto Star, April 22, 1986.
  3. ^ "ACTRA co-hosts announced". Toronto Star, March 6, 1986.
  4. ^ Bill Taylor, "Producer may boycott Geminis". Toronto Star, June 17, 1986.
  5. ^ 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 Adele Freedman, "Charlie Grant's War is ACTRA's top show of the year: Nellie makes last stand brisk but chummy". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1986.
  6. ^ 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 an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb "ACTRA nominations for 15th annual Nellie Awards on April 2". Montreal Gazette, March 18, 1986.