The 2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto

The annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto recognize outstanding performances by ACTRA Toronto members and celebrate accomplishment and excellence in our industry. In addition to two special achievement awards, the Award of Excellence and the ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award, three juried awards are presented for Outstanding Performances in the categories of Female, Male, and Voice. The Awards take place at a live show and gala at the end of February each year.

Submissions for the 2017 Awards are now closed. All submissions received after November 1, 2016 will be considered for the 2018 Awards.

To be eligible, a performance must be in a Principal role in a production first shown between November 1, 2016 and October 31, 2017. The ACTRA Awards in Toronto recognize outstanding performances by ACTRA Toronto members. Any member in good standing can give a nod of appreciation to outstanding performances in principal roles by fellow ACTRA Toronto members by completing this  SIMPLE ONLINE FORM (here are the  eligibility details!). Note: duplicate submissions have no effect. Submissions are open year round. If you have any questions please contact:  kwoolridge@actratoronto.com

Photos from the 2016 Awards

 

Awards History

Award winner in BOLD

2016

Award of Excellence – Sarah Gadon

Stunt Award –  Stunt Pioneers: John “Frenchie” Berger, Matt Birman, Robert “Bobby” Hannah, Shane Cardwell, Alison Reid, Dwayne McLean, Anton Tyukodi, Branko Racki, Morris “Moe” Maurizio Santia, Shelley Cook

VOICE

Christian Distefano, Andrew Jackson, Julie Lemieux, Bryn McAuley, Adrian Truss

FEMALE

Torri Higginson, Christine Horne, Tatiana Maslany, Catherine O’Hara, Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

MALE

Nigel Bennett, Kevin Hanchard, Dylan Harman, Christopher Plummer, Rossif Sutherland

 

2015

Award of Excellence – Tantoo Cardinal

Stunt Award – Jamie Jones

VOICE

David Berni, Cory Doran, Julie Lemieux, Terry McGurrin, Tony Nappo

FEMALE

Lauren Ash, Christine Horne, Andrea Martin, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Trotter

MALE

Gavin Crawford, Ennis Esmer, Jordan Gavaris, Pat Mills, Colin Mochrie

2014

Award of Excellence – R.H Thomson

Stunt Award – Marco Bianco

VOICE

David Berni, Carlos Diaz, Dwayne Hill, Nissae Isen, Terry McGurrin

FEMALE

Amanda Brugel, Tatiana Maslany, Jennifer Podemski, Helen Shaver, Meg Tilly

MALE

Michael D. Cohen, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Rick Roberts, David Sutcliffe, Hugh Thompson

 

2013

Award of Excellence – Shirley Douglas

VOICE

Emilie-Claire Barlow, Pat Kelly, Shannon Kook-Chun, Julie Lemieux, Jordan Pettle

FEMALE

Vivien Endicott-Douglas, Kiara Glasco, Tatiana Maslany, Naomi Snieckus, Meg Tilly

MALE

Jonas Chernick, Enrico Colantoni, Shawn Doyle, Luke Kirby, Rossif Sutherland

 

2012

Award of Excellence – Rick Mercer

VOICE

Stacey DePass, Robbie FitzRoy, Billy MacLellan, Rachel Marcus & Miles Johnson, Miklos Perlus

FEMALE

Jayne Eastwood, Jennifer Irwin, Tommie-Amber Pirie, Amy Price-Francis, Ellen Wong

MALE

Clé Bennett, Shawn Doyle, Peter Outerbridge, Eric Peterson, Christopher Plummer

 

2011

Award of Excellence – Fiona Reid

VOICE

London Angelis, Sean Cullen, Cory Doran, Billy MacLellan, Maurice Dean Wint

FEMALE

Sarah Manninen, Zoie Palmer, Molly Parker, Liisa Repo-Martell, Tracy Wright

MALE

Maury Chaykin, Mark McKinney, Noah Reid, Nicholas Rose, Chuck Shamata

 

2010

Award of Excellence – Colin Mochrie

VOICE

Juan Chioran, Paul Fauteux, Julie Lemieux, Ron Pardo, Carolyn Scott

FEMALE

Rhea Akler, Kristin Booth, Tasha Lawrence, Kathleen Munroe, Kateri Walker

MALE

K.C. Collins, Ennis Esmer, Allan Hawco, Noam Jenkins, Daniel Kash

 

2009

Award of Excellence – Peter Keleghan

VOICE

Emily Hampshire, Rob Tinkler, Adrian Truss, Joanne Vannicola, Jamie Watson

FEMALE

Rosemary Dunsmore, Megan Fahlenbock, Sarah Gadon, Karen LeBlanc, Shauna MacDonald

MALE

Nicholas Campbell, Jonas Chernick, Daniel Gordon, Joris Jarsky, Clark Johnson

 

2008

Award of Excellence – Eric Peterson

VOICE

Stacey DePass, Peter Keleghan, Julie Lemieux, Adrian Truss, Matt Watts

FEMALE

Kristin Booth, Caroline Cave, Allegra Fulton, Mayko Nguyen, Kate Trotter

MALE

David Fox, Jack Knight, Joe Pingue, Aaron Poole, Michael Riley

 

2007

Award of Excellence – Wendy Crewson

VOICE

Len Carlson, Ellen Ray Hennessey, Tajja Isen, Ron Rubin, Adrian Truss

FEMALE

Martha Burns, Maria del Mar, Deborah Grover, Martha Henry, Kristen Thomson

MALE

Chris Bolton, William Hutt, Don McKellar, Gordon Pinsent, Michael Therriault

 

2006

Award of Excellence – Sarah Polley

FEMALE

Paula Boudreau, Wendy Crewson, Megan Follows, Victoria Snow, Samantha Weinstein

MALE

Shawn Ashmore, Tom McCamus, Michael Miranda, Joe Pingue, Dov Tiefenbach

 

2005

Award of Excellence – Paul Gross

FEMALE

Wendy Crewson, Catherine Disher, Emily Hampshire, Kate Nelligan, Kristen Thomson

MALE

Bayo Akinfemi, Richard Chevalleau, Paul Gross, Peter Keleghan, Luke Kirby

 

2004

Award of Excellence – Sonja Smits

FEMALE

Wendy Crewson, Diane D’Aquila, Debra McGrath, Sarah Polley, Sophie Traub

MALE

Brent Carver, David Fox, Mark McKinney, Mark Rendall, Michael Riley

 

2003

Award of Excellence – Gordon Pinsent

FEMALE

Wendy Crewson, Thea Gill, Kari Matchett, Michelle Nolden, Kristen Thomson

MALE

Maury Chaykin, Shawn Doyle, Matthew Ferguson, Paul Gross, Rick Roberts