The 6th ACTRA Awards were presented on April 14, 1977.Keith Ashford, "ACTRA awards not pretentious, anyway". Ottawa Citizen, April 15, 1977.
Winners Best Television Program Best Radio Program Beaverbrook: Life and Times of Max Aitken Of the Fields, Lately"Non-CBC performers in ACTRA line-up". The Globe and Mail, April 6, 1977. Sarah The Assassination of Christopher Marlowe Eye Witness to the Gold Rush A Touch of the Poet Best Television Actor Best Radio Actor Sean Sullivan, Of the Fields, Lately John Colicos, Beaverbrook: Life and Times of Max Aitken Jane Mallett, The Larsens Gerard Parkes, As Loved Our Fathers Maureen Fitzgerald, A Touch of the Poet Chris Wiggins, A Touch of the Poet Jack Scott, Crabdance Best Continuing TV Performance Best Public Affairs Broadcaster Robert Clothier, The Beachcombers Bruno Gerussi, The Beachcombers Fiona Reid, King of Kensington Patrick Watson, The Last Nazi Roy Bonisteel, Man Alive Adrienne Clarkson, The Fifth Estate Best Television Variety Performance Best Radio Variety Performance Diane Stapley, The Diane Stapley Show Julie Amato, The Julie Show The Irish Rovers Roger Abbott, Dave Broadfoot, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy and John Morgan, Royal Canadian Air Farce Bill Buck, Donna Christie, Norm Grohman and Bill Reiter, Dr. Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show Mary Nelson, Jazz Radio Canada Best News Broadcaster Best Sports Broadcaster Peter Desbarats Peter Kent Terri Stacey Ernie Afaganis Ted Reynolds Don Wittman Best Writing, Television or Film Drama Best Writing, Radio Drama Peter Pearson and Norman Hartley, The Insurance Man from Ingersoll David French, Of the Fields, Lately Gordon Pinsent, A Gift to Last Michael Mercer, Freydis of Greenland Len Peterson, Étienne Brûlé Marian Waldman, Palindrome Best Writing, Television Documentary Best Writing, Radio Documentary Adrienne Clarkson and Brian McKenna, The Fifth Estate: "The Olympic Connection" Donald Brittain, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry Steve Hyde, Rodeo Brenda Rabkin, Adolescent Suicide Malka Himel, The Holocaust George R. Robertson, The Lost Patrol Gordon Sinclair Award John Drainie Award Judy LaMarsh, The Government We Deserve Adrienne Clarkson and David Gerrard, The Fifth Estate: "Dioxin" Adrienne Clarkson, Michael Smedley and Gerard McAuliffe, The Fifth Estate: "Citizen McCain" John Reeves
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