In addition to presenting Sonja Smits with its award of excellence (see story, p.19), ACTRA Toronto will also be honoring Canada’s top talent with its 2004 awards for outstanding performance.

Nominated for best female performance are Wendy Crewson for The Many Trials of One Jane Doe, Diane D’Aquila for Elizabeth Rex, Debra McGrath for Expecting, Sarah Polley for My Life Without Me and Sophie Traub for Pink.

Nominated for best male performance are Brent Carver for Elizabeth Rex, David Fox for The Saddest Music in the World, Mark McKinney for Falling Angels, Mark Rendall for The Interrogation of Michael Crowe and Michael Riley for DNA.