Presidential Film Awards

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Presidential Film Awards
Current: 20th Presidential Awards
Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Achievements
Country Sri Lanka
Presented byCurrent President of Sri Lanka
First award1979
Final award26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)
Website http://www.nfc.gov.lk/presidentioal_awards.php

Presidential Film Awards is a film award ceremony held in Sri Lanka. It is organized by the National Film Corporation along with the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was 1st awards in 1979 by President J. R. Jayewardene, and continue till 2004. The awards were not held from 2005 to 2014 when Mahinda Rajapakse was president. The award started to be presented again in 2015 by President Maithripala Sirisena, and last awarded by President Ranil Wickramasinghe in 2023.

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President awarding J. R. Jayewardene

1979 Winners

[1]

1980 Winners

[2]

1981 Winners

[3]

1982 Winners

1983 Winners

[4]

1984 Winners

Source: [6]

1985 Winners

Source: [7]

President awarding - Chandrika Kumaratunga

2004 Winners

President awarding - Maithripala Sirisena

2015 Winners

Source: [8]

2016 Winners

Source: [9]

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best Film Let Her Cry Asoka Jagath Wijenayake
Best Direction Let Her Cry Asoka Handagama
Best Script Sayapethi Kusuma Visakesa Chandrasekaram
Best Actor Motor Bicycle Dasun Pathirana
Best Actress Let Her Cry Swarna Mallawarachchi
Best Supporting Actor Adaraneeya Kathawak Bimal Jayakody
Best Supporting Actress Motor Bicycle Veena Jayakody
Paththini Aruni Rajapaksha
Best Cinematographer Let Her Cry Channa Deshapriya
Best Lyricist Sayapethi Kusuma Visakesa Chandrasekaram
Best Music Director Sakkarang Nadeeka Guruge
Best Song Motor Bicycle Ajith Kumarasiri
Best Playback Singer Let Her Cry Chitral Somapala
Motor Bicycle Ajith Kumarasiri
Best Playback Songstress Paththini Nirosha Virajini
Sarigama Uresha Ravihari
Best Editor Let Her Cry Ravindra Guruge
Best Sound Designer Maya 3D Pravin Jayaratne
Best Art Director Sakkarang Lal Harindranath
Best Make-up Artist Maya 3D Nalin Premarthilake
Best Actor in a Comedy Role Maya 3D Pubudu Chathuranga
Best Upcoming Actor Sayapethi Kusuma Jehan Sri Kanth
Best Film Sayapethi Kusuma Yashoda Rasanduni
Maximum Audience Response Paththini
Special Jury Awards Paththini (costumes)Venuka Wickramaarachchi
Paththini (choreography)Chandana Wickramasinghe
Motor Bicycle (acting) Samanalee Fonseka
Merit Awards Sakkarang (acting) Thusitha Laknath
Motor Bicycle (acting)Kalana Kusalatha
Sakkarang (acting)Prasadini Atapattu
Adaraneeya Kathawak (cinematography) Ruwan Costa

2017 Winners

Source: [10]

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best Film 28 Rashitha Jinasena
Best Direction 28 Prasanna Jayakody
Best Script 28 Prasanna Jayakody
Best Actor 28 Mahendra Perera
Best Actress 28 Semini Iddamalgoda
Best Supporting Actor Sulanga Gini Aran Roshan Ravindra
Best Supporting Actress Swaroopa Nita Fernando
Best Cinematographer Nimnayaka Hudekalawa Channa Deshapriya
Best Lyricist Kaala Raji Wasantha Welgama
Best Music Director Aloko Udapadi Milinda Tennekoon
Best Song Kaala Darshana Ruwan Dissanayake
Best Playback Singer Kaala Thusith Simpson
Best Playback Songstress Nino Live Umali Thilakarathne
Best Editor 28 Rangana Sinharage
Best Sound Designer Aloko Udapadi Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe
Best Art Director 28 Nuwan Sanuranga
Best Make-up Artist Swaroopa Ranjith Manthagaweera
Best Actor in a Comedy Role Paha Samath Giriraj Kaushalya
Paha Samath Priyantha Seneviratne
Best Upcoming Actor Aloko Udapadi Shammu Kasun
Best Upcoming Actress Nino Live Yureni Noshika
Maximum Audience Response Dharmayuddhaya
Special Jury Awards A Level (acting) Jayalath Manoratne
Aloko Udapadi (acting) Darshan Dharmaraj
Aloko Udapadi (acting)Chathra Weeraman
Merit Awards A Level (acting)Sachira Weerasinghe
Kaala (singing)Himasha Manupriya
Swaroopa (acting)Rini de Silva
Certificates of Jury Assessment Kaala (acting)Chalesha Charunethra
Dharmayuddhaya (acting)Vinumi Vinsadi
Paha Samath (acting)Sharad Chanduma
Paha Samath (acting)Sejan Hansaka
Paha Samath (acting)Kivindi Kasundara
Paha Samath (acting)Amiru Koralage

2018 Winners

Source: [11]

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best Film Davena Wihagun Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
Best Direction Davena Wihagun Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
Best Script Davena Wihagun Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
Best Actor Davena Wihagun Mahendra Perera
Best Actress Davena Wihagun Anoma Janadari
Best Supporting Actor Nidahase Piya DS Poojitha de Mel
Best Supporting Actress Davena Wihagun Samanalee Fonseka
Best Cinematographer Vaishnavee Nimal Mendis
Best Lyricist Sarungal Achala Soloman
Best Music Director According to Matthew Chandana Jayasinghe
Best Song Sarungal Ranga Dassanayake
Best Playback Singer Gharasarapa Bachi Susan
Best Playback Songstress Gharasarapa Samitha Mudunkotuwa
Best Editor Komaali Kings Anjelo Jones
Best Sound Designer Nidahase Piya DS Pravin Jayaratne
Best Art Director Komaali Kings Dasun Ravinath
Best Make-up Artist Vaishnavee Ebert Wijesinghe
Vaishnavee Ranjith Manthagaweera
Best Actor in a Comedy Role Komaali Kings Raja Ganesan
Best Upcoming Actor Gharasarapa Devnaka Porage
Best Upcoming Actress Gharasarapa Kavindya Adhikari
Maximum Audience Response Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara
Special Jury AwardsSalei Pukkal (acting)Sri Niroshan
Salei Pukkal (acting)Sudharshan Rutnam
Goal (acting)David Karunaratne
Merit Awards Sarungal (acting)Chamathka Lakmini
Goal (acting)Nayana Darshani Perera

President awarding - Ranil Wickramasinghe


2019 Winners

2020 Winners

References

  1. ↑ "1979 Presidential Award Winners". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  2. ↑ "1980 Presidential Award Winners". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  3. ↑ "1981 Presidential Award Winners". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  4. ↑ "1981 Presidential Award Winners". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  5. ↑ "All about the film "Malata Noena Bambaru"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Presidential Film Awards - 1984 - National Film Corporation".
  7. ↑ "Presidential Film Awards - 1985 - National Film Corporation".
  8. ↑ "Presidential Film Awards". April 2017.
  9. ↑ "19th Presidential Cinema Awards under President's patronage".
  10. ↑ "19th Presidential Cinema Awards under President's patronage".
  11. ↑ "19th Presidential Cinema Awards under President's patronage".
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