148:
The year 1960 is seen as the beginning of the golden era of
Sinhala cinema. The first Sarasaviya Awards Festival had as entries not only the films screened in 1963 but also the films screened from 1960 to 1963. The best film, best director, best script-writer, best actor and best actress were
157:
won the awards for best director and best script-writer, respectively and that too was for
Gamperaliya. D.R. Nanayakkara was awarded the best actor title for his performance in Sikuru Tharuwa, another popular film in the 1964 film festival. The best actress award was received by
144:
screened. By then a series of good
Sinhala films like Podi Putha, Rekhawa, Sandeshaya, Ranmuthuduwa, Kurulubedda, Sikurutharuwa and Gamperaliya had appeared on screen. Yet the mainstream consisted of simulations of Indian productions.
113:. The Sarasaviya ceremony is one of the oldest film events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1964. The Sarasaviya Awards have been often referred to as the Sinhala Cinema industry's equivalent to
182:
In 2004, there were 33 awards in total, including the 12 prominent awards. However, this varies from year to year. Following is a brief list of the Award winners from each category for each year since 1964.
659:
727:
237:
707:
217:
102:
57:
933:
732:
717:
702:
242:
227:
212:
747:
722:
286:
264:
232:
712:
222:
943:
938:
742:
259:
330:
26:
948:
652:
569:
737:
687:
247:
197:
583:
697:
207:
306:
301:
296:
281:
752:
269:
692:
202:
928:
682:
645:
192:
153:
was regarded as the best film and it was awarded to its producer Anton
Wickremasinghe. Sir Lester James Peiris and
291:
345:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
539:
533:
527:
521:
515:
509:
503:
497:
491:
485:
479:
473:
467:
461:
455:
449:
443:
437:
431:
425:
340:
171:
170:
The awards festival was suspended by the
Rajapaksa administration and were resumed in 2016 after Minister
335:
125:
The
Sarasaviya film awards ceremony began in 1964 at a time when the local cinema was trying to shed its
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
419:
413:
407:
401:
395:
389:
383:
377:
371:
318:
141:
110:
98:
358:
150:
159:
154:
561:
114:
922:
136:
The first
Sarasaviya film festival was held on May 9, 1964 at the Asoka Cinema Hall,
623:
605:
126:
591:
25:
129:
orientation and establish an indigenous identity. There was no need to go to
106:
47:
101:, each year by the Sarasaviya weekly newspaper in collaboration with the
137:
97:) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the
133:
to make films any more and the era of Indian artistes too had ended.
637:
174:
announced that the festival will resume under the new government.
130:
641:
109:
in recognition of the contributions made by them to the
761:
675:
71:
63:
53:
43:
35:
18:
653:
331:Ranapala Bodhinagoda Memorial Literary Awards
8:
660:
646:
638:
562:"Magazine | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka"
24:
15:
553:
103:Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
58:Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
584:"Online edition of Daily News - News"
7:
162:for her performance in Gamperaliya.
39:Excellence in cinematic achievements
14:
365:Winners of past Sarasaviya Awards
572:from the original on 2016-03-04.
166:Suspension and 2016 resumption
1:
934:1964 establishments in Ceylon
254:Awards based on popularvote
140:, 17 years after the first
965:
944:Entertainment in Sri Lanka
939:Awards established in 1964
348:for best film to be screen
346:Lester James Peries Award
23:
624:"2016 Sarasaviya Awards"
111:Sri Lankan film industry
218:Best Supporting Actress
75:3 August 2018
949:Sri Lankan film awards
733:Female Playback Singer
540:35th Sarasaviya Awards
534:34th Sarasaviya Awards
528:33rd Sarasaviya Awards
522:26th Sarasaviya Awards
516:25th Sarasaviya Awards
510:24th Sarasaviya Awards
504:23rd Sarasaviya Awards
498:22nd Sarasaviya Awards
492:21st Sarasaviya Awards
486:20th Sarasaviya Awards
480:19th Sarasaviya Awards
474:18th Sarasaviya Awards
468:17th Sarasaviya Awards
462:16th Sarasaviya Awards
456:15th Sarasaviya Awards
450:14th Sarasaviya Awards
444:13th Sarasaviya Awards
438:12th Sarasaviya Awards
432:11th Sarasaviya Awards
426:10th Sarasaviya Awards
282:Best Production Design
172:Gayantha Karunathilaka
610:archives.dailynews.lk
566:www.sundayobserver.lk
420:9th Sarasaviya Awards
414:8th Sarasaviya Awards
408:7th Sarasaviya Awards
402:6th Sarasaviya Awards
396:5th Sarasaviya Awards
390:4th Sarasaviya Awards
384:3rd Sarasaviya Awards
378:2nd Sarasaviya Awards
372:1st Sarasaviya Awards
228:Best Emerging Actress
213:Best Supporting Actor
728:Male Playback Singer
341:Other Special Awards
265:Best Popular Actress
336:Special Jury Awards
319:Rana Thisara Awards
287:Best Cinematography
233:Best Original Score
223:Best Emerging Actor
149:honoured that day.
30:Trophy of the award
708:Supporting Actress
260:Best Popular Actor
248:Best Song Lyricist
243:Best Female Singer
929:Sarasaviya Awards
916:
915:
669:Sarasaviya Awards
628:www.sarasaviya.lk
270:Best Popular Film
178:Awards at present
90:Sarasaviya Awards
86:
85:
19:Sarasaviya Awards
956:
766:
718:Emerging Actress
703:Supporting Actor
662:
655:
648:
639:
632:
631:
620:
614:
613:
602:
596:
595:
590:. Archived from
588:www.dailynews.lk
580:
574:
573:
558:
276:Technical awards
238:Best Male Singer
187:Prominent awards
160:Punya Heendeniya
155:Regi Siriwardena
82:
80:
28:
16:
964:
963:
959:
958:
957:
955:
954:
953:
919:
918:
917:
912:
764:
763:
757:
748:Popular Actress
723:Music Direction
671:
666:
636:
635:
622:
621:
617:
604:
603:
599:
582:
581:
577:
560:
559:
555:
550:
545:
367:
355:
327:
315:
313:Lifetime awards
297:Best Screenplay
278:
256:
189:
180:
168:
123:
78:
76:
31:
12:
11:
5:
962:
960:
952:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
921:
920:
914:
913:
911:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
769:
767:
759:
758:
756:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
713:Emerging Actor
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
679:
677:
676:Current Awards
673:
672:
667:
665:
664:
657:
650:
642:
634:
633:
615:
597:
594:on 2003-09-11.
575:
552:
551:
549:
546:
544:
543:
542:(held in 2024)
537:
536:(held in 2018)
531:
530:(held in 2016)
525:
524:(held in 1998)
519:
518:(held in 1998)
513:
512:(held in 1996)
507:
506:(held in 1995)
501:
500:(held in 1994)
495:
494:(held in 1993)
489:
488:(held in 1992)
483:
482:(held in 1991)
477:
476:(held in 1989)
471:
470:(held in 1990)
465:
464:(held in 1988)
459:
458:(held in 1987)
453:
452:(held in 1986)
447:
446:(held in 1985)
441:
440:(held in 1984)
435:
434:(held in 1983)
429:
428:(held in 1982)
423:
422:(held in 1981)
417:
416:(held in 1980)
411:
410:(held in 1970)
405:
404:(held in 1969)
399:
398:(held in 1968)
393:
392:(held in 1967)
387:
386:(held in 1966)
381:
380:(held in 1965)
375:
374:(held in 1964)
368:
366:
363:
362:
361:
354:
351:
350:
349:
343:
338:
333:
326:
325:Special awards
323:
322:
321:
314:
311:
310:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
277:
274:
273:
272:
267:
262:
255:
252:
251:
250:
245:
240:
235:
230:
225:
220:
215:
210:
205:
200:
195:
188:
185:
179:
176:
167:
164:
122:
119:
105:(Lake House),
99:Sinhala cinema
84:
83:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
29:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
961:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
926:
924:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
770:
768:
760:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
743:Popular Actor
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
680:
678:
674:
670:
663:
658:
656:
651:
649:
644:
643:
640:
629:
625:
619:
616:
611:
607:
601:
598:
593:
589:
585:
579:
576:
571:
567:
563:
557:
554:
547:
541:
538:
535:
532:
529:
526:
523:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
369:
364:
360:
357:
356:
353:Talent awards
352:
347:
344:
342:
339:
337:
334:
332:
329:
328:
324:
320:
317:
316:
312:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
279:
275:
271:
268:
266:
263:
261:
258:
257:
253:
249:
246:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
231:
229:
226:
224:
221:
219:
216:
214:
211:
209:
206:
204:
201:
199:
198:Best Director
196:
194:
191:
190:
186:
184:
177:
175:
173:
165:
163:
161:
156:
152:
146:
143:
139:
134:
132:
128:
120:
118:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
95:සරසවිය සම්මාන
92:
91:
74:
70:
66:
64:First awarded
62:
59:
56:
52:
49:
46:
42:
38:
34:
27:
22:
17:
753:Popular Film
668:
627:
618:
609:
600:
592:the original
587:
578:
565:
556:
359:Merit Awards
292:Best Editing
208:Best Actress
193:Best Picture
181:
169:
147:
142:Sinhala film
135:
127:South Indian
124:
94:
89:
88:
87:
72:Last awarded
54:Presented by
765:(year held)
307:Best Makeup
151:Gamperaliya
67:May 9, 1964
36:Awarded for
923:Categories
762:Ceremonies
548:References
302:Best Sound
203:Best Actor
115:The Oscars
79:2018-08-03
683:Best Film
606:"Feature"
107:Sri Lanka
93:(Sinhala:
48:Sri Lanka
738:Lyricist
688:Director
570:Archived
698:Actress
138:Colombo
121:History
77: (
44:Country
693:Actor
131:India
908:2018
903:2016
898:1998
893:1998
888:1996
883:1995
878:1994
873:1993
868:1992
863:1991
858:1990
853:1989
848:1988
843:1987
838:1986
833:1985
828:1984
823:1983
818:1982
813:1981
808:1980
803:1970
798:1969
793:1968
788:1967
783:1966
778:1965
773:1964
925::
626:.
608:.
586:.
568:.
564:.
117:.
661:e
654:t
647:v
630:.
612:.
81:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
