19th Presidential Awards

The 19th Presidential Film Awards festival (Sinhala: 19 වැනි ජනාධිපති සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Sri Lanka Film Corporation with the collaboration of the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media,[1] was held on July 29, 1996, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.[2] His Excellency The President Maithripala Sirisena was the chief guest at the awards night.[3][4]

19th Presidential Awards
DateJuly 29, 2019
SiteNelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Produced bySri Lanka Film Corporation
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Around 96 Awards were presented to 27 artists who excelled in 79 films in Sinhala cinema screened from 2016 to 2018 (Twenty five films screened in 2016, twenty six films screened in 2017 and twenty eight films in 2018).[5] Meanwhile, 11 recipients won the Pioneer Awards, Swarnasinghe Awards and Vishwa Keerthi Awards.[6] The Swarnasinghe Lifetime Award was presented by President to veteran artists Ravindra Randeniya, Nita Fernando and Sugathapala Senarath Yapa. Meanwhile, Anoma Janadari and film director Sanjeewa Pushpakumara received the Vishwa Keerthi Award from the President for their acting talent.[7] Purogami Awards were won by Shanthi Abeysekera, Anton Gregory, K.D. Dayananda, Swarna Kahawita, Sunil Soma Peiris and Alexander Fernando.[8]

2016 Awards

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Category Film Recipient
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 Wickramasinghe
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 Awards

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Category Film Recipient
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 Awards

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Category Film Recipient
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 Awards Salei Pukkal (acting) Sri Niroshan
Salei Pukkal (acting) Sudharshan Rutnam
Goal (acting) David Karunaratne
Merit Awards Sarungal (acting) Chamathka Lakmini
Goal (acting) Nayana Darshani Perera

Next edition was held in 2023 at 20th Presidential Awards

References

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