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Presidential Film Awards

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.

President awarding J. R. Jayewardene

1979 Winners

1980 Winners

1981 Winners

1982 Winners

  • Best Film: Beddegama - Wilfred Perera
  • Best Direction: Soldadu Unnehe - Dharmasena Pathiraja
  • Best Actor: Beddegama - Joe Abeywickrama
  • Best Actress: Aradhana - Malini Fonseka
  • Best Script Writer: Soldadu Unnehe - Dharmasena Pathiraja / W. Jayasiri
  • Best Cinematographer: Aradhana - Sumiththa Amarasingha (Color), Soldadu Unnehe - Jayanath Gunawardana (Black & White)
  • Best Editor: Beddegama - Gladvin Fernando
  • Best Music Director: Soldadu Unnehe - Premasiri Khemadasa
  • Best Art Director: Thawalama - Hemapala Dharmasena
  • Best Sound Director: Sathara Pera Nimithi - K. Balasubramaniyam
  • Best Makeup Artist: Beddegama - Ebert Wijesinghe
  • Best Supporting Actor: Beddegama - Henry Jayasena
  • Best Supporting Actress: Beddegama - Nadeeka Gunasekara
  • Best Lyrics Writer: Banduru Mal - " Bawen Bawe Yana Gamane " - Pof. Sunil Ariyaratne
  • Best Playback Singer Male: Sathara Pera Nimithi - "Buddan Saranan Gachchami" - T. M. Jayaratne
  • Best Playback Singer Female: Sathara Pera Nimithi - "Gee Pothe Gee Thanu Visiri" - Nanda Malini
  • Swarna Singhe Awards: Sir Lester James Peries
  • Merit Awards: Sathara Pera Nimithi - Pof. Sunil Ariyaratne (Lyrics), Beddegama - Willie Blake (Cinematographer), Sathara Diganthaya - Wimal Kumara de Costa (Acting), Bandura Mal - Veena Jayakody (Acting), Bandura Mal - Dharma Sri Munasinghe (Acting), Thawalama - Farina Lai (Acting), Beddegama - Tony Ranasinghe (Acting), Sathweni Dawasa - Ravindra Ranasinghe (Acting), Sagarayak Meda - Iranganie Serasinghe (Acting), Anjana - Freddie Silva (Acting)

1983 Winners

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1985 Winners

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  • Best Film: Arunata Pera - Ananda Gunasekara
  • Best Direction: Arunata Pera - Amaranath Jayathilaka
  • Best Actor: Arunata Pera - Wijeratne Warakagoda
  • Best Actress: Arunata Pera - Chandi Rasika
  • Best Script Writer: Arunata Pera - Amaranath Jayathilaka / Kumara Karunarathna
  • Best Cinematographer: Maya - Donald Karunarathna (Color), Arunata Pera - Duminda Weerasinghe (Black & White)
  • Best Editor: Arunata Pera - Elmo Halliday
  • Best Music Director: Arunata Pera - W. B. Makuloluwa
  • Best Art Director: HimaKathara - Eral Keli
  • Best Sound Director: HimaKathara - Shesha Palihakkara
  • Best Makeup Artist: Maya - K. P. K. Balasingham
  • Best Supporting Actor: HimaKathara - Sathischandra Edirisinghe
  • Best Supporting Actress: Sathi Pooja - Chandani Seneviratne
  • Best Lyrics Writer: HimaKathara - "Kanda Eha" - Augustus Vinayagarathnam
  • Best Playback Singer Male: HimaKathara - "Kanda Eha" - Ivor Dennis
  • Best Playback Singer Female: No Award
  • Merit Awards: Himakathara - Dharmasiri Wickramarathna (Directing), Himakathara - Iranganie Serasinghe (Acting), Arunata Pera - Denawaka Hamine (Acting), Adara Geethaya - Douglas Ranasinghe (Acting), Adara Geethaya - Sabeetha Perera (Acting), Hithawathiya - Anoja Weerasinghe (Acting), Sathi Pooja - Suvineetha Weerasinghe (Acting), Deweni Gamana - Gamini Wijesooriya (Acting), Parasathuro - Sarath Dassanayake (Music)

President awarding - Chandrika Kumaratunga

2004 Winners

President awarding - Maithripala Sirisena

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2018 Winners

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President awarding - Ranil Wickramasinghe

2019 Winners

  • Best Film: Ginnen Upan Seethala -
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  • Best Actress: Dekala Purudu Kenek - Samadi Laksiri
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  • Best Playback Singer Female: Umariya Sinhawansa
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2020 Winners

  • Best Film: The New Paper
  • Best Direction: Palagetiyo - Vasantha Obeysekera
  • Best Actor: "The News Paper" - Kumara Thirimadura
  • Best Actress: Panshu - Nita Fernando
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