13th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 13th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 13 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2015 Sinhala television on November 21, 2016, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the State Television Advisory Council, Arts Council of Sri Lanka, Department of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Cultural Affairs. Somaweera Senanayake and Iranganie Serasinghe attended as the Chief Guests.

At the award ceremony, 76 artists who excelled in forty different disciplines in the field of teledrama were awarded. Prominent dramatist Lucien Bulathsinhala received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Meanwhile, Somasiri Ilangasinghe, Giwantha Arthasad, G.N. Gunawardena, T. Sri Skandha Raja and Dharmadasa Paranagamayana were honored for their contribution to the advancement of the art of tele-drama.

Awards Media Section Category Program RecipientBest Educational ProgramHeda WedaChulangani HapuhinnaBest Children's ProgramKatha MallaJanaka Sujeewa JayakodyBest Exploratory News ReportingAli Minis Getumata VisadumIndika WeerakoonBest Documentary ProgramLizards of Sri LankaPoojitha DissanayakeBest Debating ProgramBalayaSudewa HettiarachchiBest Magazine ProgramMalima Vidulowa Nawa DishanathiyaSumida ThilakasenaBest Sports ProgramSudu Pena Matha Pahuru PennumaMayuri WanaguruBest Musical ProgramDell Studio season 2 Ivor DennisChinthaka Gamlath Dilina PereraBest Song Visualization ProgramNim Nowu Balaporoththu songNath BandaraBest Television Fillers (child actor)Ath Allan Jana SellamKusal WeeramanthriBest Television Fillers (Sinhala)Aemathuma Aemathumak NowannataJeevan LiyanageBest Dubbing ProgramImagine ThatAnuradha SigeraBest Pre-promotional VideoSirasa Shakthi Sahana YathraMagalage Nudheera RanjithBest Graphic AnimationPrem Saha Freddie animationAthula RansirilalBest News Reader (Sinhala)Nishantha DilrukshiBest News Reader (English)Sharon MascrenhasBest Compere (Sinhala)Sithuvili SitharaBest Compere (English)Indeewari AmuwatteMerit AdvertisementKVC AdvertisementS. RathnayakeSpecial Jury Awards (acting)GommanaA.M.T.D. SubhashiniNaariUshani NavaratneUstad DavidPremasiri WewegedaraMerit AwardsKovul WasanthayaHiru TVFor Camera directionGayan DisanthaFor Magazine Visual CombinationsYohan IndrajithKaviya NumbaSandali WalikannaSpecial Jury Awards (multi-camera production)For LightingNandana LiyanageFor Visual CombinationsShehan RanawickramaFor Background StageDarshana MendisShort films: Amateur productions (Gold)Wiggle RoomKrishan KodithuwakkuShort films: Amateur productions (Silver)Dying RoomSudath AbeysiriwardenaShort films: Amateur productions (Bronze)Inside MeMadhavan MaheshwaranDocumentary films: Amateur productions (Gold)Height and LifeJehan AppuhamyDocumentary films: Amateur productions (Silver)The Mystery of S. S. WorcestershireNuradha Jayasankha

Television Serial Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Teledrama DirectionDaskonJackson AnthonyBest ActorDaskonRoshan RavindraBest ActressKaviya NumbaHimali SayurangiBest Supporting ActorElangata Mokada WenneHemal RanasingheBest Supporting ActressSanda VinividaChamila PierisBest Child ActorSanda VinividaSethini EwanmaBest Television SerialSanda VinividaKithsiri Alexander CoorayBest Camera DirectionDaskonDhammika RathnayakeBest EditorBhavantharaDumith Kumara DangaragodaBest Art DirectorDaskonDhammika HewaduwatteBest Make Up DaskonHarsha ManjulaBest ScriptHusma Saha OxygenLionel Francis Sumudu WellalageBhavantharaChamara Prasanna KodithuwakkuBest Music DirectorDaskonSamantha PereraBest Song CompositionSath PathiniDenister PereraBest External Sound MixingTheertha TharanayaPriyantha PushpakumaraBest SingerSath PathiniTissa JayawardenaBest LyricistSath PathiniSarath DharmasiriBest Single-episode TeledramaNawathenpolaSanthusa LiyanageBest Documentary Television SerialPasuthewimen WalakinnaJeewan Liyanage

13th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

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