19th Presidential Awards
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- 2016 – Let Her Cry (6)
- 2017 – 28 (7)
- 2018 – Davena Wihagun (7)
| 19th Presidential Awards | |
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| Date | July 29, 2019 |
| Site | Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Produced by | Sri Lanka Film Corporation |
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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]
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]
| 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 Wickramaarchchi |
| 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 |