34th Sarasaviya Awards


The 34rd Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 2016 and 2017 Sinhala cinema on August 3, 2018, at the BMICH, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony was hosted by Saman Atahdudahetti. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest.
28 won the most awards, including Best Picture, for 2017 and Motor Bicycle won Best Picture for 2016.
The Sarasaviya Awards ceremony is one of the oldest film events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1964 and are often referred to as the Sinhala Cinema industry's equivalent to The Oscars.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced August 3, 2018, on the night of the awards immediately prior to the naming of the winners.

Awards for films released in 2016

Awards for films released in 2017

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

  • 28
  • *Dirty, Yellow, Darkness
  • *Alone in a Valley
  • *Dark in the White Light
  • Prasanna Jayakody – 28
  • *Vimukthi Jayasundara – Dark in the White Light
  • *Boodee Keerthisena – Alone in a Valley
  • Saumya LiyanageAlone in a Valley
  • *Jackson Anthony – Dharmayuddhaya
  • *Mahendra Perera – 28
  • Samanalee Fonseka – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness
  • *Dilhani Ekanayake – Dharmayuddhaya
  • *Semini Iddamalgoda – 28
  • Roshan RavindraAlone in a Valley
  • *Dilhani Ekanayake – Dharmayuddhaya
  • *Kumara Thirimadura – 28
  • Yureni NoshikaNino Live
  • *Menaka Peiris – Aloko Udapadi
  • *Umali Thilakarathna – A-Level
  • Rohana WeerasingheDirty, Yellow, Darkness
  • *Lakshman Joseph De Saram – Alone in a Valley
  • *Deshaka Bamunumulla – 28
  • Rajeev Wasantha Welgama – Kaala
  • *Sunil Ariyaratne – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness
  • *Rohan Perera – A-Level
  • Dumal Warnakulasuriya – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness
  • *Nadeemal Perera – A-Level
  • *Amarasiri Peiris – Aloko Udapadi
  • Vidusha Nethranjali – Ali Kathawa
  • *Uresha Ravihari – Heena Hoyana Samanallu
  • *Sachini Ranawaka – Kaala
  • Chandana Jayasinghe – 28
  • *Prabath Roshan – Aloko Udapadi
  • *Jaan Shenberger – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness
  • *Channa Deshapriya & Dhanushka Gunathilake – Dark in the White Light
  • Rangana Sinharage – 28
  • *Shan Alwis – Aloko Udapadi
  • *Chandana Prasanna, Udara Weeraratne – Alone in a Valley
  • Sunil Wijeratne, Asanka Nilavathura – Sarigama
  • *Upul Chamila – Let Her Cry
  • *Bimal Dushmantha – Paththini
  • Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe – Aloko Udapadi
  • *Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi – Dark in the White Light
  • *Pravin Jayaratne – Bandhanaya
  • Jayantha Ranawaka – Aloko Udapadi
  • *Kumara Galahitiyawa – Alone in a Valley
  • *Narada Thotagamuwa – 28
  • Dineth de Silva – Aloko Udapadi
  • *Nino Live – Nino Jayakodi
  • *Thusitha Laknath – Metamophorsis
  • Thisuri YuwanikaDharmayuddhaya
  • *Suranga Ranawaka – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness
  • *Ruwangi Rathnayake – Dr. Nawariyan
  • Rithika Kodithuwakku – Let Her Cry
  • Not Awarded
    • Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
  • Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
  • Shriyani Amarasinghe
  • Senali Satharasinghe – Bandanaya
  • Keshali Rajapaksha – A-Level
  • Thisara Imbulana – Nino Live
  • Iroshan Madusanka – Ali Kathawak
  • Amiru Koralage – Paha Samath
  • Ranga S. Bandara – Dedunu Akase
  • Aloko Udapadi'''