The 33rd Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 33වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 2015 Sinhala cinema on December 15, 2016, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony was hosted by Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest at the awards nights.
Maharaja Gemunu won the most awards with eleven including Best Film. Other winners included Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka and Ho Gaana Pokuna with three awards.
Awards
Category Film RecipientBest FilmMaharaja GemunuGunapala RathnasekaraBest DirectorOba Nathuwa Oba EkkaPrasanna VithanageBest ActorMaharaja GemunuJackson AnthonyBest ActressOba Nathuwa Oba EkkaAnjali PatilSpecial Jury AwardPravegayaHemal RanasingheBest Supporting ActorHo Gaana PokunaJayalath ManoratneBest Supporting ActressPravegayaDamitha AbeyratneBest Script WriterOba Nathuwa Oba EkkaPrasanna VithanageBest CinematographerMaharaja GemunuRuwan CostaBest EditorMaharaja GemunuRavindra GurugeLester James Pieris AwardSayapethi KusumaAbhimani AwardW. D. AmaradevaAbhimani AwardNanda MaliniAbhimani AwardPunya HeendeniyaAbhimani AwardSumitra PeriesAbhimani AwardLester James PeriesRanapala Bodhinagoda Memorial Literary AwardGamini VeragamaRana Thisara AwardSugathapala Senarath YapaRana Thisara AwardSujatha AththanayakeBest Music DirectionMaharaja GemunuNadeeka GurugeBest Art DirectionMaharaja GemunuRohan Samara DivakaraBest Makeup ArtistMaharaja GemunuJayantha RanawakaBest Sound EffectsMaharaja GemunuAruna Priyashantha Kalu ArachchiBest LyricistMaharaja GemunuPallegama Hemarathana TheroBest Male Playback SingerMage Yalu MaluEdward JayakodyBest Female Playback SingerMaharaja GemunuNirosha VirajiniBest Emerging ActorIra SewayaIshara WickramasingheBest Emerging ActressHo Gaana PokunaAnya SubasingheMerit AwardsMe Wage AdarayakDinakshie PriyasadMerit AwardsSuhada KokaLal KularatneMerit AwardsAddress NaSirimal Robin SandeepMerit AwardsHo Gaana PokunaSakya KumarathungaMerit AwardsMaheshwari RutnamMerit AwardsHo Gana PokunaDinesh SubasingheMost Popular FilmMaharaja Gemunu
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