The Sumathi Best Television Commercial Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Companies associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan television commercial of the year in television screen.
The award was first given in 1995. The award was given to the three best commercial advertising in each year for three advertisements. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
Year Award advertising Production company1995 1st place - Kist Jam Walter Thomas 2nd place - Wim Lintars 3rd place - Signature Minds Lanka1996 1st place - Anchor Butter TVT 2nd place - Swarnamahal Grant Macan Erikson 3rd place - Wanik Bank Homs Polad1997 1st place - NIC Divimaga Best Strategic Alliance 2nd place - Lifton Tea Walter Thomas 3rd place - Babal Washing Poweder Homs Polad1998 1st place - Orange Barley Lintars 2nd place - Suntel Lintars 3rd place - Babal Washing Poweder Walter Thomson1999 1st place Best Strategic Alliance 2nd place Walter Thomas 3rd place Lintars2001 1st place - Polo Lintars 2nd place - Ginger Beer Lintars 3rd place - Shri FM Walter Thomson2002 1st place - Sunlight Lintars 2nd place - Sunlight Lintars 3rd place - Eagle Insurance Walter Thomson2003 1st place - Delux Pentalight Thomson Associate 2nd place - Lipton La-o-ge Walter Thomson 3rd place - Munchee Wishesha Balakaya L.O.L.G.B2004 1st place - Mobitel Zineth Marcon Limited 2nd place - Holcim Pedareru Best Asia Limited 3rd place - Vesak Lio Bernad2006 1st place - Poya Ad Grant Macan Ericson 2nd place - Pani Kaju JLC Pvt Limited 3rd place - Tokyo Cement Lio Bernad2007 1st place - Api Wenuwen Api Trie Ads 2nd place - Lama Surakum Grans 3rd place - Union Motors K.W.T2008 1st place - Mobitel Lio Bernad Solutions 2nd place - Teego Grant Macan Solution 3rd place - Mobitel Smart Lio Bernad Solutions2009 1st place - Mobitel Smart Lio Bernad 2nd place - Dialog Ad K.W.D 3rd place - Lanka Bell IDD Ad Sarva Enterprises2010 1st place - Mobitel Digin Digata Katha Triads 2nd place - Sunlight 125 years Ad Unilever Limited 3rd place - Union Assurance Sarva Enterprises2011 1st place - Lankaa Sanstha Waane Lio Bernad 2nd place - Union Assurance Motors Triads 3rd place - NSB Smile Minds Integrated2012 1st place - Lanka Bell Stanger Sarva Enterprises 2nd place - Mobitel Upahara Response Marketing 3rd place - Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society Lio Bernad Solutions2013 1st place - Coca-Cola Minute Maid Lio Bernad 2nd place - Lanka Bell Kos Gaha Sarva Enterprises 3rd place - Etisalat Lanka Response Marketing2014 1st place - AIA Insurance Poson Ad TBW/TAL 2nd place Grant Macan Ericson 3rd place - Commercial Credit Amba Seeya JWT 2015 1st place - Commercial Credit Loved Ones JWT 2nd place - Sampath Bank Corporate Grant Macan Ericson 3rd place - Mobitel Skype Triads2016 1st place - Kotagala Kahata Teleview Pvt. Limited 2nd place - Kotagala Kahata Teleview Pvt. Limited 3rd place - UNICEF Child Abuse Phase 2 Leo Bernad Solutions2019 1st place - Ape Tea Exporters Ceylon (pvt) Ltd. 2nd place - Mobitel Upahara Mobitel 3rd place - Lagna Wasana National Lotteries Board
Year Merit Award Production company2006 Anchor 1+ Minds F.C.D SLT Citylink Lio Bernad2007 Three-wheel Ads Trade Lanka Telecom Ads Lio Bernad2009 Teego Grant Macan Ericson Dammi Sugath Oyay Mamay Triads 2012 Delux Akzo Nobel Paint TBWA/TAL 2013 Commercial Credit Ran Naya Sewawa Lio Bernad2014 Mobitel Ads Triads Seylan Bank Triads2015 BOC Senior Citizen Sara Idea Pvt. Limited Sunquick Mother and Son Grant Macan Ericson2016 HDFC Bank Corporate Children Holmes Pollard & Stott Pvt. Limited Shift Integrated Pvt. Limited Airtel Lanka Be Brave SL Youth2019 Beats Slippers DSI Footwear Ritzbury Ceylon Biscuits Limited
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