The 20th Presidential Awards festival (), presented by the Sri Lanka Film Corporation with the collaboration of the Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka) of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Media, was held on November 14, 2023, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest at the awards night.
The event, which was not held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, handed over 53 awards after reviewing 42 films screened in 2019 and 2020.Presidential Cinema Awards Night: A Preface Sunday Observer
Special awards
Uga Abimani Swarna Sinha Award Cyrl Wikrama Chandram Rathnam Swenetha Weerasinghe
2019 awards
Category Film RecipientBest Film Ginnen Upan Seethala Chamathka Peris Best DirectionGinnen Upan SeethalaAnuruddha JayasingheBest ScriptGinnen Upan SeethalaAriyawansha DannageBest ActorGinnen Upan SeethalaKamal Addararachchi Best ActressDekala Purudu KenekSamadhi LaksiriBest Supporting ActorThaalaPriyantha SirikumaraBest Supporting ActressGinnen Upan SeethalaDilhani EkanayakeBest CinematographerVishama BhagaPalitha PereraBest LyricistVishama BhagaLalith RathnayakaBest Music DirectorGinnen Upan SeethalaNadeeka GurugeBest SongThaala - Kan Kan buruChinthaka JayakodiBest Playback SingerGinnen Upan SeethalaNawarathna Gamage Best Playback SongstressGinnen Upan SeethalaUmaria SinhawansaBest EditorGinnen Upan SeethalaRavindra GurugeBest Sound DesignerBest Art DirectorWishama BhagaSampath WanniarachchiBest Make-up ArtistGinnen Upan SeethalaNaradha ThotagamuwaBest Actor in a Comedy Role Best Upcoming ActorGinnen Upan SeethalaSusan KahandawaBest FilmGinnen Upan SeethalaMaximum Audience ResponseWijayaba KollayaRs 115.91 MnSpecial Jury AwardsWijayaba KollayaHemal Ranasinghe
2020 awards
Category Film RecipientBest FilmThe NewspaperBest DirectionPaangshuVishakesa ChandrasekharamBest ScriptPaangshuVishakesa ChandrasekharamBest ActorThe NewspaperKumara ThirimaduraBest Actress PaangshuNita FernandoBest Supporting ActorPaangshuJagath ManuwarnaBest Supporting ActressPaangshuNadee KammallaweeraBest CinematographerThe Newspaper Chandani JayasingheBest LyricistThe Newspaper Sunil Ariyarathna Best Music DirectorThe Newspaper Gayathri KemadasaBest SongThe Newspaper Sunil AriyarathnaBest Playback SingerTsunamiHarshana Dissanayake Best Playback SongstressThe Newspaper Nanda MaliniBest EditorThe NewspaperRukmal NiroshBest Sound DesignerTsunamiArunu Priyantha KaluarachchiBest Art DirectorThe newspaper Ajantha AlahakoonBest Make-up ArtistTsunamiVidura AbeydeeraBest Actor in a Comedy RoleBest Upcoming ActorPanshuuXavier KanishkaBest Upcoming ActressThe Newspaper Mashi SiriwardaneMaximum Audience ResponseTsunamiRs 82.83 MnSpecial Jury AwardsTsunamiMenara Weeratunga
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