26th Sarasaviya Awards

The 26th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 26වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1996 Sinhala cinema on November 27, 1998, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Her Excellency The President Chandrika Kumaratunga was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

26th Sarasaviya Awards
DateNovember 27, 1998
SiteBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Directed byTilakaratne Kuruwita Bandara
Highlights
Best PictureBawa Duka
Most awardsBawa Duka (9)
Most nominationsBawa Duka
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Bawa Duka won the nine prestigious awards including Best Film.

Awards

Category Film Recipient
Best Film Bawa Duka Ven. Vijayapura Pagngnananna Thero
Jayaratne Wadduwage
Best Director Bawa Duka Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Best Script Writer Bawa Duka Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Best Actor Bawa Duka Jackson Anthony
Best Actress Bawa Duka Swarna Mallawarachchi
Best Supporting Actor Bawa Duka Ravindra Randeniya
Best Supporting Actress Visidela Grace Ariyavimal
Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) Not Awarded
Best Cinematographer (color film) Bawa Duka Lal Wickramaarchchi
Best Editor Visidela Elmo Halliday
Best Music Direction Visidela Rohana Weerasinghe
Best Art Direction Bawa Duka K. A. Milton Perera
Best Sound Effects Bawa Karma Lionel Gunaratne
Best Makeup Bawa Duka J. Suranimala
Best Lyricist Visidela H. D. Premaratne
Best Male Playback Singer Visidela Gunadasa Kapuge
Best Female Playback Singer Savithrige Rathriya Pradeepa Dharmadasa
Most Popular Film Visidela Soma Edirisinghe
Best Upcoming Actor Not Awarded
Best Upcoming Actress Duwata Mawaka Misa Ama Wijesekara
A. F. L. Star Plus Award contribution to Sinhala cinema Tissa Abeysekara
Rana Thisara Award contribution to Sinhala cinema Stanley Perera
Angeline Gunathilake
Special Merit Awards Bawa Karma Simon Navagattegama
Sudu Akka Sanoja Bibile
Tharanaya Daya Thennakoon
Puthuni Mata Wasana Kusala B. Perera
Apaye Thappara 84000k Dinesh Priyasad
Savithrige Rathriya Smantha Neelawathura
Category Film
Popular films included in the festival
Visidela
Ragaye Unusuma
Aege Vairaya 2
Yasoma
Bawa Duka
Duwata Mawaka Misa
Sudu Akka

References

  1. "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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