# 12th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 12th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 12 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2014 Sinhala television on December 28, 2015, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Arts, State Television Advisory Council and Arts Council of Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena was the chief guest. A total of were received for the Best Sinhala and Tamil Artists in 35 categories.
At the award ceremony, veteran broadcaster Shan Wickremesinghe received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Meanwhile, the 9th issue of the Rupavahini Survey Book for the Rupavahini State Awards was also launched.

## Awards
### Media Section

| Category | Program | Recipient |
| Best Graphic Production | Goni Race | Sirila Rathnayake Oshadha Madhumal |
| Best Television Tape | Siyathu Seeya | Athula Ransirilal |
| Best Pre-promotional Video | Sirasa Lakshyapathi | Samith Basnayake |
| Best Background Stage | Derana Little Star Season 6 | Kasun Madhava Gunathilake |
| Best Multi-camera Production | Derana Dream Star Season 5 | Sarath Seneviratne |
| Best Musical Program | Dell Studio | Chinthana Dilanga Gamlath Subodani Karunanayake |
| Best Television Reporting | Attention: Malayasiyawe Atharaman Wuwo | Vasanthi Nanayakkara |
| Best Documentary Program | Bisowarunge Janapadaya | Namal Prasanna |
| Best Children's Program | Kada Walalu | Athula Ransirilal |
| Best Book on Television Media | | Stanley Seneviratne |
| Best Compere (Sinhala) | | Sithuvili Sithara |
| Best Compere (Tamil) | | Suhail Ismail |
| Best News Reader (Sinhala) | | Nishadi Bandaranayake |
| Best Debate Program | Weekend Dialog on Biz Round Up | Indeewari Amuwatte |
| Best Religious Program | Soma Nuwara Maha Dageba | Sandaruwan Thilakaratne |
| Best Magazine Program | Ayubowewa | Sandhya Vithanawasam |
| Best Educational & Cultural Program | Puravidya Rasawatha | Namal Prasanna |
| Short films: Amateur productions (Gold) | Beneath Two Ends | Ajantha Weerawardhana |
| Short films: Amateur productions (Silver) | Dalambuwekuge Awasan Rathriya | Nuwanthika Gamage |
| Short films: Amateur productions (Bronze) | Herda Sakshiya | Duleeka Lokubalasuriya |
| Best Visual Song | Aliyata Lipiyak | Devika Tharangani Vinoja Kiriwandeniya |
| Best Dubbing Program | Life of Pie | Kanchana Amararatne |
| Special Jury Award | Thawath Amma Kenek | Sisira Deepthi (camera) |

### Television Serial Section

| Category | Television Serial | Recipient |
| Best Television Serial | Girikula | Fahim Mavujud |
| Best Teledrama Direction | Girikula | Sudath Rohana |
| Best Actor | Chess | Vishwajith Gunasekara |
| Best Actress | Girikula | Kanchana Mendis |
| Best Supporting Actor | Girikula | Nilmini Tennakoon |
| Best Supporting Actress | Girikula | Niroshan Wijesinghe |
| Best Music Director | Bandara Deyyo | Samantha Perera |
| Best Lyricist | Handapanagala | Rathna Sri Wijesinghe |
| Best Music Composer | Handapanagala | Gayan Ghanakadhara |
| Best Singer | Ranaa | Dumal Warnakulasooriya Uresha Ravihari |
| Best Script | Chess | Aruna Premachandra |
| Best Art Director | Girikula | Krishantha Rathnasiri |
| Best Cinematographer | Purakalani | Nishantha Pradeep |
| Best Editor | Udu Sulanga | Viranga Ketipearachchi |
| Best Docudrama | Theveni Aesa 1 | Damith Fernando |
| Best Single-episode Teledrama | Awarna | Lalith Rathnayake |
| Best Costume Designing | Udu Sulanga | Buwaneka Ranawaka |
| Best Sound Coordination | Udu Sulanga | Indika Pushpakumara |
| Merit Awards (acting) | Waramali | Nesta Maneth |
| Merit Awards (acting) | Wasuli Kanda | Mahendra Weeraratne |
| Merit Awards (acting) | Ranaa | Asha Edirisinghe |
| Merit Awards (camera) | Ranaa | Bryan Gamage |
| Creative Script | Sakshiya | Rasika Suraweerarachchi |
| Creative Lighting | Sikurada Hawasa Enna | Nandasena Rajapakse |
| Creative Editor | Sikurada Hawasa Enna | Dimuthu Kuruppu |
| Creative Cinematographer | Sikurada Hawasa Enna | Asoka Jayasekara |
| Creative Director | Sikurada Hawasa Enna | Santhusa Liyanage |