# 14th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 14th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 14 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2018 Sinhala television on November 21, 2019, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the State Television Advisory Council, Arts Council of Sri Lanka, Department of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Cultural Affairs. Ravindra Randeniya and Malini Fonseka were attended as the Chief Guests.
At the award ceremony, Dr. Lalitha Siribandhana (Sinhala Medium) and Mr. S. Vishwanathan (Tamil Medium) received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

## Awards
### Media Section

| Category | Program | Recipient |
| Merit Award | Alu | Doctor Kapila Sooriyarachchi |
| Special Jury Awards | Yatharoopa discussion Program | Suminda Thilakasena |
| Special Jury Awards | Aeth Pawura cultural audio-visual program | Janajeeva Wehella |
| Best Television Tape | Earth First | Nadeeka Wijeweera |
| Best Pre-promotional Video | Sirasa Lakshyapathi | Samith Basnayake |
| Best Animation Production | Poson Udawa animation | Dinesh Nayanajith Chandrasena |
| Best Children's Program | Punchi Ape Lokaya | Thusitha Vidanapathirana |
| Cultural Audio Visual Program | Mati Pinde Kathawa | Amith Priyanjan |
| Best Dubbing Program | Jack the Giant Slayer dubbing | Anura Jayantha Kanchana Amararatne |
| Best Magazine Program | Sukkanama | Tharangi Athuraliya |
| Best Musical Program | 16+ | Dilan Devinda |
| Best Documentary Program | Cheewaraya | Samansiri Amaratunga |
| Best Multi-camera Production | Sirasa Junior Super Star Grand Finale | Susantha Seneviratne Chandima Karunathilake |
| Best Compere (Sinhala) | | Sithara Kaluarachchi |
| Best Compere (English) | | Indeewari Amuwatte |
| Best News Reader (Sinhala) | | Chawika Gunasekara |
| Best News Reader (English) | | Iftia Abdul Kadhar |
| Best Exploratory News Reporting | News operation to find missing fishermen off Galle | Dushani Nanayakkara |
| Best Debating Program | Satana | Saman Dhammika Kulasena |
| Best Song Visualization Program | Nil Ahas Thale song | Ravindra Munasinghe |
| Best Sports Program | Pulser Dareventure | Chandana de Almeida |
| Best Academic/Research Book on Television | Jathika Roopaya | Sumith C. Dissanayake |

### Television Serial Section

| Category | Television Serial | Recipient |
| Best Television Serial | Giri Durga | Diluka Prasad Gunathilake |
| Best Single-episode Teledrama | Eyath Dan Pansion | Ananda Abenayake |
| Special Jury Award for Best Teledrama | Thaththa | Hemasiri Liyanage |
| Merit Award | Binara Masa Ahase song of serial "Mansala" | Thushari Bolukandurage |
| Best Child Actor | Thaththa | Seneru Subharatha Rathnayake |
| Best Documentary Television Serial | Puduma Hithena Iskole | Namal Prasanna |
| Best Dramatic Television Serial | Koombiyo | Asanka Dodantanna |
| Best Teledrama Direction | Koombiyo | Lakmal Dharmaratne |
| Best Actor | Koombiyo | Thumindu Dodantenna |
| Best Actress | Sahodaraya | Kalani Dodantenna |
| Best Supporting Actor | Koombiyo | Kalana Gunasekara |
| Best Supporting Actress | Koombiyo | Yureni Noshika |
| Best Script | Koombiyo | Lakmal Dharmaratne |
| Best Script | Sahodaraya | Namal Jayasinghe |
| Best Art Director | Thaththa | Kanchana Sampath Wanniarachchi |
| Best Costume Designing | Thaththa | Wasantha Poornawansa |
| Best Camera Direction | Sahodaraya | Dhammika Rathnayake |
| Best Editor | Koombiyo | Damitha Chandrasiri |
| Best Music Director | Sahodaraya | Kasun Kalhara |