# 6th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 6th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 6 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2008 Sinhala television on September 14, 2009, at the Maharagama Youth Theater, 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. Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne was attended as the Chief Guest.
The awards were presented to the best programs in various programs aired on 13 state and private television channels. At the award ceremony, prominent screenwriter Somaweera Senanayake received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Meanwhile, Thilak Jayaratne received the award for the best literary work written on television.

## Awards
### Media Section

| Category | Program | Recipient |
| Best Educational & Cultural Program | Hela Bodu Punarudaya | TV Derana |
| Best Musical Program | Wasath Gee Siri | Jathika Rupavahini |
| Best Multi-camera Production | Derana Little Star | TV Derana |
| Best Performance Stage Design | Derana Little Star | TV Derana |
| Best News Reporting Program | Kal Ikuth Wu Vaidya Upakarana | Thusitha Pitigala |
| Best Animation Production | Ruwaththi | Dinusha Lakshan |
| Best Pre-promotional Video | Thaala 1 | Jathika Rupavahini |
| Best Television Tape | Jala Sampatha Surakimu | Young Asia Television |
| Best Advertisement | Api Wenuwen Api | Anuruddha Jayasinghe |
| Best News Reader (Sinhala) | | Wasantha Pradeepa Masinhage |
| Best News Reader (Tamil) | | Ranjani Rajmohan |
| Best News Reader (English) | | Maheena Bonzo |
| Best Compere (Sinhala) | | Chaminda Gunaratne |
| Best Compere (English) | | Ranjani Rajmohan |

### Television Serial Section

| Category | Television Serial | Recipient |
| Best Television Serial | Hendewa | Shirley P. Delankawala |
| Best Single-episode Teledrama | Jayamangalam | Susiran de Silva |
| Best Actor | Sathara Denek Senpathiyo | Sriyantha Mendis |
| Best Actress | Hendewa | Nilmini Tennakoon |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sadgunakaraya | Lakshman Mendis |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sadgunakaraya | Chandani Seneviratne |
| Best Documentary Television Serial | Atapattama | Hasantha Hettiarachchi |
| Best Music Director | Sathara Denek Senpathiyo | Premasiri Khemadasa |
| Best Lyricist | Man Hinda | Gaya Ramya Alwis |
| Best Singer | Ahasa Nil Saluwa Oba | Sashika Nisansala |
| Best Script | Kampitha Vila | Thilak Jayaratne |
| Best Art Director | Karuwala Gedara | Eheliyagoda Somathilaka |
| Best Costume Designing | Mahathala Hatana | Narada Dhananji |
| Best Editor | Karuwala Gedara | Chanaka de Silva |
| Best Camera Direction | Sathara Denek Senpathiyo | Ruwan Costa |
| Special Jury Awards | Hendewa (acting) | Iresha Jayasinghe |
| Special Jury Awards | Sathara Denek Senpathiyo (direction) | Jayantha Chandrasiri |
| Special Jury Awards | Kampitha Vila (direction) | Dharmasena Pathiraja |
| Merit Awards | Hendewa | Hansamala Janaki |
| Merit Awards | Sathara Denek Senpathiyo | Buddhika Jayaratne |
| Merit Awards | Mahathala Hatana | Berty Nihal Susiripala |
| Merit Awards | Mahathala Hatana | Athula Liyanage |
| Merit Awards | Samanalunta Vedi Thiyanna | Dasun Madushanka |
| Amateur productions (Gold) | | Thisara Thulwan |
| Amateur productions (Silver) | | Chathurika Nimalachandra |
| Amateur productions (Bronze) | | Sandhya Chandrasinghe |