Sumathi Best Commercial Award

The Sumathi Best Television Commercial Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Companies associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan television commercial of the year in television screen.[1]

The award was first given in 1995. The award was given to the three best commercial advertising in each year for three advertisements. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]

Main awards

Year Award advertising Production company
1995 1st place - Kist Jam Walter Thomas
2nd place - Wim Lintars
3rd place - Signature Minds Lanka
1996 1st place - Anchor Butter TVT
2nd place - Swarnamahal Grant Macan Erikson
3rd place - Wanik Bank Homs Polad
1997 1st place - NIC Divimaga Best Strategic Alliance
2nd place - Lifton Tea Walter Thomas
3rd place - Babal Washing Poweder Homs Polad
1998 1st place - Orange Barley Lintars
2nd place - Suntel Lintars
3rd place - Babal Washing Poweder Walter Thomson
1999 1st place Best Strategic Alliance
2nd place Walter Thomas
3rd place Lintars
2001 1st place - Polo Lintars
2nd place - Ginger Beer Lintars
3rd place - Shri FM Walter Thomson
2002 1st place - Sunlight Lintars
2nd place - Sunlight Lintars
3rd place - Eagle Insurance Walter Thomson
2003 1st place - Delux Pentalight Thomson Associate
2nd place - Lipton La-o-ge Walter Thomson
3rd place - Munchee Wishesha Balakaya L.O.L.G.B
2004 1st place - Mobitel Zineth Marcon Limited
2nd place - Holcim Pedareru Best Asia Limited
3rd place - Vesak Lio Bernad
2006 1st place - Poya Ad Grant Macan Ericson
2nd place - Pani Kaju JLC Pvt Limited
3rd place - Tokyo Cement Lio Bernad
2007 1st place - Api Wenuwen Api Trie Ads
2nd place - Lama Surakum Grans
3rd place - Union Motors K.W.T
2008 1st place - Mobitel Lio Bernad Solutions
2nd place - Teego Grant Macan Solution
3rd place - Mobitel Smart Lio Bernad Solutions
2009 1st place - Mobitel Smart Lio Bernad
2nd place - Dialog Ad K.W.D
3rd place - Lanka Bell IDD Ad Sarva Enterprises
2010 1st place - Mobitel Digin Digata Katha Triads[3]
2nd place - Sunlight 125 years Ad Unilever Limited
3rd place - Union Assurance Sarva Enterprises
2011[4] 1st place - Lankaa Sanstha Waane Lio Bernad
2nd place - Union Assurance Motors Triads
3rd place - NSB Smile Minds Integrated
2012 1st place - Lanka Bell Stanger Sarva Enterprises
2nd place - Mobitel Upahara Response Marketing
3rd place - Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society Lio Bernad Solutions
2013 1st place - Coca-Cola Minute Maid Lio Bernad
2nd place - Lanka Bell Kos Gaha Sarva Enterprises
3rd place - Etisalat Lanka Response Marketing
2014 1st place - AIA Insurance Poson Ad TBW/TAL
2nd place Grant Macan Ericson
3rd place - Commercial Credit Amba Seeya JWT
2015 1st place - Commercial Credit Loved Ones JWT
2nd place - Sampath Bank Corporate Grant Macan Ericson[5]
3rd place - Mobitel Skype Triads
2016 1st place - Kotagala Kahata Teleview Pvt. Limited
2nd place - Kotagala Kahata Teleview Pvt. Limited
3rd place - UNICEF Child Abuse Phase 2 Leo Bernad Solutions
2019 1st place - Ape Tea Exporters Ceylon (pvt) Ltd.
2nd place - Mobitel Upahara Mobitel
3rd place - Lagna Wasana National Lotteries Board
2020/21 1st place - Bank Of Ceylon "Coporate" Holmes Pollard & Stott Pvt. Limited
2nd place - Itukama Covid-19 Fund Tri Ad Pvt. Limited
3rd place - Anchor Time & Space Advertising
2022/23 1st place - Independence Day Campaign World Advertising & Peoples' Leasing
2nd place - UNDP Program Time & Space Advertising
3rd place - Peoples' Bank Vesak Holmes Pollard & Stott Pvt. Limited

Merit awards

Year Merit Award Production company
2006 Anchor 1+ Minds F.C.D
SLT Citylink Lio Bernad
2007 Three-wheel Ads Trade Lanka
Telecom Ads Lio Bernad
2009 Teego Grant Macan Ericson
Dammi Sugath Oyay Mamay Triads
2012 Delux Akzo Nobel Paint TBWA/TAL
2013 Commercial Credit Ran Naya Sewawa Lio Bernad
2014 Mobitel Ads Triads
Seylan Bank Triads[6]
2015 BOC Senior Citizen Sara Idea Pvt. Limited
Sunquick Mother and Son Grant Macan Ericson
2016 HDFC Bank Corporate Children Holmes Pollard & Stott Pvt. Limited[7]
Shift Integrated Pvt. Limited Airtel Lanka Be Brave SL Youth
2019 Beats Slippers DSI Footwear
Ritzbury Ceylon Biscuits Limited
2020/21 Astra: Upfield Sri Lanka Time & Space Advertising
Bank Of Ceylon "Coporate" Sarva Integrated Pvt. Limited
2022/23 Ministry of Environment Mahinda Werahara
Bank Of Ceylon Sara Ideal Pvt. Limited

References

  1. ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  2. ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  3. ^ "Triad wins "Best TV Commercial of the Year" Gold for Mobitel at Sumathi Awards". Ada Derana.
  4. ^ "Sumathi Tele Awards 2011". The Sunday Times.
  5. ^ "Sampath Bank Awards". Samapth bank.
  6. ^ "Seylan Bank Awards and Recognition". Seylan.
  7. ^ "Holmes Pollard & Stott wins 'Advertising Agency of the Year' award". Daily News.