Sumathi Best Television Presenter Award

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

The award was initially presented in 2002 under the title of Best Announcer. In 2009, the award was split into two categories: Best Announcer and Best Presenter. Below is a list of the recipients of this prestigious title since then.[2]

Awards

Year Best Presenter TV channel Ref.
2008 Dinusha Rajapathirana Swarnavahini
2009 Alhasa Sereeb -
2010 Nadeeka Karunanayake Swarnavahini
2011 Indrasiri Suraweera Independent Television Network
2012 Sanjeewa Edirimanna Independent Television Network [3]
2013 Vajira Jayawardena Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2014 Sithara Kaluarchchi Independent Television Network
2015 Wasanthi Nanayakkara Swarnavahini
2016 Lakmali Welagedara Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation [4]
2017 Kelum Srimal TV Derana [5]
2018 Sithara Kaluarchchi Independent Television Network [6]
2019 Wathsala Samarakoon Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation [7]
2020 Wasanthi Nanayakkara TV Derana [8]
2021 Sudarshana Wasana Lakmali Sirasa TV [8]
2022 Panuka Rajapaksa Hiru TV
2023 Muditha Wijesundera Swarnavahini

References

  1. ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  2. ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  3. ^ "18th Sumathi awards". nalakagunawardene.com.
  4. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2017". Sarasaviya.
  5. ^ "Derana wins big at Sumathi Awards 2018". Ada Derana.
  6. ^ "ITN wins several awards at the Sumathi Awards Festival". ITN.
  7. ^ "'Veeraya Gedara Awaith' won big at Sumathi Awards 2020". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "සුමති සම්මාන උලෙළ 2023 සම්මානලාභීන්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.