title: Sarasaviya Best Director Award
text: # Sarasaviya Best Director Award
  
  The Sarasaviya Best Director Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited as part of the Sarasaviya Awards Festival. It was first given in 1964.
  
  Following is a partial list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
  
  | Year | Director | Film |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2015 | Prasanna Vithanage | Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka |
  | 2008 | Vijitha Gunarathne | Walapatala |
  | 2007 | Wasantha Obeysekara | Aganthukaya |
  | 2006 | Sudath Devapriya | Uduganyamaya |
  | 2005 | Prasanna Vithanage | Ira Mediyama |
  | 2004 | Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena | Mille Soya |
  | 2003 | Inoka Sathyangani Keerthinanda | Sulang Kirilli |
  | 2002 | Wasantha Obeysekara | Salelu Warama |
  | 2001 | Bennet Ratnayake | Aswesuma |
  | 1997 | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake | Bawa Duka |
  | 1995 | Gamini Fonseka | Nomiyena Minisun |
  | 1994 | Vijaya Dharma Sri | Guru Gedara |
  | 1993 | H.D. Premaratne | Kula Geya |
  | 1992 | D.B. Nihalsinghe | Keli Madala |
  | 1991 | H.D. Premaratne | Palama Yata |
  | 1990 | Parakrama Niriella | Siri Medura |
  | 1989 | Sumitra Peiris | Sagara Jalaya |
  | 1988 | Tissa Abeysekara | Viragaya |
  | 1987 | D.B. Nihalsinghe | Maldeniye Simion |
  | 1986 | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake | Suddilage Kathawa |
  | 1985 | Sumitra Peiris | Maya |
  | 1984 | Wasantha Obeysekara | Dadayama |
  | 1983 | Tissa Abeysekara | Mahagedara |
  | 1982 | Gamini Fonseka | Sagarayak Meda |
  | 1981 | Sumitra Peiris | Ganga Addara |
  | 1980 | Titus Thotawatte | Handaya |
  | 1970 | Mudalinayake Somaratne | Binaramalee |
  | 1969 | Lester James Peiris | Golu Hadawatha |
  | 1968 | Siri Gunasinghe | Sath Samudura |
  | 1967 | Lester James Peiris | Delovak Athara |
  | 1966 | Tissa Liyansooriya | Sarawita |
  | 1965 | Mike Wilson, Tissa Liyansooriya | Getawarayo |
  | 1964 | Lester James Peiris | Gamperaliya |
  