in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by jackson anthony and best teledrama actress was malani fonseka. in popular award category, jeewan kumaranatunga won the most popular actor award, whereas vasanthi chathurani won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to the king of sinhala cinema, gamini fonseka. out of 38 awards given, teledrama "pitagamkarayo" won 9 awards, including best actor, actress, director, script and television series.