the thirteenth sumathi awards ceremony was celebrated at the bandaranaike memorial international conference hall on 14 june 2008. 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by roger seneviratne and best teledrama actress was chandani seneviratne. in popular award category, roshan ranawana won the most popular actor award, whereas manjula kumari won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran director roy de silva and veteran actor rex kodippili. out of 38 awards given, teledramas "rala bindena thena" and "sandagalatanna" won 5 awards each.