the 24th sumathi awards was held at nelum pokuna mahinda rajapaksa theatre on 24 october 2019. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by uddika premarathna and best teledrama actress was thisuri yuwanika. in popular award category, sumiran gunasekara won the most popular actor award, whereas nayomi thakshila won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor alexander fernando and veteran actress sumana amarasinghe. out of 43 awards given, teledrama "thaththa" won 9 awards including best director, television series, supportive actor and supportive actress.