the tenth sumathi awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2004, where 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by suminda sirisena and best teledrama actress was duleeka marapana. in popular award category, roshan pilapitiya won the most popular actor award, whereas nayana kumari won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor wijeratne warakagoda and queen of sri lankan music latha walpola. out of 38 awards given, teledrama "ramya suramya" won 5 awards, including best actor, director, television series and supporting actress.