the sixteenth sumathi awards ceremony was celebrated at the sugathadasa indoor stadium on 16 november 2011 with the participation of shiranthi rajapaksa as the chief guest. 54 awards were given at the ceremony under 7 categories. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by roshan ravindra and best teledrama actress was himali sayurangi. in popular award category, saranga disasekara won the most popular actor award, whereas udari warnakulasooriya won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress anula karunathilaka and veteran singer angeline gunathilake. out of 54 awards given, teledrama "thaksalawa" won 7 awards including best actress, director, television series and supporting actor.