the sixth sumathi awards ceremony was celebrated at the sugathadasa indoor stadium on 9 december 2000, where 36 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. meanwhile, 7 youth awards were presented by national youth services council. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by joe abeywickrama and best teledrama actress was nilmini tennakoon. in popular award category, lucky dias won the most popular actor award, whereas yashoda wimaladharma won the most popular actress award for the third consecutive time. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor tony ranasinghe and veteran actor christy leonard perera. out of 31 awards given, teledrama "imadiya mankada" won 6 awards, including best actor, director, television series and supporting actor.