14th Television State Awards | |
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Date | November 21, 2019 |
Site | Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
Organized by | Arts Council of Sri Lanka State Television Advisory Council Department of Cultural Affairs |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Koombiyo[1][2] |
Best Director | Lakmal Dharmaratne |
Best Actor | Thumindu Dodantenna |
Best Actress | Kalani Dodantenna |
Most awards | Independent Television Network (19) |
Most nominations | Independent Television Network |
The 14th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 14 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2018 Sinhala television on November 21, 2019, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.[3] The event was organized by the State Television Advisory Council, Arts Council of Sri Lanka, Department of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Cultural Affairs. Ravindra Randeniya and Malini Fonseka were attended as the Chief Guests.[4]
At the award ceremony, Dr. Lalitha Siribandhana (Sinhala Medium) and Mr. S. Vishwanathan (Tamil Medium) received the Lifetime Achievement Award.[5]