Sumathi Best Television Announcer Award
The Sumathi Best Television Announcer Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan announcer of the year in television screen.[1]
The award was first given in 2002, under the title best announcer. In 2009, the award was separated for two as Best Announcer and Best Presenter. Since 2011, the award is given to the best three announcers. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]
| Year | Best Announcer | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Chamuditha Samarawickrama | TNL TV |
| 2003 | Sampath Sri Jayasinghe | Sirasa TV |
| 2004 | Hasantha Hettiarachchi | Independent Television Network |
| 2006 | Gayan Chinthaka Abeysinghe | Independent Television Network |
| 2007 | Rangana de Silva | TNL TV |
| 2008 | Harindra Jayalal | Swarnavahini |
| 2009 | Chethana Liyanage | Sirasa TV |
| 2010 | Chaminda Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation |
| 2011[3] | 1st - Sandamali Hewanayake | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation |
| 2nd - Najith Matharage | Independent Television Network | |
| 3rd - Dilka Samanmalee | TV Derana | |
| 2012 | Nadeeka Karunanayake | Swarnavahini |
| 2013 | 1st - Chawika Gunasekara | Swarnavahini |
| 2nd - Chaminda Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation | |
| 3rd - Dilka Samanmalee | TV Derana | |
| 2014 | 1st - Madushan de Silva | Swarnavahini |
| 2nd - Chathura Alwis | TV Derana | |
| 3rd - Madhushika Karunaratne | Independent Television Network | |
| 2015 | 1st - Thilini Perera | Swarnavahini[4] |
| 2nd - Sunethra Kumari | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation | |
| 3rd - Rangana Seneviratne | TV Derana | |
| 2016 | 1st - Sunethra Kumari | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation |
| 2nd - Imran Hameed | Independent Television Network | |
| 3rd - Rangana Seneviratne | TV Derana | |
| 2017 | 1st - Nishanthi Dilrukshi | Independent Television Network |
| 2nd - Ishara Samarasinghe | Swarnavahini | |
| 3rd - Nayomi Fernando | [5] | |
| 2018 | 1st - Anurudda Rathnayake | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation |
| 2nd - Amila Munasinghe | Siyatha TV | |
| 3rd - Nishadi Ruwanmali | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation[6] | |
| 2019 | 1st - Ishara Samarasinghe | Swarnavahini |
| 2nd - Kalindu Karunaratne | TV Derana | |
| 3rd - Vidharshi Nilma | Independent Television Network | |
| 2021 | 1st - Chathura Kodithuwakku | TV Derana[7] |
| 2nd - Dinushi Dheerasinghe | Independent Television Network | |
| 3rd - Chavika Gunasekara | Swarnavahini[8] |
References
- ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
- ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
- ^ "Sumathi Tele Awards 2011". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "EAP Broadcasting Company wins big at Sumathi Awards 2015". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Sumathi Awards 2017". Sarasaviya.
- ^ "Sumathi Awards 2018 award winners". Sarasaviya.
- ^ "Derana wins awards at 25th Sumathi Awards". Ada Derana. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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