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The 41st SIGNIS Sri Lanka Salutation Awards Ceremony 2018 festival (Sinhala: 41 වැනි සිග්නීස් සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the SIGNIS, was held to honor the cinema and television in Sri Lanka on August 25, 2018, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka was the chief guest at the awards night. Theme for the Salutation Ceremony was "The Proud Display of Youth Vitality in the Global Motion Picture Discourse".
In the ceremony, 26 films and 18 teledramas were nominated for the awards and three Signis International Awards were presented for actress Kanthi Lanka, Sumana Amarasinghe and film conservator and producer Tissa Nagodavithana. Signis Prize Awards were presented on the occasion of the 30th anniversary for the Rev. Fr. Marceline Jayakody.




Film Awards






= Best Awards

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Next Aspiring Director – Roshan Edward
Creative Merit Evaluation Certificates – Saheli Sadithma (Bandhanaya) & Dhanuka Dilshan (Dharmayuddhaya)
Creative Coloring – Dinindu Jagoda (Sulanga Gini Aran)
Creative Sound Combination – Priyantha Kaluarachchi and Alexandre Isubit (Nimnayaka Hudekalawa)
Creative Animation – Buddhika Wijeratne, Chaminda Watawalawithana, Siddhartha Nayanananda (Bandhanaya)
Creative Costume Designer – Jayantha Ranawaka (Aloko Udapadi)
Creative Music Direction – Lakshman Joseph de Saram (Sulanga Gini Aran)
Creative Cinematic Singer – Rosita Jesudasan (Nimnayaka Hudekalawa)
Creative Lyricist – Sunil Ariyaratne (Premaya Nam)
Creative Art Director – Lal Harendranath (Swaroopa)
Creative Cinematographer – Channa Deshapriya (Nimnayaka Hudekalawa)
Creative Editor – Chandana Prasanna and Udara Weeraratne (Nimnayaka Hudekalawa)
Creative Script Writer – Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa (Premaya Nam)
Creative Supportive Actor – Kumara Thirimadura (Dharmayuddhaya)
Creative Supportive Actress – Suranga Ranawaka (Premaya Nam)
Creative Best Actor – Jackson Anthony (Dharmayuddhaya)
Creative Best Actress – Samanalee Fonseka (Premaya Nam)
Creative Direction – Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sulanga Gini Aran)
Creative Best Film – Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa (Premaya Nam)




= Jury Special Awards

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Award for Editing: Saman Elvitigala – Sulanga Gini Aran
Award for Acting: Saumya Liyanage – Nimnayaka Hudekalawa
Award for Directing: Udayakantha Warnasuriya – Bandhanaya
Award for Cinema Production: Thusitha Jayasena – Aloko Udapadi




= Future Aspiring Directors Evaluation

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Chathra Weeraman – Aloko Udapadi
Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindana Ariyawansa – Premaya Nam
Thisara Imbulana – Nino Live
Priyantha Pathirage – Punchi Apith Baya Na Dan
Rohan Perera – Heena Hoyana Samanallu
Tissa Dias – Sellam Nethnam Lellam
Sujeewa Gunaratne – Kaala
Nihal Bandara – Seema Na Akase




Teledrama Awards






= Best Awards

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Creative Costume Designer – Pushpakumara Bandaragama (Diyamankada)
Creative Music Director – Samantha Perera (See Raja)
Creative Male Singer – Navaratne Gamage (See Raja)
Creative Female Singer – Indika Upamali (See Raja)
Creative Lyricist – Jackson Anthony (See Raja)
Creative Art Diretor – Dharmakeerthi Wickramathilake (Diyamankada)
Creative Cinematographer – Vishwajith Karunaratne (See Raja)
Creative Script Writer – Aruna Premaratne (Badde Kulawamiya)
Creative Best Supporting Actor – Ananda Kumara Unnehe (Badde Kulawamiya)
Creative Best Supporting Actress – Chandani Seneviratne (Badde Kulawamiya)
Creative Best Actor – Mahendra Perera (Badde Kulawamiya)
Creative Best Actor – Nadee Kammalweera (Badde Kulawamiya)
Creative Best Director – Ananda Abeynayake (Badde Kulawamiya)
Creative Best Teledrama – Fahim Maujud (Badde Kulawamiya)




= Jury Special Awards

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Creative Talent Excellency (Children): Senulya Danthanarayana – See Raja
Creative Talent Excellency: Bimsara Premaratne – Badde Kulawamiya
Creative Talent Excellency: Isuri Devapriya – Diyamankada
Creative Talent Excellency: Viranga Ketaperachchi – Praana
Special Jury Award (Direction): Jackson Anthony – See Raja




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh The Hurt Locker
• In This Corner of the World (film)
• 41st SIGNIS Awards
• SIGNIS Awards (Sri Lanka)
• 42nd SIGNIS Awards
• Tissa Nagodavithana
• List of International Emmy Award winners
• Malini Fonseka
• 99 Homes
• List of accolades received by The Hurt Locker
• Fernando León de Aranoa
• In This Corner of the World (film)