11th Sarasaviya Awards
The 11th Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1982 Sinhala cinema on October 1, 1983, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Minister of State Anandatissa de Alwis was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Yasa Isuru won the most awards with seven.
Awards
| Category | Film | Recipient |
| Best Film | Mahagedara | Chandrasiri Ganegoda |
| Best Director | Mahagedara | Tissa Abeysekara |
| Best Actor | Malata Noena Bambaru | Joe Abeywickrama |
| Best Actress | Yasa Isuru | Malani Fonseka |
| Best Supporting Actor | Yasa Isuru | Amarasiri Kalansuriya |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mihidum Sihina | Denawaka Hamine |
| Best Upcoming Actress | Yasa Isuru | Gothami Pathiraja |
| Best Script Writer | Yahalu Yeheli | Karunasena Jayalath |
| Best Cinematographer | Mahagedara | Roland Perera |
| Best Cinematographer | Yasa Isuru | K. D. Dayananda |
| Best Editor | Yahalu Yeheli | Lal Piyasena |
| Best Art Direction | Yahalu Yeheli | Hemapala Dharmasena |
| Best Makeup Artist | Yahalu Yeheli | Ebert Wijesinghe |
| Best Sound Effects | Yahalu Yeheli | Michael Sathyanathan |
| Best Music Direction | Mahagedara | Sarath Fernando |
| Best Lyricist | Yasa Isuru | Dharmasiri Gamage |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mihidum Sihina | H. R. Jothipala |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Yasa Isuru | Nanda Malini |
| Most Popular Film | People's vote | Yasa Isuru |
| Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Vijaya Kumaratunga |
| Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Malani Fonseka |
| Most Popular Upcoming Actress | People's vote | Sabeetha Perera |
| Merit Awards | Mahagedara | Vijaya Kumaratunga |
| Merit Awards | Yahalu Yeheli | Tony Ranasinghe |
| Merit Awards | Mahagedara | Sriyani Amarasena |
| Merit Awards | Kadawunu Poronduwa remake | Sumana Amarasinghe |
| Merit Awards | Kadawunu Poronduwa remake | Malka Lochi |
| Merit Awards | Mihidum Sihina | Sarath Dassanayake |
| Category | Film |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Yasa Isuru |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Yahalu Yeheli |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Mahagedara |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Sakvithi Suwaya |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Kadawunu Poronduwa remake |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Malata Noena Bambaru |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Mihidum Sihina |