34th Sarasaviya Awards

The 34th Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 2016 and 2017 Sinhala cinema on August 3, 2018, at the BMICH, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony was hosted by Saman Atahdudahetti. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest.
28 won the most awards, including Best Picture, for 2017 and Motor Bicycle won Best Picture for 2016.
The Sarasaviya Awards ceremony is one of the oldest film events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1964 and are often referred to as the Sinhala Cinema industry's equivalent to The Oscars.
The next edition 35th Sarasaviya Awards was award in 2024.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced August 3, 2018, on the night of the awards immediately prior to the naming of the winners.

Awards for films released in 2017

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

28 * Dirty, Yellow, Darkness * Alone in a Valley * Dark in the White Light	Prasanna Jayakody – 28 * Vimukthi Jayasundara – Dark in the White Light * Boodee Keerthisena – Alone in a Valley
Saumya Liyanage – Alone in a Valley * Jackson Anthony – Dharmayuddhaya * Mahendra Perera – 28	Samanalee Fonseka – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness* Dilhani Ekanayake – Dharmayuddhaya * Semini Iddamalgoda – 28
Roshan Ravindra – Sulanga Gini Aran * Dilhani Ekanayake – Dharmayuddhaya * Kumara Thirimadura – 28	Yureni Noshika – Nino Live* Menaka Peiris – Aloko Udapadi * Umali Thilakarathna – A-Level
Rohana Weerasinghe – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness * Lakshman Joseph De Saram – Alone in a Valley * Deshaka Bamunumulla – 28	Rajeev Wasantha Welgama – Kaala* Sunil Ariyaratne – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness * Rohan Perera – A-Level
Dumal Warnakulasuriya – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness * Nadeemal Perera – A-Level * Amarasiri Peiris – Aloko Udapadi	Vidusha Nethranjali – Ali Kathawa* Uresha Ravihari – Heena Hoyana Samanallu * Sachini Ranawaka – Kaala
Chandana Jayasinghe – 28 * Prabath Roshan – Aloko Udapadi * Jaan Shenberger – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness * Channa Deshapriya & Dhanushka Gunathilake – Dark in the White Light	Rangana Sinharage – 28 * Shan Alwis – Aloko Udapadi * Chandana Prasanna, Udara Weeraratne – Alone in a Valley
Sunil Wijeratne, Asanka Nilavathura – Sarigama * Upul Chamila – Let Her Cry * Bimal Dushmantha – Paththini	Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe – Aloko Udapadi* Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi – Dark in the White Light * Pravin Jayaratne – Bandhanaya
Jayantha Ranawaka – Aloko Udapadi * Kumara Galahitiyawa – Alone in a Valley * Narada Thotagamuwa – 28	Dineth de Silva – Aloko Udapadi* Nino Live – Nino Jayakodi * Thusitha Laknath – Metamophorsis
Thisuri Yuwanika – Dharmayuddhaya * Suranga Ranawaka – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness * Ruwangi Rathnayake – Dr. Nawariyan	Rithika Kodithuwakku – Let Her Cry
Not Awarded	Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Dharmasiri BandaranayakeShriyani Amarasinghe	Senali Satharasinghe – Bandanaya
Keshali Rajapaksha – A-Level	Thisara Imbulana – Nino Live
Iroshan Madusanka – Ali Kathawak	Amiru Koralage – Paha Samath
Ranga S. Bandara – Dedunu Akase	Aloko Udapadi