9th Sarasaviya Awards
The 9th Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1980 Sinhala cinema on April 4, 1981, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Ganga Addara won the most awards with seven including Best Film.
Awards
| Category | Film | Recipient |
| Best Film | Ganga Addara | Milina Sumapthipala |
| Best Director | Ganga Addara | Sumitra Peiris |
| Best Actor | Uthumaneni | Gamini Fonseka |
| Best Actress | Ganga Addara | Vasanthi Chathurani |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hansa Vilak | Henry Jayasena |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mayurige Kathawa | Shanthi Lekha |
| Best Script Writer | Hansa Vilak | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake |
| Best Cinematographer | Ganga Addara | Donald Karunaratne |
| Best Editor | Ganga Addara | Lal Piyasena |
| Best Art Direction | Ganga Addara | Hemapala Dharmasena |
| Best Makeup Artist | Ganga Addara | Ebert Wijesinghe |
| Best Sound Effects | Ganga Addara | Nimal Weerakkody |
| Best Music Direction | Ganga Addara | Nimal Mendis |
| Best Lyricist | Ganga Addara | Augustus Vinayagaratnam |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Siribo Ayya | W. D. Amaradeva |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Siribo Ayya | Nanda Malini |
| Most Popular Film | People's vote | Uthumaneni |
| Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Gamini Fonseka |
| Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Malani Fonseka |
| Category | Film |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | - |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Uthumaneni |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Ganga Addara |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Mayurige Kathawa |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Thunweni Yamaya |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Hansa Vilak |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Siribo Ayya |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Parithyaga |
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Raktha |