Pubudu Chathuranga  won the award for Best Actor and Dilhani Ashokamala took home the award for Best  Actress at the ‘Derana Lux Film Awards’ held at Musaeus College Auditorium today (September 14).

Sarath Weerasekara won the Best Director award for ‘Gamani,’ which was adjudged Best Film of the year.

Ranjan Ramanayake and Anarkalli Akarsha walked away with the awards for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress respectively.

THE FIRST DERANA LUX FILM AWARDS WINNERS

BEST PICTURE
Gamani

BEST DIRECTOR
Sarath Weeraseka for Gamani

BEST SCREENPLAY
Sarath Weerasekara for Gamani

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ashoka Sigera for Gamani

BEST EDITING
Ravindra Guruge for Gamani

BEST ART DIRECTION
Sunil Wijeratne for Gamani

BEST MAKEUP
Priyantha Dissanayake for Gamani

BEST FIGHTING DIRECTOR
Ritigala Sumedha for Gamani

BEST SOUND MIXING
Kalinga Gihan Perera for Gamani

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
Nadeeka Guruge for Gamani

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
‘Danamana Banda’- form the film Gamani, music by Rohana Weerasinha

BEST SINGER- FEMALE
Deepika Priyadarshini- Gamani

BEST SINGER-MALE
Ruwan Hettiarachchi - Sinhawalokanaya

BEST LYRICS
Rev. Pallegama Hemarathna for ‘Sansare Barapodi ‘from the film Mahindagamanaya

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Pibidhu Chathuranga for Challenges

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kumara Thrimadura for Gamani
W.Jayasiri for Gamani

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake for Gamani

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Anurudhika Padukkage for Gamani

BEST UPCOMING ACTRESS
Udayanthi Kulathunge for the film Mahindagamanaya

BEST ACTOR IN A COMIC ROLE
Wijayanandasiri for King Hunther

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
Darshan Dharmaraj for Gamani

A CERTIFICATE OF ENCOURAGEMENT for the Child Artist
Geshini Ruwindika Ishadini for Gamani

CINEMA OF TOMORROW BEST DIRECTOR
Ashoka handagama for Ini Avan

CINEMA OF TOMORROW MOST PROMISING FILM MAKER
Aruna Jayawardhana for Nikini Vessa

CINEMA OF TOMORROW BEST SHORT FILM
WATER LILY – Director Jagath Manuwarna

CINEMA OF TOMORROW SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Karma for Prasanna Jayakody


MOST POPULAR SONG 2011
Mathkada Handawe for Sinhawalokanaya

POPULAR ACTOR 2011
Ranjan Ramanayake

POPULAR ACTRESS 2011
Anarkalli Akarshaa