20th Presidential Awards
| 20th Presidential Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 14, 2023 |
| Site | Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Hosted by | Saman Athaudahetti |
| Produced by | Sri Lanka Film Corporation |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Ginnen Upan Seethala and The Newspaper |
| Most awards |
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The 20th Presidential Awards festival (Sinhala: 20 වැනි ජනාධිපති සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Sri Lanka Film Corporation with the collaboration of the Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka) of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Media, was held on November 14, 2023, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest at the awards night.
The event, which was not held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, handed over 53 awards after reviewing 42 films screened in 2019 and 2020.