Sri Lankan print journalists were recognized at the annual local awards with Sulochana Ramiah Mohan of Ceylon Today winning the journalist of the year award for 2023.
The 25th Edition of the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2023 was held on Tuesday, January 07, 2025 at the Empire Ballroom of the Mt. Lavinia Hotel.
Namini Wijedasa of The Sunday Times won the investigative journalist of the year award.
Final Results Sheet
Print Media
- Mervyn De Silva Journalist of the Year Single Award
Winner: Sulochana Ramiah Mohan Ceylon Today
Merit: I. Robert Antony – Virakesari
- Best Health Care & Medical Reporter of the year Sinhala
Winner: Illankoon Arachchilage Sureka Nilmini Illankoon – Silumina
Merit: No merit
- Best Health Care & Medical Reporter of the year Tamil
Winner: Muththu Marikkar Mohammed Marlin – Thinakaran
Merit: Mohammed Hussain Fathima Husna – Thinakkural
- Best Health Care & Medical Reporter of the year English
Winner: Nadia Fazlulhaq The Sunday Times
Merit: No merit
- Sports Journalists of the Year Sinhala
Winner: Fawz Mohomed – Silumina
Merit: No merit
- Sports Journalists of the Year Tamil
Winner: SM.S. Mohamed Firdous – Thinakaran
Merit: No merit
- Sports Journalists of the Year English
Winner: No submission
Merit: No submission
- Business & Finance Journalist of the Year Sinhala
Winner: No winner
Merit – Kotudurage Rasika Nilantha – Silumina
- Business & Finance Journalist of the Year Tamil
Winner: Anantha Ganesha Sarma Swaminathan – Virakesari
Merit: NO MERIT
- Business & Finance Journalist of the Year English
Winner: Madhusha Thavapalakumar The Sunday Morning
Merit: No merit
- Kailasapathy Award for Best News or Feature using RTI Sinhala
Winner: Mithun Jayawardhana – Mawbima
Merit: No merit
- Kailasapathy Award for Best News or Feature using RTI Tamil
Winner: Karuppaiya Prasannakumar – Thinakkural
Merit: S. Sivakumaran – Virakesari and A.A.M. Rifthi Ali – Thamilan
- Kailasapathy Award for Best News or Feature using RTI English
Winner: Namini Nimilamalee Wijedasa The Sunday Times
Merit: No merit
- A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year Sinhala
Winner: Shirley Anil De Silva Lankadeepa Daily
Merit: No merit
- A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year Tamil
Winner: S. Sivakumaran – Virakesari
Merit: No merit
- A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year English
Winner: No submission
Merit: No submission
- Subramaniam Chettiar Award for Reporting on Social Issues Single Award
Winner: Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Daily Mirror
Merit: R. Ramkumar – Virakesari and Illeperuma Arachchige Don Nadira Kumari Gunatilleke Daily News
- Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year Sinhala
Winner: Harsha Sugathadasa Divaina Sunday
Merit: No merit
- Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year Tamil
Winner: Hassthani Radhakrishnan – Virakesari
Merit: Kamil Asmy Mohamed Shabeer – Vidivelli and R. Ramkumar – Virakesari
- Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year English
Winner: Tharushi Weerasinghe The Sunday Times
Merit: No merit
- Investigative Journalist of the Year Single Award
Winner: Namini Nimilamalee Wijedasa The Sunday Times
Merit: No merit
- Scoop of the Year Single Award
Winner: No award
Merit: No award
- Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year Single Award
Winner: Jayakody Arachchige Senuka Thiyasara Jayakody The Sunday Times
Merit: No merit
- Best Environmental Reporter of the Year Sinhala
Winner: Kanahara Arachchige Jagath Kumara Kanahara – Arachchi
Merit: No merit
- Best Environmental Reporter of the Year Tamil
Winner: R. Ramkumar – Virakesari
Merit: No merit
- Best Environmental Reporter of the Year English
Winner: Kasun Chethana Gamage Warakapitiya The Sunday Times
Merit: No merit
- Best Designed Newspaper of the Year Sinhala
Winner: Deshaya
Merit: NO MERIT
- Best Designed Newspaper of the Year Tamil
Winner: No winner
JMerit: Virakesari weekly and Thinakkural
- Best Designed Newspaper of the Year English
Winner: Asitha Rathnayake – SUNDAY TIMES
Merit: No merit
- Cartoonist of the Year Sinhala
Winner: Awantha Artigala Sunday Lankedeepa
Merit: No merit
- Cartoonist of the Year Tamil
Winner: Namal Amarasinghe Tamil Mirror
Merit: No merit
- Cartoonist of the Year English
Winner: Awantha Artigala Daily Mirror
Merit: No merit
- Photojournalist of the Year: – Single Award
Winner: Kankanam Pathirana Pradeep Daily Mirror
Merit: Saman Kumara Abesiriwardana Sathi Aga Aruna
Online Newspapers
- Best Designed News Website Sinhala
Winner: lankadeepa.lk
Merit: NO MERIT
- Best Designed News Website Tamil
Winner: virakesari.lk
Merit: thamilan.lk and tamilmirror.lk
- Best Designed News Website English
Winner: ft.lk
Merit: dailymirror.lk and themorning.lk
- Best Video Story-telling Sinhala
Winner: NO AWARD
Merit: NO MERIT
- Best Video Story-telling Tamil
Winner: VIRAKESARI DIGITAL
Merit: LOGESWARAN SELVARAJA – Virakesari and LUCIAS – Virakesari
- Best Video Story-telling English
Winner: G.M. LAHIRU CHAMARA DOLOSWALA
Merit: NO MERIT
