| Number: | 19 |
| Award: | Sarasaviya Awards |
| Date: | August 16, 1991 |
| Site: | Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Director: | A. D. Ranjith Kumara |
| Best Picture: | Palama Yata |
| Most Wins: | Palama Yata (8) |
| Network: | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
| Most Nominations: | Palama Yata |
| Last: | 18th |
| Next: | 20th |
The 19th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 19වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1988 Sinhala cinema on August 16, 1991, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]
The film Palama Yata won the most awards with eight including Best Film.
| Category | Film | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Palama Yata | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
| Best Director | Palama Yata | H. D. Premaratne |
| Best Actor | Palama Yata | Sanath Gunathilake |
| Best Actress | Palama Yata | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
| Best Supporting Actor | Palama Yata | Joe Abeywickrama |
| Best Supporting Actress | Palama Yata | Sunethra Sarathchandra |
| Best Emerging Actor | Hima Gira | Ranjan Ramanayake |
| Best Emerging Actress | Dedunnen Samanaliyak | Dilhani Ekanayake |
| Best Script Writer | Palama Yata | H. D. Premaratne Kulasena Fonseka |
| Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) | Hima Gira | K. D. Dayananda |
| Best Editor | Palama Yata | Elmo Halliday |
| Best Art Direction | Christhu Charithaya | Lionel Silva Danister Perera |
| Best Makeup Artist | Christhu Charithaya | Shesha Palihakkara |
| Best Sound Effects | Christhu Charithaya | George Manatunga |
| Best Music Direction | Saharawe Sihinaya | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| Best Lyricist | Pem Rajadahana | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Saharawe Sihinaya | Vijaya Kumaratunga |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Saharawe Sihinaya | Nanda Malini |
| Most Popular Film | Hondin Nathnam Narakin | Thilak Eparatne |
| Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Freddie Silva |
| Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
| Most Popular Emerging Actor | People's vote | Ranjan Ramanayake |
| Most Popular Emerging Actress | People's vote | Manel Chandralatha |
| Rana Thisara Award | contribution to Sinhala cinema | Ravindra Randeniya |
| Denawaka Hamine | ||
| Merit Awards | Madhu Sihina | Roy de Silva |
| Dedunnen Samanaliyak | Ajith Jinadasa | |
| Hondin Nathnam Narakin | Nihal Silva | |
| Chandi Raja | Harshani Dissanayake |
| Category | Film |
|---|---|
| Popular films included in the festival | |
| Hondin Nathnam Narakin | |
| Palama Yata | |
| Christhu Charithaya | |
| Madhu Sihina | |
| Chandi Raja | |
| Honda Honda Sellam | |
| Dese Mal Pipila | |