| Number: | 33 |
| Award: | Sarasaviya Awards |
| Date: | December 15, 2016 |
| Site: | Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Host: | Kamal Addararachchi Sangeetha Weeraratne |
| Best Picture: | Maharaja Gemunu |
| Most Wins: | Maharaja Gemunu (11) |
| Network: | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
| Last: | 32nd |
| Next: | 34th |
The 33rd Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 33වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 2015 Sinhala cinema on December 15, 2016, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony was hosted by Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne.[1] Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest at the awards nights.
Maharaja Gemunu won the most awards with eleven including Best Film. Other winners included Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka and Ho Gaana Pokuna with three awards.[2]
| Category | Film | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Maharaja Gemunu | Gunapala Rathnasekara | |
| Best Director | Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka | Prasanna Vithanage | |
| Best Actor | Maharaja Gemunu | Jackson Anthony | |
| Best Actress | Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka | Anjali Patil | |
| Special Jury Award | Pravegaya | Hemal Ranasinghe | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ho Gaana Pokuna | Jayalath Manoratne | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pravegaya | Damitha Abeyratne | |
| Best Script Writer | Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka | Prasanna Vithanage | |
| Best Cinematographer | Maharaja Gemunu | Ruwan Costa | |
| Best Editor | Maharaja Gemunu | Ravindra Guruge | |
| Lester James Pieris Award | Sayapethi Kusuma | ||
| Abhimani Award | W. D. Amaradeva | ||
| Abhimani Award | Nanda Malini | ||
| Abhimani Award | Punya Heendeniya | ||
| Abhimani Award | Sumitra Peries | ||
| Abhimani Award | Lester James Peries | ||
| Ranapala Bodhinagoda Memorial Literary Award | Gamini Veragama | ||
| Rana Thisara Award | Sugathapala Senarath Yapa | ||
| Rana Thisara Award | Sujatha Aththanayake | ||
| Best Music Direction | Maharaja Gemunu | Nadeeka Guruge | |
| Best Art Direction | Maharaja Gemunu | Rohan Samara Divakara | |
| Best Makeup Artist | Maharaja Gemunu | Jayantha Ranawaka | |
| Best Sound Effects | Maharaja Gemunu | Aruna Priyashantha Kalu Arachchi | |
| Best Lyricist | Maharaja Gemunu | Pallegama Hemarathana Thero | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mage Yalu Malu | Edward Jayakody | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Maharaja Gemunu | Nirosha Virajini | |
| Best Emerging Actor | Ira Sewaya | Ishara Wickramasinghe | |
| Best Emerging Actress | Ho Gaana Pokuna | Anya Subasinghe | |
| Merit Awards | Me Wage Adarayak | Dinakshie Priyasad | |
| Merit Awards | Suhada Koka | Lal Kularatne | |
| Merit Awards | Address Na | Sirimal Robin Sandeep | |
| Merit Awards | Ho Gaana Pokuna | Sakya Kumarathunga | |
| Merit Awards | Maheshwari Rutnam | ||
| Merit Awards | Ho Gana Pokuna | Dinesh Subasinghe | |
| Most Popular Film | Maharaja Gemunu |