1

Best Film

Bambaru Awith බඹරු ඇවිත් Film No: 385 - 1978

2

Best Film (Tamil)

Vadakkattru Film No: 16

3

Best Film (English)

Rampage Film No: 2 - 1978

1

Best Actor

Tony Ranasinghe ටෝනි රණසිංහ for Ahasin Polovata Film No: 394 - 1978

2

Best Actress

Malani Fonseka මාලනී ෆොන්සේකා for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

3

Best Editor

Sumithra Peiris for Ahasin Polovata Film No: 394 - 1978

4

Best Script Writer

Tissa Abeysekara තිස්ස අබේසේකර for Ahasin Polovata Film No: 394 - 1978

5

Best Cameraman

Donald Karunarathna ඩොනල්ඩ් කරුණාරත්න for Ahasin Polovata Film No: 394 - 1978

6

Best Music Director

Premasiri Khemadasa ප්‍රේමසිරි කේමදාස for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

7

Best Art Director

Hemapala Dharmasena for Veera Puran Appu Film No: 384 - 1978

8

Best Sound Management

Micheal Sathyanadan for Veera Puran Appu Film No: 384 - 1978

9

Best Supporting Actor

Tissa Abeysekara තිස්ස අබේසේකර for Veera Puran Appu Film No: 384 - 1978

10

Best Supporting Actress

Shanthi Lekha ශාන්ති ලේඛා for Sasara Film No: 392 - 1978

11

Best Director [2nd]

Dr. Lester James Peries ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස් for Ahasin Polovata Film No: 394 - 1978

12

Best Lyricist

W. Jayasiri ඩබ්ලිව් ජයසිරි for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

Votes: Song : Udumbara hinahenawa

13

Best Singer - Male

T.M.Jayarathna for Janaka Saha Manju Film No: 372 - 1978

Votes: Song : Ko ma pathu obe adare

14

Best Singer - Female

Rukmani Devi රුක්මනී දේවි for Ahasin Polovata Film No: 394 - 1978

Votes: Song : Doi Doi

15

Merit Award

Victor Rathnayake වික්ටර් රත්නායක for Gehenu Lamai Film No: 375 - 1978

16

Merit Award

Ruby De Mel රූබි ද මැල් for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

17

Merit Award

Chithra Vakishta චිත්‍රා වාකිෂ්ඨ for Gehenu Lamai Film No: 375 - 1978

18

Merit Award

Cyril Wickramage සිරිල් වික්‍රමගේ for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

19

Merit Award

Upali Attanayaka උපාලි අත්තනායක for Janaka Saha Manju Film No: 372 - 1978

20

Merit Award

Shayama Anandan ශ්‍යාමා ආනන්දන් for Gehenu Lamai Film No: 375 - 1978

21

Merit Award

Ralex Ranasinghe for Ahasin Polovata Film No: 394 - 1978

22

Merit Award

Sextus Aponsu for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

23

Merit Award

M.S. Anandan for Gehenu Lamai Film No: 375 - 1978

24

Merit Award

Sriyani Amarasena ශ්‍රියානි අමරසේන for Hitha Mithura Film No: 379 - 1978

25

Merit Award

Tissa Abeysekara තිස්ස අබේසේකර for Veera Puran Appu Film No: 384 - 1978

26

Merit Award

Vasanthi Chathurani වසන්ති චතුරානි for Gehenu Lamai Film No: 375 - 1978

27

Merit Award

Joe Abeywickrama ජෝ අබේවික්‍රම for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

28

Merit Award

Dharmasena Pathiraja for Bambaru Awith Film No: 385 - 1978

29

Merit Award

S. Ramadas for Vadakkattru Film No: 16

30

Merit Award

V. Wamadevan for Rampage Film No: 2 - 1978

31

Merit Award

Kris Greet for Rampage Film No: 2 - 1978

32

Merit Award

A. Jesudasan for Vadakkattru Film No: 16

33

Merit Award

Selvam Fernando for Vadakkattru Film No: 16

34

Special Award

Gamini Fonseka ගාමිණි ෆොන්සේකා for Rampage Film No: 2 - 1978