Sumathi Best Commercial Award
The Sumathi Best Television Commercial Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Companies associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan television commercial of the year in television screen.[1]
The award was first given in 1995. The award was given to the three best commercial advertising in each year for three advertisements. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]
Main awards[edit]
| Year | Award advertising | Production company |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1st place - Kist Jam | Walter Thomas |
| 2nd place - Wim | Lintars | |
| 3rd place - Signature | Minds Lanka | |
| 1996 | 1st place - Anchor Butter | TVT |
| 2nd place - Swarnamahal | Grant Macan Erikson | |
| 3rd place - Wanik Bank | Homs Polad | |
| 1997 | 1st place - NIC Divimaga | Best Strategic Alliance |
| 2nd place - Lifton Tea | Walter Thomas | |
| 3rd place - Babal Washing Poweder | Homs Polad | |
| 1998 | 1st place - Orange Barley | Lintars |
| 2nd place - Suntel | Lintars | |
| 3rd place - Babal Washing Poweder | Walter Thomson | |
| 1999 | 1st place | Best Strategic Alliance |
| 2nd place | Walter Thomas | |
| 3rd place | Lintars | |
| 2001 | 1st place - Polo | Lintars |
| 2nd place - Ginger Beer | Lintars | |
| 3rd place - Shri FM | Walter Thomson | |
| 2002 | 1st place - Sunlight | Lintars |
| 2nd place - Sunlight | Lintars | |
| 3rd place - Eagle Insurance | Walter Thomson | |
| 2003 | 1st place - Delux Pentalight | Thomson Associate |
| 2nd place - Lipton La-o-ge | Walter Thomson | |
| 3rd place - Munchee Wishesha Balakaya | L.O.L.G.B | |
| 2004 | 1st place - Mobitel | Zineth Marcon Limited |
| 2nd place - Holcim Pedareru | Best Asia Limited | |
| 3rd place - Vesak | Lio Bernad | |
| 2006 | 1st place - Poya Ad | Grant Macan Ericson |
| 2nd place - Pani Kaju | JLC Pvt Limited | |
| 3rd place - Tokyo Cement | Lio Bernad | |
| 2007 | 1st place - Api Wenuwen Api | Trie Ads |
| 2nd place - Lama Surakum | Grans | |
| 3rd place - Union Motors | K.W.T | |
| 2008 | 1st place - Mobitel | Lio Bernad Solutions |
| 2nd place - Teego | Grant Macan Solution | |
| 3rd place - Mobitel Smart | Lio Bernad Solutions | |
| 2009 | 1st place - Mobitel Smart | Lio Bernad |
| 2nd place - Dialog Ad | K.W.D | |
| 3rd place - Lanka Bell IDD Ad | Sarva Enterprises | |
| 2010 | 1st place - Mobitel Digin Digata Katha | Triads[3] |
| 2nd place - Sunlight 125 years Ad | Unilever Limited | |
| 3rd place - Union Assurance | Sarva Enterprises | |
| 2011[4] | 1st place - Lankaa Sanstha Waane | Lio Bernad |
| 2nd place - Union Assurance Motors | Triads | |
| 3rd place - NSB Smile | Minds Integrated | |
| 2012 | 1st place - Lanka Bell Stanger | Sarva Enterprises |
| 2nd place - Mobitel Upahara | Response Marketing | |
| 3rd place - Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society | Lio Bernad Solutions | |
| 2013 | 1st place - Coca-Cola Minute Maid | Lio Bernad |
| 2nd place - Lanka Bell Kos Gaha | Sarva Enterprises | |
| 3rd place - Etisalat Lanka | Response Marketing | |
| 2014 | 1st place - AIA Insurance Poson Ad | TBW/TAL |
| 2nd place | Grant Macan Ericson | |
| 3rd place - Commercial Credit Amba Seeya | JWT | |
| 2015 | 1st place - Commercial Credit Loved Ones | JWT |
| 2nd place - Sampath Bank Corporate | Grant Macan Ericson[5] | |
| 3rd place - Mobitel Skype | Triads | |
| 2016 | 1st place - Kotagala Kahata | Teleview Pvt. Limited |
| 2nd place - Kotagala Kahata | Teleview Pvt. Limited | |
| 3rd place - UNICEF Child Abuse Phase 2 | Leo Bernad Solutions | |
| 2019 | 1st place - Ape Tea | Exporters Ceylon (pvt) Ltd. |
| 2nd place - Mobitel Upahara | Mobitel | |
| 3rd place - Lagna Wasana | National Lotteries Board | |
| 2020/21 | 1st place - Bank Of Ceylon "Coporate" | Holmes Pollard & Stott Pvt. Limited |
| 2nd place - Itukama Covid-19 Fund | Tri Ad Pvt. Limited | |
| 3rd place - Anchor | Time & Space Advertising | |
| 2022/23 | 1st place - Independence Day Campaign | World Advertising & Peoples' Leasing |
| 2nd place - UNDP Program | Time & Space Advertising | |
| 3rd place - Peoples' Bank Vesak | Holmes Pollard & Stott Pvt. Limited |
Merit awards[edit]
| Year | Merit Award | Production company |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Anchor 1+ | Minds F.C.D |
| SLT Citylink | Lio Bernad | |
| 2007 | Three-wheel Ads | Trade Lanka |
| Telecom Ads | Lio Bernad | |
| 2009 | Teego | Grant Macan Ericson |
| Dammi Sugath Oyay Mamay | Triads | |
| 2012 | Delux Akzo Nobel Paint | TBWA/TAL |
| 2013 | Commercial Credit Ran Naya Sewawa | Lio Bernad |
| 2014 | Mobitel Ads | Triads |
| Seylan Bank | Triads[6] | |
| 2015 | BOC Senior Citizen | Sara Idea Pvt. Limited |
| Sunquick Mother and Son | Grant Macan Ericson | |
| 2016 | HDFC Bank Corporate Children | Holmes Pollard & Stott Pvt. Limited[7] |
| Shift Integrated Pvt. Limited | Airtel Lanka Be Brave SL Youth | |
| 2019 | Beats Slippers | DSI Footwear |
| Ritzbury | Ceylon Biscuits Limited | |
| 2020/21 | Astra: Upfield Sri Lanka | Time & Space Advertising |
| Bank Of Ceylon "Coporate" | Sarva Integrated Pvt. Limited | |
| 2022/23 | Ministry of Environment | Mahinda Werahara |
| Bank Of Ceylon | Sara Ideal Pvt. Limited |
References[edit]
- ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
- ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
- ^ "Triad wins "Best TV Commercial of the Year" Gold for Mobitel at Sumathi Awards". Ada Derana.
- ^ "Sumathi Tele Awards 2011". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Sampath Bank Awards". Samapth bank.
- ^ "Seylan Bank Awards and Recognition". Seylan.
- ^ "Holmes Pollard & Stott wins 'Advertising Agency of the Year' award". Daily News.