Mervyn de Silva Journalist of the Year
Winner: I. M. Don Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe Karunaratne – Lakbima Daily, Lakbima Weekly and Lakbimanews Newspapers
Honourable Mention: Ms. Gagani Weerakoon – The Nation
Scoop of the Year
Winner: The Sunday Times Team
Investigative Journalist of the Year
Winner: Lakbimanews Team
Best Environmental Reporter of the Year
Winner: Malaka Rodrigo – The Sunday Times
Merit (Tamil): Ms. K. Ponmalar - Virakesari Daily
Merit (Sinhala): Rathna B. Ekanayake – Divaina daily and weekly
Subramaniyam Chettiar Award for Reporting on Social Issues
Winner: Susitha R. Fernando – Daily Mirror
Merit (English): Randima Attygalle – The Nation
Merit (Tamil): P. M. M. A. Cader – Thinakkural weekly
Sports Journalist of the Year
Winner: Channaka de Silva – Daily Mirror
Merit (Sinhala): Not Awarded
Merit (Tamil): Neville Victor Anthony – Virakesari daily
Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year
Winner: Ms. Lakna Tharindu Paranamanna – Daily Mirror
Merit (Sinhala): Ramesh Warallegama – Irida Lakbima
Merit (Tamil): S. N. Mohamed Suhail - Vidivelli
Photojournalist of the Year
Winner: Chathura Kodikara - Rivira
Merit (Tamil): Balentheram Pratheepan – Thinakkural Daily
Merit (English): Gemunu H. Wellage – The Sunday Times
Merit (English): Kushan Pathiraja – Daily Mirror
Best Designed Newspaper of the Year
Winner: The Sunday Times
Merit (Sinhala): Irida Lakbima
Merit (Tamil): Virakesari Daily
Merit (English): The Nation
Cartoonist of the Year
Winner: Atigala Widanalage Awantha Rohana Karunarathne – Daily Mirror
Merit (Sinhala): Anjana Indrajith Jayaweera – Lakbima Daily
Merit (Tamil): Ratnaraja C. Pradeepkumar – Thinakkural Weekly
Prof. K. Kailasapathy Award for Reporting Under Special Circumstances
Winner: Balentheram Pratheepan – Thinakkural Weekly
Merit (Sinhala): Rivira Team
Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year (S/T/E)
Winner (Sinhala): Prasad Nirosha Bandara Wijekoon – Ravaya
Merit (Sinhala): Sanda Laalith Ranasinghe – Dinamina and I. M. D. Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe Karunarathne – Irida Lakbima
Winner (Tamil): Balasubramaniam Kirubaharan – Thinakkural Weekly
Merit (Tamil): Arun Arokianathan – Virakesari Daily
Winner (English): Chandani Kirinde – The Sunday Times
Merit (English): Gagani Weerakoon – The Nation and Randima Attygalle – The Nation
Business and Finance Journalist of the Year (S/T/E)
Winner (Sinhala): Not Awarded
Winner (Tamil): Rajan Sujitha – Virakesari Daily
Winner (English): Uditha Jayasinghe – Daily FT
B. A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year (S/T/E)
Winner: (Sinhala): Wimalanath Weerarathna - Ravaya
Winner (Tamil): S. Jithendra Prasath – Virakesari Weekly
Winner (English): D. B. S. Jeyaraj – Daily Mirror
By nomination: Sepala Gunasena Award for Defending Press Freedom of Sri Lanka
Mr. Chandana Sirimalwatta, Editor, Lanka Newspaper
By nomination: D. R. Wijewardene Award for earning the Appreciation of Peers and the Public
NOT AWARDED
Life Time Achievement Awards
01. Mr. Lloyd Rajaratnam Devaraj
02. Mr. S. M. Gopalaratnam
03. Mr. bandula Harischandra
04. Mr. Sarath Cooray
Final List -/end – WSR – Tuesday, July 26, 2011
