Lifetime Achievement Award winners
The 27th Journalism Awards for Excellence 2025, organised by The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) and the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), was held on 10 November at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, with RTI Commissioner and Attorney-at-Law Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena attending as Chief Guest.
- Mervyn de Silva Journalist of the Year Kamanthi Wickramasinghe – Daily Mirror
- Prof. Kailasapathy Award for Best News or Feature using RTI – Sinhala
- Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi - Ada
- Prof. Kailasapathy Award for Best News or Feature using RTI – Tamil Sivalingam Sivakumaran - Virakesari
Merit: Karuppaiya Prasanna Kumar – Thinakkural
- B. A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year – Sinhala Shirley Anil De Silva – Lankadeepa
- B. A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year – Tamil Sadeesh Krishnapillai – Virakesa
Merit: Ameer Ali Mohamed Rifthi Ali – Vidivelli
- Subramaniam Chettiar Award for Reporting on Social Issues Joint Merit: H.M. Rekha Nilukshi - Anidda Umar Lebbe Noorul Hutha - Thamilan
- Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year – Sinhala H.M. Rekha Nilukshi - Anidda
- Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year – Tamil Hassthani Radhakrishnan – Virakesari
- Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year – English K.A.M. Shabeer
- Investigative Journalist of the Year Tharindu Jayawardena – Irida Divaina
Merit: Nirmala Kannangara – Daily Mirror
- Sawunthis Tharmathas – Virakesari Daily
- D. R. Wijewardene for Earning the Recognition of Peers and the Public Siri Ranasinghe
- Scoop of the Year N. Thanujah – Virakesari
- Best Healthcare & Medical Reporter of the Year – Sinhala Harshani Dilrukshi Dissanayake – Sathi aga Aruna
- Best Healthcare & Medical Reporter of the Year – Tamil Mohamed Hussain Fathima Husna – Thinakkural
- Best Healthcare & Medical Reporter of the Year – English Disna Mangalika Mudalige – Sunday Observer
- Sports Journalists of the Year – Sinhala Rashnika Lasani Liyanage – Sathi Aga Aruna
- Sports Journalist of the Year – Tamil Ehamparam Ravivarmah – Thamilan
- Business & Finance Journalist of the Year - Sinhala Bhanuka Nimna Amarasinghe – Lankadeepa FT
- Business & Finance Journalist of the Year - Tamil I. Robert Antony - Virakesari
Merit: R. Ramkumar - Virakesari
- Business & Finance Journalist of the Year - English Madhusha Thavapalakumar – The Sunday Morning
- Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year K. A. M. Shabeer – Sunday Observer
- Best Environmental Reporter of the Year – Sinhala Aruna Lakshman - Anidda
- Best Environmental Reporter of the Year – Tamil Kulandavel Subani – Thamilan
- Best Environmental Reporter of the Year – English
Merit: Pavani Premarathne – Ceylon Today
- Best Designed Newspaper of the Year - Sunday Times Times
Merit: Silumina Thinakkural
- Cartoonist of the Year Sawunthis Tharmathas – Virakesari Daily
- Sepala Gunasena Award for Defending Press Freedom in Sri Lanka Chamara Sampath
Lifetime Achievement Awards Chandra Fernando
- Anura Bandara Rajaguru
- W. K. G. Navarathna
- Asoka Gunathilaka
- Rohan Abeywardena (Absent)
Online Newspapers
- Best Video Storytelling – Sinhala
Merit: aruna.lk – “Issues related to Sri Lanka Railways”
- Best Video Storytelling – Tamil Virakesari – “Southeastern university student ragging”
Merit: Virakesari – “Drug Mafia”
- Best News Website – Sinhala aruna.lk
Merit: lankadeepa.lk
- Best News Website – Tamil thamilan.lk
Joint Merit: thinakaran.lk
tamilmirror.lk
- Best News Website – English dailynews.lk (Daily News)
Joint Merit: dailymirror.lk (Daily Mirror)
ft.lk (Daily FT)
