5th Sarasaviya Awards
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 5
| award = Sarasaviya Awards
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| date = April 25, 1968
| site = Colombo Girls' College, Sri Lanka
| host =
| preshow =
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| director = Granville Silva
| best_picture = Sath Samudura
| most_wins = Sath Samudura (8)
| network = Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
| most_nominations = Sath Samudura
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| last = 4th
| next = 6th
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The 5th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 6වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1967 Sinhala cinema on April 25, 1968, at the Colombo Girls' College, Sri Lanka. Honorable Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.{{Cite web |title=Road to Prestige 1964-2018 |url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2018/06/07/?fn=sa1806072 |website=Sarasaviya}}
The film Sath Samudura won the most awards with eight including Best Film.
Awards
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scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Film !scope="col"| Recipient |
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Best Film
|Linus Dissanayake |
Best Director
|Siri Gunasinghe |
Best Actor
|Sorungeth Soru |
Best Actress
|Ransalu |
Best Supporting Actor
|Edmund Wijesinghe |
Best Supporting Actress |
Best Script Writer
|Sadol Kandulu |Reggie Perera |
Best Cinematographer
|Ransalu |Sumitta Amarasinghe |
Best Editor |
Best Sound Effects
|Ransalu |Mervyn Rodrigo |
Best Music Direction
|Somadasa Alvitigala |
Best Lyricist |
Best Male Playback Singer |
Best Female Playback Singer
|Sadol Kandulu |
Most Popular Actor
|People's vote |
Most Popular Actress
|People's vote |
rowspan=5|Merit Awards
|Ransalu |
Daru Duka |
Daru Duka |
Ransalu |
Ransalu
|H.L. Simon |
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scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Film |
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rowspan=7|Popular Awards from Reader Vote
| Daru Duka |
Sorungeth Soru |
Rena Giraw |
Sadol Kandulu |
Ipadune Ai |
Ransalu |
Sath Samudura |