The 9^th Raigam Tele’es will unfurl at Waters Edge on Friday, May 17 at 6.30 pm for the grand small screen awards presentation. The jury panel led by Prof. Patrick Rathnayake handed over the list of nominations to Raigam Chairman Dr. Ravi Liyanage in the presence of the media last week.

Some 57 awards will be presented to small screen’s big achievers who excelled in 2012.

Nomination list for Friday’s awards…

Best Tele-drama Actor

1 Vishwajith Gunasekara - Me Wasantha Kalayai / ITN

2 Roshan Ravindra - Ahasin Watuna / SW

3 Shriyantha Mendis - Dawala Kadulla / SLRC

Best Tele-drama Actress

1 Vasanthi Chathurani (Suwadi) - Dawala Kadulla / SLRC

2 Dulani Anuradha (Disala) - Mahapolawa Ape Nowe / SLRC

3 Kanchana Mendis (Niranjala) - Me Wasantha Kalayai / ITN

4 Umayangana Wickramasinghe (Indira) - Piyavi / SW

Best Tele-drama

1 Dawala Kadulla/ SLRC

2 Me Wasantha Kalayai / ITN

3 Ahasin Watuna / SW

Best Tele-drama Supporting Actor

1 Priyantha Siri Kumara ( Lloyd) - Me Wasantha Kalayai / ITN

2 Roshan Pilapitiya (Ranjith) - Ahasin Watuna / SW

3 Dasun Pathirana (Season) - Ahasin Watuna / SW

Best Tele-drama Supporting Actress

1 Duleeka Marapana (Susila) - Me Wasantha Kalayai / ITN

2 Chamila Pieris (Tikiri Manike) - Dawala Kadulla / SLRC

3 Malkanthi Jayasinghe (Amma) - Me Wasantha Kalayai / ITN

Best Tele-drama Script

1 Sunethra Rajakarunanayake - Dawala Kadulla /SLRC

2 Susith Indika Vijayamuni / Namal Jayasinghe - Ahasin Watuna / SW

3 Chamara Janaraj Pieris - Piyavi / SW

Best Tele-drama Direction

1 Dawala Kadulla / SLRC

2 Me Wasantha Kalayai / ITN

3 Ahasin Watuna / SW

4 Piyavi / SW

Best Tele-drama Lyrics

1 Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka - (Male Bamaru Rangana) Monarathenna/SW

2 Kularathne Ariyawansha (Mawatha Katukai Piyawara Petalei)-Hiru Dahasak Yata/Derana

3 Rupa Sriyani Ekanayake - ( Sarasarin ) - Pawanase Avidin/ITN