Awards

Year: 1965

Award : Best Stage Drama Actress

Stage Darama: "Akal Wessa"

Presented by : Sri Lanka Arts Board

Year: 1968

Award :Most Popular Supporting Actress

Movie: "Punchi Baba"

Presented by : Sri Lanka Broadcasting Service

Year :1972

Award : Best actress

Movie: "Nidhanaya"
Presented by : Sri Lanka Association of Critics

Year: 1972

Award: Deepashika Award for Most popular actress
Presented by : Deepashika Golden Jubilee Award Ceremony

Year: 1973

Award : Most Popular Actress - Deepashika Award

Presented by: Deepashika Golden Jubilee Award Ceremony

Year: 1975

Award: Hon: Diploma for the cinematic performance

Movie: "Eya Den Loku Lamayek"

Presented by : 9th International Moscov Cinema festival

Award: Appreciation award from producers.

Movie: "Eya Den Loku Lamayek"

Presented by : Movie Producers Association

Award: Appreciation Award

Movie: "Eya Den Loku Lamayek"

Presented by Kala Kawaya

Year: 1976

Award: Most Popular Actrees

Movie: "Susi"

Presented by: Lake House

Year: 1977

Award: Honourable Diploma for the cinematic performance.

Movie: "Siripala and Ranmenika"

Presented by : 6th New Delhi International Cinema Festival

Award: OCIC merit award for cinematic performance

Movie: "Eya Den loku Lamayek". "Siripala and Ranmenika" and Deviyani Oba Koheda"

Presented by : OCIC

Award: "Ranpiyuma Appreciation Award"

Presented by: Colombo Arts Circle

Year: 1978

Award: Best Actress - Presidential Award

Movie: "Bambaru Ewith"

Presented by : Sri Lanka Film Co-operation

ear :1979

Award: Best Actress award

Movie: "Wasanthaye Dawasak"

Presented by: Sri Lanka Film Co-operation

Award: Best Actress Award

Movie: "Hinagna Kolla"

Presented by: Sarasaviya Film Festival

Award: Most popular Actress of the year

Presented by: Sarasaviya Film Festival

Year: 1980

Award: OCIC appreciation award

Movie: "Dandumonara"

Presented by : OCIC

Award: Most popular Actress

Presented by:: Sarasaviya Cinema Fectival

Award: Top Ten award for Most talented woman in Sri Lanka.

Presented by: : Sri Lanka Jay Cees

Year: 1981

Award: Best Actress Presidential Award

Movie: Aradhana

Awarded by: National Film Co-operation

Award: Best Actress Sarasaviya Award

Movie: Aradhana

Awarded by: Sarasaviya Cinema Festival

Award: OCIC appreciation award

Movie: " Beddegama", "Induta Mal Mitak" and "Soldadu Unnehe".

Presented by: OCIC

Award: Most Popular Actress
Presented by: Sarasaviya Cinema Festival

Award: Best Actress presidential award

Movie: "Aradhana"
Presented by : Sri Lanka Film Co-operation

Award: Best Actress
Presented by: Sarasaviya Film Festival

Award: OCIC appreciation award

Movie: " Beddegama", "Induta Mal Mitak" and " Soldadu Unnehe".

Presented by : OCIC

Award: Most Popular Actress Award
Presented by: Sarasaviya Cinema Festival

Year:1982

Award: Best Actress award

Movie: "Yasa Isuru".
Presented by: Sarasaviya Cinema Festival

Award: Most popular actress
Presented by : Sarasaviya Cinema Festival

Year: 1983

Award: Most popular actress
Presented by : Sarasaviya Cinema Festival

Year: 1985

Award: A special award for movies which has exceeded it's income over 5 Million.

Movie: "Sasara Chethana".
Presented by: Sri Lanka Film Co-operation

Award: Ranathisara Award
Presented by : Sarasaviya Film Festival

Award: Kalasuri Award
Presented by : Presidential Award Ceremony

Year:1989

Award: - Zonta award for the most successful woman in their field
Presented by: Zonta International Organization

Year: 1991

Award: A special Gold medal

Presented by: Sri Lanka cinema artists association

(This medal was not accepted by Mrs Malani Fonseka)

Year: 1992

Award: Most popular Woman of the Year (Cinema section)
Presented by : Vanitha Viththi Award Ceremony

Year: 1996

Award: "Wishwa Prasadini Appreciation award"

Special award from President for Mrs. Malani's Fonseka's service to the cinema industry

Presented by: Presidential Awards festival

Year: 1997

Award: "Sath Piyum Prasidini" award for her excellent service to the film industry in Sri Lanka.

Presented by : Art Lanka Foundation

Award: Best Actress

Teledrama : "Pitagamkarayo"

Presented by: Sumathi Tele Award Ceremony1998

Award: Appreciation Award in celebrating the 76th International Co-operative day.

Presented by : Co-operative Society of Kelaniya

Year: 1999

Award: Appreciation for end of a millennium.

Presented by : Presented by Lak Handa broadcasting service and Independence Television Network.

Year: 2000

Award: Best actress award

Teledrama: "Kemmura"

Presented by: Sumathi Tele Awards Festival

Award: U W Sumathipala Commemorative award

Presented by: Sumathi Tele awards Festival

Year: 2002

Award: Appreciation award for the contribution for 40 years in the Sri Lankan cinema.

Presented by: Colombo University

Year: 2003

Award :Appreciation award for the 40 years contribution for the Sri Lankan cinema.

Presented by :Old Students Association of Gurukula Vidyalaya.

Award : Appreciation Awards for the service to Sri Lankan Cinema, Stage Drama and Rupavahini. - Presented by : Malini Fonseka Appreciation Committee