The Karnataka State Film Awards 2011, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2011.[1]
A committee headed by Sunil Kumar Desai was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards.
| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Best Film | Prasad | Ashok Kheny | Manoj K. Sathi | |
| Second Best Film | Koormavatara | Amrutha Patil Basant Kumar Patil | Girish Kasaravalli | |
| Third Best Film | Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane | Roopa Sourav | Gopi Peenya | |
| Best Film Of Social Concern | Sarasammana Samaadhi | Amrutha Patil Basant Kumar Patil | K. N. T. Sastry | |
| Best Children Film | Kamsale Kaisale | Mahesh Nanjaiah Nagini Bharana | T. S. Nagabharana | |
| Best Regional Film | Ujwadu (Konkani language) | K. J. Dhananjaya Anuradha | Kasaragod Chinna | |
| Best Entertaining Film | Saarathi | K. V. Sathya Prakash | Dinakar S. Thoogudeep | |
| Best Debut Film Of Newcomer Director | Sidlingu | T. P. Siddaraju | Vijaya Prasad |
| Name of Award | Film | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Best Direction | Prasad | Manoj K. Sathi |
| Best Actor | Prasad | Arjun Sarja |
| Best Actress | Bhageerathi | Bhavana |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kamsale Kaisale | Shridhar |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sidlingu | Girija Lokesh |
| Best Child Actor | Prasad | Sankalp |
| Best Child Actress | Bannada Kode | Suhasini |
| Best Music Direction | Sidlingu | Anoop Seelin |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Ball Pen ("Saavira Kiranava Chelli") | Adithya Rao |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Bhageerathi ("Beru Ondu Kade") | Archana Udupa |
| Best Cinematography | Koormavatara | G. S. Bhaskar |
| Best Editing | Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane | B. S. Kemparaju |
| Best Lyrics | Bhageerathi (All Songs) | Baraguru Ramachandrappa |
| Best Art Direction | Saarathi | Eshwari Kumar |
| Best Story Writer | Koormavatara | Kum. Veerabhadrappa |
| Best Screenplay | I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona | Ravindra H. P. Das |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane | Gopi Peenya |
| Jury's Special Award | Saarathi | Rajan (For Special Graphic Effects) |