| 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards | |
| Presenter: | Siddaramaiah (Chief Minister of Karnataka) |
| Location: | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhavan Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru |
| Country: | India |
| Most Wins: | Jeerjimbe (4) |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Main: | Karnataka State Film Awards |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Karnataka cinema released in the year 2016.[1] The list of winners were announced on 11 April 2017.[2] The awards were presented on 24 April.[3]
The jury committee for selecting the lifetime achievement awards was headed by actress Jayanthi.[4]
A committee headed by director Kavitha Lankesh was appointed to evaluate the awards. Other jury members were actress Rekha Rao, cinematographer Basavaraj, Director KN Vaidyanath and singer Chandrika Gururaj.
| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Best Film | Amaravathi | Sushma. E Madhava Reddy. E | B. M. Giriraj | |
| Second Best Film | Railway Children | Birthi Gangadhar Chetana Gokul | Prithvi Konanur | |
| Third Best Film | Antharjala | B. Nandakumar | Harish M. D. Halli | |
| Best Film of Social Concern | Mudla Seemeyalli | K. Shivarudraiah | ||
| Best Children Film | Jeerjimbe | Karthik Saraguru | ||
| Best Regional Film | Madipu (Tulu language) | Sandeep Kumar Nandalike | Chetan Mundadi | |
| Best Entertaining Film | Kirik Party | Rakshit Shetty G. S. Guptha | Rishab Shetty | |
| Best Debut Film Of Newcomer Director | Rama Rama Re... | D. Satya Prakash | D. Satya Prakash |