Nandi Awards for the year 2016 were announced by Andhra Pradesh Government on 14 November 2017.[1] Both Janatha Garage and Sathamanam Bhavati emerged as big winners, with 6 awards each for the year.[2] The NTR National award for the year was conferred on actor Rajinikanth.[3]
The Awards Ceremony was held in Amaravati.[4]
| Category | Winner | Film | Nandi Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Kandukuri Yash Rangineni | Pelli Choopulu | Gold | ||
| Second Best Feature Film | M. Ravi Kumar | Arddhanaari | Silver | |
| Third Best Feature Film | Gurajala Jagan Mohan | Manalo Okkadu | Bronze | |
| Janatha Garage Nannaku Prematho | Silver | |||
| Satish Vegesna | Sathamanam Bhavati | Silver | ||
| Pelli Choopulu | Silver | |||
| Janatha Garage | Copper | |||
| Sathamanam Bhavati | Copper | |||
| Sathamanam Bhavati | Copper | |||
| Express Raja | Copper | |||
| Kalyana Vaibhogame | Copper | |||
| Sarrainodu | Copper | |||
| Sameer Reddy | Sathamanam Bhavati | Copper | ||
| Sathamanam Bhavati | Copper | |||
| Naveen Nooli | Nannaku Prematho | Copper | ||
| A. S. Prakash | Janatha Garage | Copper | ||
| Kshanam | Copper | |||
| Janatha Garage | Copper | |||
| Jo Achyutananda | Copper | |||
| Janatha Garage | Copper | |||
| Sathamanam Bhavati | Silver | |||
| Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar, and C. V. Mohan | Janatha Garage | Gold | ||
| Gold | ||||
| Gold | ||||
| Copper | ||||
| No Entry | Gold | |||
| Dandakaranyam | Copper | |||
| Kalyana Vaibhogame | Copper | |||
| Maikhel Gandhi | Supreme | Copper | ||
| Raina Rao | Manamantha | Copper | ||
| Soggade Chinni Nayana | Copper | |||
| Janatha Garage | Copper | |||
| E. Radhakrishna | Sarrainodu | Copper | ||
| A. Tirumaleswara Rao | Sri Chilukuru Balaji | Copper | ||
| Ranjith | Arddhanaari | Copper | ||
| Venkat | Supreme | Copper | ||
| Fire Fly | Soggade Chinni Nayana | Copper | ||
| Vasu | Arddhanaari | Copper | ||
| Lipsika | Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada | Copper | ||
| Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema (Books, posters, etc.) | Copper | |||
| Copper | ||||
| Copper | ||||
| Appatlo Okadundevadu | Copper |