2017 Karnataka State Film Awards
The 2017 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Karnataka cinema released in the year 2017. The list of winners were announced on 25 October 2018. The jury panel headed by director N. S. Shankar submitted the list of winners to the Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy.
Lifetime achievement award
| Name of Award | Awardee | Awarded As | Awards |
| Dr. Rajkumar Award Puttanna Kanagal Award Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award | TBA TBA TBA | TBA TBA TBA | ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate |