Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films.Superlative Winners
indicates one Awardee for different films.The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.
| Year | Winner | Film |
| 2018 | Naveen Kumar I | Ammachi Yemba Kanasu |
| 2017 | Santosh Rai Pathaje | Chamak |
| 2016 | Shekhar Chandru | Mungaru Male 2 |
| 2015 | Ananth Arasu | Last Bus |
| 2014 | Satya Hegde | Raate |
| 2013 | P. K. H. Das | Chandra |
| 2012 | Rakesh | Edegarike |
| 2011 | G. S. Bhaskar | Koormavatara |
| 2010-11 | B. L. Babu | Ondooralli |
| 2009-10 | K. Sundarnath Suvarna | Kallara Santhe |
| 2008-09 | K. M. Vishnu Vardhan | Neenyare |
| 2007-08 | H. C. Venugopal | Aa Dinagalu |
| 2006-07 | S. Krishna | Mungaru Male |
| 2005-06 | H. M. Ramachandra | Nenapirali |
| 2004-05 | H. C. Venugopal | Encounter Dayanayak |
| 2003-04 | P. K. H. Das | Chandra Chakori |
| 2002-03 | Nagaraj Adavani | Kshaama |
| 2001-02 | H. M. Ramachandra | Dweepa |
| 2000-01 | Ashok Kashyap | Shaapa |
| 1999-2000 | J. G. Krishna | Nannaseya Hoove |
| 1998-99 | D. V. Rajaram | Doni Sagali |
| 1997-98 | H. M. Ramachandra | Thaayi Saheba |
| 1996-97 | G. S. Bhaskar | Nagamandala |
| 1995-96 | B. C. Gowrishankar | Om |
| 1994-95 | R. Manjunath | Aragini |
| 1993-94 | Mallikarjuna | Gandhada Gudi Part 2 |
| 1992-93 | Johny Lal | Aathanka |
| 1991-92 | B. C. Gowrishankar | Mysore Mallige |
| 1990-91 | D. V. Rajaram | Muthina Haara |
| 1989-90 | S. Ramachandra | Mane |
| 1988-89 | Dinesh Baboo | Suprabhatha |
| 1987-88 | N. Chandra | Shivayogi Akkamahadevi |
| 1986-87 | S. R. Bhat | Surya |
| 1985-86 | S. Maruthi Rao | Masanada Hoovu |
| 1985-86 | B. C. Gowrishankar | Dhruva Thare |
| 1984-85 | R. N. K. Prasad | Avala Antharanga |
| 1983-84 | B. S. Basavaraj | Amrutha Ghalige |
| 1982-83 | Balu Mahendra | Pallavi Anupallavi |
| 1981-82 | P. S. Prakash | Antha |
| 1980-81 | R. N. K. Prasad | Mareyada Haadu |
| 1980-81 | S. R. Bhat | Mooru Daarigalu |
| 1979-80 | B. C. Gowrishankar | Minchina Ota
Arivu |
| 1978-79 | S. Ramachandra | Grahana |
| 1978-79 | Barun Mukherjee | Savithri |
| 1977-78 | B. C. Gowrishankar | Spandana |
| 1976-77 | S. Ramachandra | Rishya Shringa |
| 1975-76 | Nemai Ghosh | Hamsageethe |
| 1974-75 | S. V. Srikanth | Upasane |
| 1973-74 | U. M. N. Sharief | Maadi Madidavaru |
| 1973-74 | Annayya | Bidugade |
| 1972-73 | S. Ramachandra | Sankalpa |
| 1971-72 | D. V. Rajaram | Bangarada Manushya |
| 1970-71 | Tom Cowan | Samskara |
| 1969-70 | S. V. Srikanth | Gejje Pooje |
| 1968-69 | S. V. Srikanth | Margadarshi |
| 1967-68 | R. N. K. Prasad | Belli Moda |
