# Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language films.

## Superlative Winners

| • K. S. Ashwath | 3 Awards |

## Award winners

The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.
| Year | Image | Winner | Role | Film |
| 2019 | | Tabla Nani | Kariappa | Chemistry of Kariappa |
| 2018 | – | Balaji Manohar | Seena | Churikatte |
| 2017 | – | Manjunath Hegde | Narayana | Lakshmi Narayanara Prapanchane Bere |
| 2016 | – | Naveen D. Padil | | Kudla Cafe (Tulu Movie) |
| 2015 | – | Ramesh Bhat | | Mana Manthana |
| 2014 | – | Arun Devasia | | Nayakanahatti Sri Thipperudraswami Mahathme |
| 2013 | – | Sharath Lohitashwa | Rajegowda | Matthe Satyagraha |
| 2012 | – | Kari Subbu | | Kalavu |
| 2011 | – | Shridhar | Maadayya | Kamsale Kaisale |
| 2010-11 | – | Achyuth Kumar | Kodanda | Hejjegalu |
| 2009-10 | – | Neenasam Ashwath | Yellappa | Banni |
| 2008-09 | – | M. K. Mata Uppinangadi | | Gaggara (Tulu Movie) |
| 2007-08 | – | Rajesh Nataranga | Raghavendra | Moggina Jade |
| 2006-07 | | Rangayana Raghu | Sathyanna | Duniya |
| 2005-06 | – | Jaggesh | Venkatesh / Upakathe Govindu | Mata |
| 2004-05 | | Kishore | Shabbir | Rakshasa |
| 2003-04 | | Rangayana Raghu | Chaami | Mani |
| 2002-03 | | Komal Kumar | Nandeesha | Thavarige Baa Thangi |
| 2001-02 | – | Keremane Shambhu Hegde | Seetharama Shastry | Parva |
| 2000-01 | | Avinash | Puttathammayya | Mathadana |
| 1999-2000 | – | Srinivasa Murthy | Ramachandra Rao | Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu |
| 1998-89 | – | Doddanna | Peter Breganzha | Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi |
| 1997-98 | – | S. Shivaram | Venkob Rao | Thaayi Saheba |
| 1996-97 | | Mandya Ramesh | Kappanna | Nagamandala |
| 1995-96 | | Girish Karnad | Hanagal Kumaraswamiji | Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai |
| 1994-95 | – | Karibasavaiah | Dibba | Kotreshi Kanasu |
| 1993-94 | – | Krishne Gowda | Narasimhayya | Karimaleya Kaggatthalu |
| 1992-93 | – | H. G. Somashekara Rao | Rudrappa | Harakeya Kuri |
| 1991-92 | – | Udaya Maheshwar | | Pathitha Pavani |
| 1990-91 | – | K. S. Ashwath | Belliyappa | Muthina Haara |
| 1989-90 | | Girish Karnad | Guru Govinda Bhatta | Santha Shishunala Sharifa |
| 1988-89 | – | Mysore Lokesh | | Prajegalu Prabhugalu |
| 1987-88 | | H. G. Dattatreya | Srinivasayya | Aasphota |
| 1986-87 | | Devaraj | Chandru | Aaganthuka |
| 1985-86 | | Ambareesh | Singaru | Masanada Hoovu |
| 1984-85 | – | Shyamsundar | | Avala Antharanga |
| 1983-84 | – | Aravind | Manjayya Seregara | Anubhava |
| 1982-83 | – | Vajramuni | | Betthale Seve |
| 1981-82 | – | Srinivasa Murthy | | Naari Swargakke Daari |
| 1980-81 | | Ramakrishna | Shekhar | Ranganayaki |
| 1979-80 | – | Lokanath | Prabhakar Rao / Thaatha | Minchina Ota |
| 1978-79 | – | Sundar Krishna Urs | Peramadi | Ondanondu Kaladalli |
| 1977-78 | – | Udaykumar | Ramanna Perumal | Hemavathi |
| 1976-77 | – | N. Rathna | Gowda | Rishya Shringa |
| 1975-76 | – | Master Umesh | Thimmarayi | Katha Sangama |
| 1974-75 | – | H. B. Yajaman | | Kankana |
| 1973-74 | – | Ranga | Kumar | Edakallu Guddada Mele |
| 1972-73 | – | K. S. Ashwath | Chamayya | Naagarahaavu |
| 1971-72 | | T. N. Balakrishna | Rachutappa | Bangarada Manushya |
| 1970-71 | – | B. R. Jayaram | | Samskara |
| 1969-70 | – | Ranga | Honna | Punarjanma |
| 1968-69 | – | K. S. Ashwath | Srinivasayya | Namma Makkalu |
| 1967-68 | – | Udaykumar | Kashipathayya | Chakra Theertha |