Anticipation fills the air as the stage is set for SIIMA 2023. A celebration of cinematic brilliance, the Kannada nominations list is a testament to the year’s finest talents, films, and performances. With each nominee embodying the essence of excellence, we await the unveiling of winners who have left an indelible mark on the silver screen.

BEST FILM
777 Charlie – Paramvah Studios
Kantara – Hombale Films
KGF Chapter 2 – Hombale Films
Love Mocktail 2 – Krishna Talkies
Vikrant Rona – Kichcha Creations, Shalini Arts, Invenio Origin

BEST DIRECTOR
Anup Bhandari – Vikrant Rona
Darling Krishna – Love Mocktail 2
Kiranraj K – 777 Charlie
Prashanth Neel – KGF Chapter 2
Rishab Shetty – Kantara

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Puneeth Rajkumar – James
Rakshit Shetty – 777 Charlie
Rishab Shetty – Kantara
Shivarajkumar – Vedha
Sudeep – Vikrant Rona
Yash – KGF Chapter 2

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Ashika Ranganath – Raymo
Chaithra Achar – Gilky
Rachita Ram – Monsoon Raaga
Sapthami Gowda – Kantara
Sharmiela Mandre – Gaalipata 2
Srinidhi Shetty – KGF Chapter 2

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kishore – Kantara
Diganth Manchale – Gaalipata 2
Achyuth Kumar – KGF Chapter 2
Rangayana Raghu – James
Raj B Shetty – 777 Charlie

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Aditi Sagar – Vedha
Karunya Ram – Petromax
Sakshi Meghana – Lisa
Sharmitha Gowda – Family Pack
Shubharaksha – Home Minister

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
Ajaneesh Loknath – Kantara
Arjun Janya – Ek Love Ya
Nakul Abhayankar – Love Mocktail 2
Nobin Paul – 777 Charlie
Ravi Basrur – KGF Chapter 2

BEST LYRIC WRITER
Pramod Maravanthe – Singara Siriye (Kantara)
Raghavendra Kamath – Ide Swarga (Love Mocktail 2)
Ravi Basrur – Toofan (KGF Chapter 2)
Shashank – Jagave Neenu Gelathiye (Love 360)
V Nagendra Prasad – Belakina Kavithe (Banaras)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
K S Harisankar – Jagave Neenu Gelathiye (Love 360)
Sanjith Hegde – The Hymn of Dharma (777 Charlie)
Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Manish Dinakar – Sulthana (KGF Chapter 2)
Sid Sriram – Belakina Kavithe (Banaras)
Vijay Prakash – Singara Siriye (Kantara)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
Aishwarya Rangarajan – Meet Madana (Ek Love Ya)
Chaithra Achar – Soul of Benki (Benki)
Mangli – Gillakko Shiva (Vedha)
Suchetha Basrur – Gagana Nee (KGF Chapter 2)
Sunidhi Chauhan – Ra Ra Rakkamma (Vikrant Rona)

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
Achyuth Kumar – Kantara
Apoorva Kasaravalli – Guru Shishyaru
Meka Srikanth – James
Nirup Bhandari – Vikrant Rona
Sanjay Dutt – KGF Chapter 2

BEST DEBUTANT ACTOR
Dheeren Ramkumar – Shiva 143
Karthik Mahesh – Dollu
Madhusudhan Govind – Made In Bengaluru
Vikram Ravichandran – Trivikrama
Zaid Khan – Banaras
Pruthvi Shamanur – Padavi Poorva

BEST DEBUTANT ACTRESS
Anjali Anish – Padavi Poorva
Neetha Ashok – Vikrant Rona
Nidhi Hegde – Dollu
Rachana Inder – Love 360
Reeshma Nanaiah – Ek Love Ya
Thapaswini Poonacha – Harikathe All Girikathe

BEST DEBUTANT DIRECTOR
Hariprasad Jayanna – Padavi Poorva
Islahuddin NS – Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege
Pradeep Shastry – Made in Bengaluru
Sagar Puranik – Dollu
Shoonya – Headbush

BEST DEBUTANT PRODUCER
Apeksha Purohit & Pavan Wadeyar – Dollu
Balakrishna B S – Made in Bengaluru
Jithendra Manjunath – Kaaneyaadavara Bagge Prakatane
Nagaraj P Ajjampura – Raja Rani Roarer Rocket
Poornachandra Naidu & Srikanth V – Home Minister

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Arvind Kashyap – Kantara
Bhuvan Gowda – KGF Chapter 2
Mahen Simha – Ek Love Ya
Santosh Rai Pataje – Gaalipata 2
William David – Vikrant Rona

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY ROLE
Chikkanna – Trivikrama
Kuri Pratap – Triple Riding
Nagabhushana – Kantara
Prakash Thuminad – Lucky Man
Sadhu Kokila – Avatara Purusha