Karnataka State Award 2000-01 in the leadership of Mr. Vadiraj which got into too many crisis and critiques, is finally being distributed on 26th of December at Ambedkar Bhavan, Bangalore. Chief Minister Mr. S.M. Krishna will distribute the awards. This program which was supposed to happen quite some time back got delayed due to various problems faced by the State Government including Cauvery water issue and kidnap of ex-minister Nagappa.

Girish Kasaravalli's Dweepa has won the first place while Yekangi of Ravichandran and Neela of Nagabharan has won second and third place respectively.

Best Director	- Girish Kasaravalli (Dweepa)
Second Best Director	- Ravichandran (Yekangi)
Best Supporting Actor	- Keremane Shanbhu Hegde (Parva)
Best Supporting Actress	- M.N. Lakshmi Devi (Kalla Police)
Best Children Film	- Putti
Best Child Actor	- Master Vijay (Yudda Mattu Swaatantra)
Best Child Actress	- Bebi Deepu (Putti)
Best Screenplay	- S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu (KSK)
Best Story Writer	- Muniratna (Kambala Halli)
Best Dialogs	- Tadur Keshav (Dharma Devate)
Best Art Director	- Arun Sagar (Sri Manjunatha)
Best Male Playback Singer	- Rajesh (Yekangi)
Best Female Playback Singer	- Namdita (Gandada Bombe)
Best Lyrics	- Hamsalekha (Sri Manjunatha)
Special Award	- Prakash (Neela)

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