The Karnataka State Film Awards 2015, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2015.
[1] The ceremony was held in Bengaluru on 13 November 2016.
[2] For the first time a separate jury was appointed to select the Lifetime Achievement Awards under the chairmanship of veteran director S. K.
Bhagavan.
[3] A committee headed by Naganna was appointed to evaluate the awards.