The Udaya Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Kannada films presented annually by Udaya TV, a Kannada-language division of the Sun Network, from the south-Indian state of Karnataka. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Kannada language film industry. Held since 1998, the ceremony was discontinued for over 6 years and made its comeback in 2006. The sponsors have been made by Knockout and Sun Feast before and currently by Vivel Active.

Best Actor The Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor has been awarded since 1998. Year Actor Film2012UpendraKalpana2011DarshanSaarathi2010Puneeth RajkumarJackie20092008Chetan KumarAa Dinagalu2007GaneshCheluvina Chittara2006ShivarajkumarJogi2002Upendra Nagarahavu1998UpendraA1997Ramesh AravindO Mallige

Best Actress The Udaya Film Award for Best Female Actor has been awarded since 1998.

Year Actress Film 2012 Radhika Pandit Addhuri2011RamyaSanju Weds Geetha 2010 Radhika Pandit Krishnan Love Story 2009 2008 RamyaMussanjemaatu 2007 Amoolya Cheluvina Chittara 2006 Ramya Amrithadhare 2002 Jyothika Nagarahavu 1998 Vijayalakshmi Nagamandala 1997 Suman Nagarkar Hoomale

Best Director The Udaya Film Award for Best Director has been awarded since 1998.

Year Director Film 2012 A. P. Arjun Addhuri 2010 Shashank Krishnan Love Story 2009 2008 2007 Prakash Milana 2006 Prem Jogi 1998 T. S. Nagabharana Nagamandala

Best Film The Udaya Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998.

Year Film 2012 Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna 2010 Jackie 2009 2008 2007 Cheluvina Chittara 2006 Jogi 1998 Nagamandala

Best Supporting Actor The Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Male Actor has been awarded since 2006. Year Actor Film2012DharmaEdegarike2010Rangayana Raghu200920082007Sharath LohitashwaAa Dinagalu2006V. RavichandranAham Premasmi

Best Supporting Actress The Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Female Actor has been awarded since 1997.

Year Actress Film 2012 Tara Bhagirathi 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Arundhati Nag Jogi 1997 Chaithali O Mallige

Best Music Director The Udaya Film Award for Best Music Director has been awarded since 2006.

Year Composer Film 2012 V. Harikrishna Addhuri 2010 2009 2008 2007 Mano Murthy Milana 2006 Gurukiran Jogi

Best Male Playback Singer The Udaya Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer has been awarded since 2006.

Year Singer Film 2012 Sadhu Kokila Edegarike 2010 Rajesh Krishnan 2009 2008 2007 Gurukiran Pallakki 2006 Chetan Sosca Nenapirali

Best Female Playback Singer The Udaya Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer has been awarded since 2006.

Year Actress Film 2012 Indu Nagaraj Govindaya Namaha 2010 Lakshmi Nataraj Aptharakshaka 2009 2008 2007 Nanditha Duniya 2006 Chaitra H. G. Amrithadhare

Best Cinematographer Year Cinematographer Film 2012 2010 2009 2008 2007 Krishnakumar Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige 2006

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