Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films.
Superlative winners
Award winners
The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.| Year | Winner | Film |
| 2018 | Harish S | Nayigere |
| 2017 | Hanumanth B | Kengulabi |
| 2016 | Nandita Yadav | Raju Yedegebidda Akshara |
| 2015 | Saraju Katkar | July 22, 1947 |
| 2014 | Living Smile Vidya | Naanu Avanalla...Avalu |
| 2013 | Srilalithe | Hajj |
| 2012 | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | Angulimala |
| 2011 | Kum.Veerabhadrappa | Koormavatara |
| 2010-11 | Eshwar Chandra | Maagiya Kaala |
| 2009-10 | ||
| 2008-09 | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | Ugragami |
| 2007-08 | P. Lankesh | Avva |
| 2006-07 | H. Girish Rao | Kaada Beladingalu |
| 2005-06 | C. N. Muktha | Miss California |
| 2004-05 | M. R. Ramesh | Santhosha |
| 2003-04 | Kari Subbu | Mani |
| 2002-03 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | Mouni |
| 2001-02 | Munirathna | Kambalahalli |
| 2000-01 | Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi | Munnudi |
| 1999-2000 | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | Hagalu Vesha |
| 1998-99 | S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu | Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga |
| 1997-98 | Ranganatha Shyam Rao Lokapura | Thaayi Saheba |
| 1996-97 | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | America America |
| 1995-96 | Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar | Urvashi |
| 1994-95 | Shankar Mokashi Punekar | Gangavva Gangamaayi |
| 1993-94 | H. K. Anasuya Sampath | Ranjitha |
| 1992-93 | S. Surendranath | Aathanka |
| 1991-92 | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda |
| 1990-91 | Srikrishna Alanahalli | Bhujangayyana Dashavathara |
| 1989-90 | K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi | Kubi Matthu Iyala |
| 1988-89 | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Sankranthi |
| 1987-88 | P. N. Rangan | Aasphota |
| 1986-87 | K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi | Tabarana Kathe |
| 1985-86 | Vijay Sasanur | Dhruva Thare |
| 1984-85 | Sherli L. Arora | Bettada Hoovu |
| 1983-84 | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | Benki |
| 1982-83 | M. K. Indira | Phaniyamma |
| 1981-82 | S. S. Vidwan | Sanchari |
| 1980-81 | Chandrashekhara Kambara | Sangeetha |
| 1978-79 | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | Ondu Oorina Kathe |
| 1977-78 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | Ghatashraddha |
| 1976-77 | Masti Venkatesh Iyengar | Kakana Kote |
| 1975-76 | K. Shivaram Karanth | Chomana Dudi |
| 1973-74 | Srikrishna Alanahalli | Kaadu |
| 1972-73 | T. R. Subba Rao | Naagarahaavu |
| 1971-72 | S. L. Bhyrappa | Vamsha Vriksha |
| 1970-71 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | Samskara |
| 1969-70 | Subramanyaraja Urs | Uyyale |
| 1968-69 | Triveni | Hannele Chiguridaga |
| 1967-68 | M. Subramanyaraja Urs | Sarvamangala |