Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film
The Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film is one of the Karnataka State Film Awards presented annually since the awards were instituted for films of 1966–67. The award is given to Kannada films produced in the year.
The makers of Sandhya Raga were the first recipients and that of Ondalla Eradalla the latest.
Awards
All the awardees are awarded with a cash prize of 50,000 and a 100-gram silver medal. Award winners include producer and director of the film.Winners
| Year | Film | Producer | Director | |
| 1966-67 | Sandhya Raga | A. C. Narasimha Murthy A. Prabhakara Rao | S. K. Bhagavan A. C. Narasimha Murthy | |
| 1967-68 | Bangarada Hoovu | B. A. Arasu Kumar | B. A. Arasu Kumar | |
| 1968-69 | Mannina Maga | M. V. Venkatachalam Alexander | Geethapriya | |
| 1969-70 | Mukthi | K. S. Krishnaswamy | N. Lakshminarayan | |
| 1969-70 | Eradu Mukha | B. V. Srinivas K. S. Prasad A. S. Bhakthavathsalam | M. R. Vittal | |
| 1970-71 | Kula Gourava | N. Veeraswamy | Peketi Sivaram | |
| 1971-72 | Yaava Janmada Maitri | M. V. Venkatachalam | Geethapriya | |
| 1971-72 | Sipayi Ramu | Bhagavathi Productions | Y. R. Swamy | |
| 1973-74 | Abachurina Post Office | N. Lakshminarayan | Pathre C. Vinayak | |
| 1974-75 | Bhakta Kumbara | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Anuradha Devi | |
| 1975-76 | Premada Kanike | V. Somashekar | Jayadevi | |
| 1976-77 | Kakana Kote | C. R. Simha | M. R. Jayaraj, M. C. Satyanarayana | |
| 1977-78 | Anuroopa | P. Lankesh | P. Lankesh | |
| 1978-79 | Parasangada Gendethimma | Maruthi Shivaram | Subramani, Honnayya, A. Shivaram, P. Dorairaj, M. Nagarajan | |
| 1979-80 | Chandanada Gombe | Dorairaj, S. K. Bhagavan | Bhaktavatsalan, Ramachandra, Dorairaj, S. K. Bhagavan | |
| 1980-81 | Sangeetha | Chandrashekhara Kambara | Wheel Productions | |
| 1981-82 | Baadada Hoo | K. V. Jayaram | K. S. Narayan | |
| 1982-83 | Anveshane | T. S. Nagabharana | Raja, Sarojamma | |
| 1983-84 | Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege | Shankar Nag | Ramesh Bhat | |
| 1984-85 | Marali Goodige | Balaji | K. R. Shantharam | |
| 1985-86 | Abhimana | P. N. Srinivas | P. Krishnaraj | |
| 1986-87 | Madhvacharya | G. V. Iyer | Ananthalakshmi Films | |
| 1987-88 | Kaadina Benki | Suresh Heblikar | Manasa Arts | |
| 1988-89 | Sankranthi | N. R. Nanjunde Gowda | K. S. Sachchidanand, Dharmaraj | |
| 1989-90 | Prathama Ushakirana | Suresh Heblikar | Maanasa Arts | |
| 1990-91 | Bhujangayyana Dashavathara | Lokesh | Girija Lokesh, Latha, Jayamma | |
| 1991-92 | Pathitha Pavani | |||
| 1992-93 | Harakeya Kuri | K. S. L. Swamy | B. V. Radha | |
| 1993-94 | Shhh! | Upendra | Kumar Govind | |
| 1994-95 | Yarigu Helbedi | Kodlu Ramakrishna | Asha Gunashekar, Padmalatha | |
| 1995-96 | Beladingala Baale | Sunil Kumar Desai | B. S. Murali | |
| 1996-97 | Nagareeka | Y. Nanjundappa | Saraswathi Gopal Jois | |
| 1997-98 | Nodu Baa Nammoora | N. R. Nanjunde Gowda | Chandrashekar, Kripa Shankar, H. C. Srinivas, N. R. Nanjunde Gowda | |
| 1998-99 | Doni Saagali | Rajendra Singh Babu | H. N. Maruthi, N. M. Madhusudan Gowda | |
| Chandramukhi Pranasakhi | Seetharam Karanth | Prakash Babu | ||
| 2000-01 | Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | Jai Jagadish Vijayalakshmi Singh Dushyanth Singh | S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu | - |
| 2001-02 | Neela | Drushti Srushti | T. S. Nagabharana | |
| 2002-03 | Laali Haadu | Sa. Ra. Govindu | H. Vasu | |
| 2003-04 | Chandra Chakori | Anitha Kumaraswamy | S. Narayan | |
| 2004-05 | Gowdru | Sandesh Nagaraj | S. Mahendar | |
| 2005-06 | Amrithadhare | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar Niveditha Venkatesh Shailaja Rao Rajashree Ramesh | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | |
| 2006–07 | Cyanide | Kenchappa Gowda Indumathi | A. M. R. Ramesh | - |
| 2007–08 | Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige | K. Manju | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | - |
| 2008-09 | Shankara Punyakoti | Amarnath Hegde Srinivas Sooda | G. Murthy | |
| 2009–10 | Love Guru | Naveen | Prashant Raj | - |
| 2010–11 | Manasa | Anita Rani | Kodlu Ramakrishna | |
| 2011 | Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane | Roopa Saurav | Gopi Peenya | |
| 2012 | Edegarike | Syed Aman Bachchan M. S. Ravindra | Sumana Kittur | |
| 2013 | Prakruthi | S. Lakshmidevi V. Ashok Kumar Panchakshari | Panchakshari | |
| 2014 | Haggada Kone | Umesh Banakar Dayal Padmanabhan | Dayal Padmanabhan | |
| 2015 | Mythri | N. S. Rajkumar | B. M. Giriraj | |
| 2016 | Antharjala | Harish M. D. Halli | B. Nandakumar | |
| 2017 | Paddayi | Nithyananda Pai | Abhaya Simha | |
| 2018 | Ondalla Eradalla | Umapathy Srinivas | D Satya Prakash |