List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Kannada
Introduction '''Sahitya Akademi Award''' is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Kannada literature in particular. No Awards were conferred in 1957 and 1963.
Sahitya Akademi Award Recipients === Key === Symbol MeaningIndicates posthumous award Year Image Recipients Works Genre Ref(s) 1955 60px Kuvempu ''Sri Ramayana Darshanam'' Epic  1956	  R. S. Mugali ''Kannada Sahitya Charitre'' History of Literature  1957 No award  1958	 60px D. R. Bendre ''Aralu-Maralu'' Poetry  1959	 60px K. Shivaram Karanth ''Yakshagana Bayalata''  A treatise on folk-drama  1960	 60px V. K. Gokak ''Dyava-Prithivi''  Poetry  1961	  A. R. Krishnashastry ''Bengali Kadambarikara Bankim Chandra''  A critical study  1962	  Devudu Narasimha Sastri ''Mahakshatriya''  Novel  1963 No award  1964	  B. Puttaswamayya ''Kranti-Kalyana''  Novel  1965	  S. V. Ranganna ''Ranga Binnapa''  Philosophical reflections  1966	  P. T. Narasimhachar ''Hamsa Damayanti Mattu Itara Rupakagalu''  Musical plays  1967	 60px D. V. Gundappa ''Shrimad Bhagavadgita Tatparya Athava Jivanadharmayoga'' Philosophical expositions  1968	  Masti Venkatesha Iyengar ''Sannakathegalu'' (12-13)  Short stories  1969	 60px H. Tipperudraswamy ''Karnataka Samskriti Sameekshe'' Cultural Study  1970	  S. B. Joshi ''Karnataka Samskritiya Poorva Peethike'' Cultural Study  1971	  Adya Rangacharya ''Kalidasa''  Literary criticism  1972	  S. S. Bhoosnurmath ''Shoonyasampadaneya Paramarshe'' Commentary  1973	 60px V. Seetharamaiah ''Aralu Baralu''  Poetry  1974	  Gopalakrishna Adiga ''Vardhamaana''  Poetry  1975	 60px S. L. Bhyrappa ''Daatu''  Novel  1976	  M. Shivaram ''Mana Manthana''  Psychiatric studies  1977	 60px K. S. Narasimhaswamy ''Tereda Baagilu''  Poetry  1978	  B. G. L. Swamy ''Hasuru Honnu'' Travelogue  1979	  A. N. Murthy Rao ''Chitragalu Patragalu'' Reminiscences  1980	  Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar ''Americadalli Goruru'' Travelogue  1981	 60px Chennaveera Kanavi ''Jeewa Dhwani'' Poetry  1982	  Chaduranga ''Vaishakha''  Novel  1983	 60px Yashwant Chittal ''Katheyaadalu Hudugi'' Short stories  1984	  G. S. Shivarudrappa ''Kavyartha Chintana''  Literary criticism  1985	  T. R. Subba Rao ''Durgaastamana'' Novel  1986	  Vyasaraya Ballal ''Bandaya'' Novel  1987	 60px K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi ''Chidambara Rahasya''  Novel  1988	  Shankar Mokashi Punekar ''Avadheshwari''  Novel  1989	  H. M. Nayak ''Samprati'' Belles-Lettres  1990	 60px Devanur Mahadeva ''Kusuma Baale''  Novel  1991	 60px Chandrashekhara Kambara ''Sirisampige''  Play  1992	  S. R. Ekkundi ''Bakulada Hoovugalu''  Poetry  1993	  P. Lankesh ''Kallu Karaguva Samaya'' Short stories  1994	 60px Girish Karnad''Taledanda'' Play  1995	  Kirtinath Kurtakoti ''Uriya Nalage''  Criticism  1996	  G. S. Amur ''Bhuvanada Bhagya''  Literary Criticism  1997	  M. Chidananda Murthy ''Hosatu Hosatu''  Criticism  1998	  B. C. Ramchandra Sharma ''Sapthapadi''  Poetry  1999	  D. R. Nagaraj ''Sahitya Kathana''  Essays  2000	 60px Shantinath Desai ''Om Namo'' Novel  2001	  L. S. Seshagiri Rao ''English Sahitya Charitre'' History of Literature  2002	  S. Narayana Setty ''Yugasandhya''  Epic  2003	  K. V. Subbanna ''Kaviraja Marga Mattu Kannada Jagattu''  Essays  2004	  Geetha Nagabhushan ''Baduku''  Novel  2005	  Raghavendra Patil ''Teru'' Novel  2006	  M. M. Kalburgi ''Marga 4''  Essays  2007	 60px Kum. Veerabhadrappa ''Aramane''  Novel  2008	 60px Shrinivas B. Vaidya ''Halla Bantu Halla'' Novel  2009	 60px Vaidehi ''Krouncha Pakshigalu'' Short Stories  2010	 60px Rahamat Tarikere ''Katthiyanchina Daari'' Literary Criticism  2011	  Gopalakrishna Pai ''Swapna Saraswata'' Novel  2012 60px H. S. Shivaprakash ''Mabbina Haage Kaniveyasi'' Poetry  2013 60px C. N. Ramachandran ''Akhyana-Vyakhyana'' Essays 2014 60px Govindray H. Nayak ''Uttaraardha'' Essays  2015 60px K. V. Tirumalesh ''Akshaya Kavya'' Poetry  2016 60px Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi ''Swatantryada Ota'' Novel  2017  T. P. Ashoka ''Kathana Bharati'' Literary criticism  2018  K. G. Nagarajappa ''Anushreni-Yajamanike'' Literary criticism  2019  Vijaya ''Kudi Esaru'' Autobiography  2020 60px Veerappa Moily ''Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam''  Epic 2021   D. S. Nagabhushana''Gandhi Kathana''Biography 2022  60px Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy''Bahutvada Bhaarata mattu Bouddha Taatvikate''Collection of Articles 2023 60px Lakshmisha Tolpadi''Mahabharatha Anusandhanada Bharathayatre''Essays
Bhasha Samman awardees  Year Image Recipient(s) Work(s) Genre Ref(s) 1996  Mandara Keshava Bhat & Jattappa Rai Total Contribution to Tulu Literature (Jointly received) 200160px T. V. Venkatachala Sastry Classical and Medieval Literature 2005 L. Basavaraju Classical and Medieval Literature 2006 Hampa Nagarajaiah Classical and Medieval Literature 2007 S. Shettar Classical and Medieval Literature & Kannada Literature 2010 Addanda Cariappa & Mandira Java Appanna Kodava (Jointly received)
Akademi Translation Prize winners  Year Image Recipient(s) Translated Work(s) Genre Ref(s) 1990 S. V. Parameshwara Bhat ''Kannada Kalidasa Mahasamputa'' Poetry & drama 1991 H. S. Venkateshamurthy ''Rithu Vilasa'' Poetry  1992 Saraswati Gajanan Risbud ''Valmiki Ramayana Shapa Mattu Vara'' Epic 1993 Kirthinath Kurtakoti ''Marathi Samkriti: Kelavu Samasyegalu'' Criticism 1994 Pradhan Gurudatta ''Jaya Yaudheya'' Novel 1995 Thippeswamy ''Nirmala'' Novel 1996 Shesha Narayana ''Hadinentaneya Aksharekhe'' Novel 1997 Neerpaje Bheema Bhatta ''Kalhanana Rajatarangini Vol I & II'' Poetry 1998 C. Raghavan ''Indulekha'' Novel 1999 Vamana D. Bendre ''Kosala'' Novel 2000 L. Basavaraju ''Buddha Charite'' Epic 2001 60px Bannanje Govindacharya ''Aveya Mannina Atada Bandi'' Play 2002 Veena Shanteshwara ''Nadi Dweepagalu'' Novel 2003 Snehalata Rohidkar ''Vichitra Varna'' - 2004 Chandrakant M. Pokale ''Mahanayaka'' Novel 2005 Panchakshari Hiremath ''Hemantha Ruthuvina Swaragalu'' Short stories 2006 R. S. Lokapura ''Kannada Jnaneshwari'' Poetry 2007 R. Lakshminarayana ''Kannada Vakrokti'' Poetics 2008 Hasan Nayeem Surakoda ''Raseethi Tikeetu'' Autobiography 2009 D. N. Srinath ''Bheeshma Sahaniyavara Prathinidhika Kathegalu'' Short stories 2010 A. Janaki ''Godana'' Novel 2011 Tamil Selvi ''Nanu Avanalla...Avalu...!'' Autobiography 2012 K. K. Nair & Ashok Kumar ''Hagga (Part 1, 2, 3)'' Novel 2013 J. P. Doddamani ''Mahatma Jyotirao Phule'' Biography 2014 G. N. Ranganatha Rao ''Mohan Das: Ondu Sathya Kathe'' Biography 2015 N. Damodara Shetty ''Kochereti'' Novel 2016 O. L. Nagabhushanaswamy ''A. K. Ramanujan: Ayda Kathegalu'' Essays 2017 H. S. Srimathi ''Mahashewtadevi Avara Katha Sahitya-1 & 2'' Short stories 2018 Giraddi Govindaraj ''Jaya: Mahabharatha Sachitra Marukatha'' Epic 2019 Vittalrao T. Gaikwad ''Dalita Sahityada Soundarya Prajne'' Literary Criticism
Yuva Puraskara winners  Year Image Recipient(s) Work(s) Genre Ref(s) 2011– Veeranna Madiwalara ''Nelada Karuneya Dani'' Poetry 2012– Arif Raja ''Jangama Fakeerana Jolige'' Poetry 2013– Lakkur Ananda ''Batavaadeyagada Raseethi'' Poetry 2014– Kavya Kadame ''Dhyanakke Thareekhina Hangilla'' Poetry 2015– Mounesh Badiger ''Mayakolahala'' Short stories 2016– Vikrama Hatwara ''Zero Mattu Ondu'' Short stories 2017– Shanti K. Appanna ''Manasu Abhisaarike'' Short stories 2018– Padmanabha Bhat ''Kepina Dabbi'' Short stories 2019– Fakeer ''Beru'' Novel 2020100px K. S. Mahadevaswamy() ''Dhoopada Makkalu''  Short   2021– Basu Bevinagida ''Odi Hoda Huduga'' Short
Bala Sahitya Puraskara winners  Year Image Recipient(s) Work(s) Genre Ref(s) 2010 60px Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi ''Paapu Gandhi: Gandhi Baapu Aada Kathe'' Novellette 2011 60px Na D'Souza ''Mulugade Oorige Bandavaru'' Novellette 2012– Palakala Seetharam Bhat Total Contribution to Children's Literature - 2013 60px H. S. Venkateshamurthy Total Contribution to Children's Literature - 2014  Anand V. Patil Total Contribution to Children's Literature - 2015  T. S. Nagaraja Shetty Total Contribution to Children's Literature - 2016 60px Sumatheendra R. Nadig Total Contribution to Children's Literature - 2017  N. S. Lakshminarayan Bhat Total Contribution to Children's Literature - 2018  Kanchyani Sharanappa Shivasangappa Total Contribution to Children's Literature - 2019  Chandrakant Karadalli ''Kadu Kanasina Beedige'' Novel 2020 H. S. Byakoda ''Nanoo Ambedkar'' Novel  2021 L Lakshmi Narayana Swamy ''thogala cheelada karna(ತೊಗಲ ಚೀಲದ ಕರ್ಣ)'' Poetry
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