2018 Karnataka State Film Awards

The 2018 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Karnataka cinema released in the year 2018. The Awards are given away on 24 April every year which is the birthday of Dr. Rajkumar. But due to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the last two years, the awards were not given on this day. The list of winners was announced on 10 January 2020.

Lifetime achievement award

Name of Award	Awardee	Awarded As	Awards
Dr. Rajkumar Award	Srinivasa Murthy	Actor	₹2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate
Puttanna Kanagal Award	P. Sheshadri	Director	₹2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate
Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award	B. S. Basavaraju	Cinematographer	₹2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate