The Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director winners:
| No | Year | Art Director | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 | R.B.Mani | |
| 2 | 1972 | Devadathan | Swayamvaram |
| 3 | 1973 | Surendran | |
| 4 | 1974 | K.M.Vasudevan Namboothiri | Utharayanam |
| 5 | 1975 | Bharathan | Prayanam |
| 6 | 1976 | I. V. Sasi | Anubhavam |
| 7 | 1977 | N.Sivan | Kodiyettam |
| 8 | 1978 | C.N.Karunakaran | Aswadhama |
| 9 | 1979 | Bharathan | |
| 10 | 1980 | Bharathan, Padmanabhan | |
| 11 | 1981 | Bharathan | Chatta |
| 12 | 1982 | Bharathan | Ormakkayi |
| 13 | 1983 | I.V.Sateesh Babu | Aaroodam |
| 14 | 1984 | Bharathan | Ithiripoove Chuvannapoove |
| 15 | 1985 | Jayasingh | |
| 16 | 1986 | K.Sheker | Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare |
| 17 | 1987 | P. Krishnamoorthy | Swathi Thirunal |
| 18 | 1988 | P. Krishnamoorthy | Vaishali |
| 19 | 1989 | P. Krishnamoorthy | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Vachanam |
| 20 | 1990 | Rajeev Anjal | Njan Gandharvan |
| 21 | 1991 | Thotta Tharani | Abhimanyu |
| 22 | 1992 | Mani Suchitra | Vietnam Colony |
| 23 | 1993 | P. Krishnamoorthy | Ghazal |
| 24 | 1994 | Sabu Cyril | Thenmavin Kombath |
| 25 | 1995 | Sabu Cyril | Kalapani |
| 26 | 1996 | P. Krishnamoorthy | Kulam |
| 27 | 1997 | Muthuraj | Guru |
| 28 | 1998 | Samir Chanda | Daya |
| 29 | 1999 | Murukan Shadoos | Irushi Vamsam |
| 30 | 2000 | A V Gokuldas (Art Director) | Sayahnam |
| 31 | 2001 | Shaji Raghavan | Kanappurangal |
| 32 | 2002 | Suresh Kollam | Nammal |
| 33 | 2003 | Baava | Mullavalliyum Thenmavum, C.I.D. Moosa |
| 34 | 2004 | Raja Unnithan | Akale |
| 35 | 2005 | Sunil Babu | Anandabhadram |
| 36 | 2006 | A V Gokuldas (Art Director) | Tanthra |
| 37 | 2007 | Rajasekharan_Parameswaran | Naalu Pennungal |
| 38 | 2008 | Manu Jagat | Calcutta News |
| 39 | 2009 | Muthuraj | Pazhassi Raja |
| 40 | 2011 | Sujith | Naayika |
| 41 | 2012 | Suresh Kollam | Celluloid |
| 42 | 2013 | M. Bawa | Amen |
| 43 | 2014 | Indulal Kaveedu | Njan Ninnodukoodeyundu |
| 45 | 2015 | Jayashree Laxmi Narayanan | Charlie |
| 46 | 2016 | A V Gokuldas (Art Director) and S Nagaraj | Kammatipaadam |
| 47 | 2017 | Santhosh Raman | Take Off |
| 48 | 2018 | Vinesh Banglan | Kammara Sambhavam |
| 49 | 2019 | Jothish Shankar | Kumbalangi Nights, Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 |
| 50 | 2020 | Santosh Raman | Malik, Pyali |
| 51 | 2021 | Gokuldas A.V | Thuramukham |
| 52 | 2022 | Jothish Shankar | Nna Thaan Case Kodu |
| 53 | 2023 | Mohandas | 2018 - Everyone is a Hero |
| 54 | 2024 | Ajayan Chalissey | Manjummel Boys |