The Nandi Award for Best Film Critic winners since 1999: [1]
The Nandi Awards is the highest award ceremony for excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema, presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. "Nandi" means "bull", the award being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of the Telugu people. Nandi Awards are presented in four categories: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper. A variant, the Nandi Natakotsavam Awards for Theater, is also given every year by the government for social, mythological and poetic dramas.
| Year | Critic |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Vijay Prasad Vatti |
| 2015 | Dr. Kampella Ravichandran |
| 2014 | Pulagam Chinnarayana |
| 2013 | Vamsi Krishna |
| 2012 | Mamidi Harikrishna |
| 2011 | Rentala Jayadeva |
| 2010 | Chakravarthy |
| 2007 | Challa Srinivas |
| 2006 | Challa Srinivas |
| 2005 | Mohan Goteti |
| 2004 | NA |
| 2003 | NA |
| 2002 | NA |
| 2001 | Mohan Goteti |
| 2000 | NA |
| 1999 | A Prabhu |
The list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film:
The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", "Shri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh is the actor to have won the best actor award five times, followed Mahesh Babu with four.
The Nandi Award for Best Actress was commissioned in 1975. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi" and a cash award of ₹30,000.
The Nandi Award for Best Director the Award was first given in 1981.
The Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented at the Nandi Awards, instituted since 1981.
The Nandi Award for Best Villain winners since 1985:
The Nandi Award for Best Music Director winners since 1977:.
The Nandi Award for Best Editor winners since 1981:
The Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer winners was commissioned since 1977:
The Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer was commissioned in the year 1977:. S.P.Balasubrahmanyam holds the successful record of winning most number of Nandi Awards for Best Playback Singer Male that is 19 times.
The Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film winners was commissioned in 1996:
The following is a list of recipients of the Nandi Award for Best Lyricist commissioned since 1977:
The Nandi Award for First Best Popular Feature Film winners was institute since 2005:
The Nandi Award for Best Story Writer was commissioned since 1981:
The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate.
The Nandi Award for Best Debut Director winners since 1986:
The Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist winners since 1997:
The Nandi Special Jury Award is given by the state government as part of its annual Nandi Awards for Telugu films since 1981.
The Nandi Award for Best Special Effects instituted since 2003 is given after the Nandi Awards committee selects a film from all the films that released in that particular year, which has the best visual effects.