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The Jury of Nandi Awards announced Nandi Awards for the year 2010 on 5 August 2011 at Film Development Corporation. Radhakrishna directed Vedam won the best film award . Nandamuri Balakrishna has won Best actor Award for Simha and Nithya Menon has won the best actress award for her debut movie Ala Modalaindi .
| Category | Winner | Film | Nandi Type |
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| Best Feature Film | Vedam | Vedam | Gold |
| Second Best Feature Film | Ganga Putrulu | Ganga Putrulu | Silver |
| Third Best Feature Film | Prasthanam | Prasthanam | Bronze |
| Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film | Andari Banduvaya | Andari Bandhuvaya | Silver |
| Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Maryada Ramanna | Maryada Ramanna | Gold |
| Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration | Parama Veera Chakra | Parama Veera Chakra | Gold |
| Best Children's Film | Gold | ||
| Second Best Children's Film | Little Buddha | Little Buddha | Copper |
| Best Director for a Children's Film | Copper | ||
| Best Documentary Film | Advaitham | Advaitham | Gold |
| Second Best Documentary Film | Freedom park | Freedom park | Silver |
| First best educational film | Golden | ||
| Second best educational film | Copper | ||
| Best Director | P Sunil Kumae Reddy | Ganga Putrulu | Silver |
| Best Actor | N.Bala Krishna | Simha | Silver |
| Best Actress | Nitya Menon | Ala Modalaindi | Silver |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sai Kumar | Prasthanam | Copper |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pragati | Yemaindi Ee Vela | Copper |
| Best Character Actor | AVS | Kothimooka | Copper |
| Best Male Comedian | Dharmavarapu Subramanyam | Alasyam Amrutam | Copper |
| Best Female Comedian | Jhansi | Simha | Copper |
| Best Villain | Nagineedu | Marada Ramanna | Copper |
| Best Child Actor | Master Bharat | Bindaas | Copper |
| Best Child Actress | Copper | ||
| Best First Film of a Director | Nandini Reddy | Ala Modalaindi | Copper |
| Best Screenplay Writer | Gowtham Menon | Ye Maaya Chesave(YMC) | Copper |
| Best Story Writer | RP Patnaik | Broker | Copper |
| Best Dialogue Writer | P Sunil Kumar Reddy | Ganga Putrulu | Copper |
| Best Lyricist | N Siddareddy | Veera Telangana | Copper |
| Best Cinematographer | Prasad Murella | Namo Venkatesa | Copper |
| Best Music Director | Chakri | Simha | Copper |
| Best Male Playback Singer | MM Keeravani | Maryada Ramanna | Copper |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Pranavi | Sneha Geetam | Copper |
| Best Editor | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao | Darling | Copper |
| Best Art Director | Ashok | Varudu | Copper |
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshit | Adurs(Ye Pilla) | Copper |
| Best Audiographer | Radhakrishna | Brindavanam | Copper |
| Best Costume Designer | Sriram & Sri Kumar | Varudu | Copper |
| Best Makeup Artist | Sri Gangadhar | Brahmalokam to Yamalokam via Bhoolokam | Copper |
| Best Fight Master | Sri Sekhar | Manasara | Copper |
| Best Male Dubbing Artist | RPM Raju | Darling | Copper |
| Best Female Dubbing Artist | Chinmayi | Ye Maaya Chesave(YMC) | Copper |
| Best Special Effects | Sri Alagar Swamy | Varudu | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Allu Arjun | Vedam | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Samantha | YMC | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Chandra Siddhartha | Andari Bandhuvaya | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Manoj Manchu | Bindaas | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Sunil | Maryada Ramanna | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Sreeramulu | Vedam | Copper |
| Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema(Books, posters, etc.) | Dr. Paidipala | Dr. Paidipala Telugu Cine Geya Kavula Charitra | Copper |
| Best Film Critic on Telugu Cinema | Chakravarthy | Copper |
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