Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2016

The 40th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best Malayalam films released in 2016, were announced in March 2017.

Main Awards

 * Best Film: Oppam
 * Best Actor: Mohanlal (Oppam)
 * Best Actress: Nayanthara (Puthiya Niyamam)
 * Best Director: Priyadarshan (Oppam)
 * Second Best Film: Jacobinte Swargarajyam
 * Best Popular Film: Pulimurugan
 * Second Best Actor (Male): Renji Panicker (Jacobinte Swargarajyam) and Siddique (Sukhamayirikkatte)
 * Second Best Actor (Female): Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)
 * Best Screenplay: Vineeth Sreenivasan(Jacobinte Swargarajyam)
 * Best Music Director: M. Jayachandran (Kambhoji)
 * Best Male Playback Singer: Madhu Balakrishnan
 * Best Female Playback Singer: Varsha Vinu and Alka Ajith
 * Best Cinematographer: Sujith Vaassudev (James And Alice)
 * Best Lyricist: Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma (Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho)
 * Best Editing: Abhilash Balachandran (Vetta)
 * Best Child Artist: Baby Esther Anil and Baby Akshara
 * Best Sound Design: Dan Jose (Aadupuliyattam)
 * Best Art Director: M. Bava (Action Hero Biju)
 * Best Costume Design: Indrans Jayan (Kambhoji)
 * Best Makeup: Saji Koratti (Oppam)

Special Jury Awards

 * Socially Relevant Film: Saji S. Palamel (Aaradi / Six Feet)
 * Sanskrit Film: M. Surendran (Suryakantha)
 * Technical Excellence: Nissar (2 Days)
 * Acting: Lakshmi Gopalaswamy (Kambhoji)
 * Acting: Nivin Pauly (Action Hero Biju)
 * Acting: Tini Tom (Daffedar)
 * Acting: Samuthirakani (Oppam)

Honorary Awards

 * Chalachitra Ratnam Award: Sreekumaran Thampi
 * Ruby Jubilee Award: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
 * Chalachitra Prathibha Award: Fazil, Ramachandra Babu, Shanthi Krishna