The Nandi Award for Best Special Effects, instituted in 2005, is presented by the Nandi Awards committee to the film with the best visual effects in a particular year.
The award is usually given to the special effects supervisor or the special effects company that worked for the selected film. Magadheera, Eega, and ' are the films which won both the Nandi Award for Best Special Effects and National Film Award for Best Special Effects for that year.