London:
Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia has won at the BAFTA Awards for his documentary
Amy on late British singer Amy Winehouse.
Mr Kapadia's Oscar nominated film beat
Cartel Land,
He Named Me Malala,
Listen to Me Marlon and
Sherpa to win the honour.
The filmmaker, in his acceptance speech, paid tribute to the tragic star, who died in 2011 at the age of 27, following a battle with drug and alcohol.
"We really fell in love with her when making the film and our aim and mission was really to try and tell the truth about her. To show the world what an amazing person she was, how intelligent, how witty, how beautiful she was, before it all kind of got out of control and went a bit crazy," Mr Kapadia said. He referred to the tabloid circus around the singer's life.
The film has been a critics' favourite since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. The singer's father Mitch has distanced himself from the documentary, calling it a disappointment.
It is Mr Kapadia's third trophy at the British Film Awards.
He previously won for sports documentary
Senna in 2012 and Irrfan Khan's
The Warrior in 2003. (Also Read:
BAFTA 2016: Complete List of Winners)
The 44-year-old filmmaker thanked the crew of the film on Twitter: