Filmworld
Asif Kapadia wins Oscar for 'Amy'

Los Angeles, Feb 29
British filmmaker of Indian origin Asif Kapadia bagged the Best Documentary Feature Oscar for "Amy", based on the life of late singer Amy Winehouse, here on Sunday.
Actress Daisy Ridley and British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel handed over the trophy to the film's producer James Gay-Rees and director Kapadia, who won a Grammy Award for "Amy" earlier this month.
The documentary uses archive footage to tell the story of the "Rehab" hitmaker's life and premature death. She died at the age of 27.
These are the first Academy Award nominations and win for Kapadia and Gay-Rees.
The film also won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) honour.
Actress Daisy Ridley and British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel handed over the trophy to the film's producer James Gay-Rees and director Kapadia, who won a Grammy Award for "Amy" earlier this month.
The documentary uses archive footage to tell the story of the "Rehab" hitmaker's life and premature death. She died at the age of 27.
These are the first Academy Award nominations and win for Kapadia and Gay-Rees.
The film also won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) honour.


4 hours ago
Pakistan: Minority rights group spotlights surge in violence against transgender community

4 hours ago
Netanyahu: Situation in Sweida and south western Syria very serious

7 hours ago
FBI adds 3 Iranian intelligence officers to wanted list over Levinson case

7 hours ago
Alberta Premier urges Canadian PM to designate Lawrence Bishnoi gang as 'terrorist entity'

7 hours ago
Trump administration withdraws 2,000 National Guard Troops from Los Angeles as protest eases

7 hours ago
Trump cuts tariff on Indonesian imports to 19 per cent under new trade deal

9 hours ago
Cash row: Fresh plea in SC seeks FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma

9 hours ago
Kerala HC closes case, MoS Suresh Gopi's film to release tomorrow

10 hours ago
Shreya Ghoshal: There is so much innocence, purity in ‘Saiyaara’

10 hours ago
Ravi Teja's dad Rajagopal Raju passes away

10 hours ago
India’s maiden Hollywood star Sabu gets a biopic

10 hours ago
Akshay Oberoi jets off to US as he’s set to make his international debut

10 hours ago
Twinkle shares picture with Akshay Kumar after ‘long day of cricket’