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Asif Kapadia

Awards

Asif Kapadia

35 wins & 37 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Winner Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Feature
    • Amy
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees

Brest European Short Film Festival

  • The Sheep Thief (1997)
    1997 Winner European Grand Prix
    • The Sheep Thief

BAFTA Awards

  • Diego Maradona in Diego Maradona (2019)
    2020 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Diego Maradona
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Amy
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Amy
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Senna
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees · Tim Bevan · Eric Fellner · Manish Pandey
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Senna

British Independent Film Awards

  • Diego Maradona in Diego Maradona (2019)
    2019 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Diego Maradona
  • Diego Maradona in Diego Maradona (2019)
    2019 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Diego Maradona
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees · Paul Martin
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Amy
  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    2001 Winner Douglas Hickox Award
    • The Warrior

Cannes Film Festival

  • Diego Maradona in Diego Maradona (2019)
    2019 Nominee Golden Eye
    • Diego Maradona
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Nominee Queer Palm
    • Amy
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Nominee Golden Eye
    • Amy
  • The Sheep Thief (1997)
    1998 Nominee Cinefondation Award
    • The Sheep Thief

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

  • 2073 (2024)
    2024 Nominee Official Fantàstic Competition
    • Best Motion Picture
    • 2073

Chicago International Film Festival

  • 1994 Winner Gold Plaque
    • Best Short Film
    • Indian Tales
  • 1994 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Short Film
    • Indian Tales

Dinard British Film Festival

  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    2001 Winner Golden Hitchcock
    • The Warrior

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Amy

Edinburgh International Film Festival

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Nominee Audience Award
    • Amy
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Nominee Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Amy

European Film Awards

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Winner European Film Award
    • European Documentary
    • Amy
  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    2002 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Discovery
    • The Warrior

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Senna
  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    2003 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Most Promising Newcomer
    • The Warrior

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Film
    • Senna

Grammy Awards

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Winner Grammy
    • Best Music Film
    • Amy
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Documentary of the Year
    • Amy

International Documentary Association

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Feature
    • Amy
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees

Locarno Film Festival

  • Diego Maradona in Diego Maradona (2019)
    2019 Nominee Variety Piazza Grande Award
    • Diego Maradona
  • The Sheep Thief (1997)
    1998 Winner Aaton Award
    • The Sheep Thief

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Winner ALFS Award
    • Documentary of the Year
    • Senna
  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    2003 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Newcomer of the Year
    • The Warrior

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
    • Amy

Melbourne International Film Festival

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Winner Most Popular Documentary
    • Senna
  • The Sheep Thief (1997)
    1998 Winner City of Melbourne Award
    • Best Short Fiction
    • The Sheep Thief
    Tied with De suikerpot (1997).

National Board of Review, USA

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Five Documentaries
    • Senna

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Nominee Robert
    • Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film)
    • Amy

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    2001 Nominee Golden Seashell
    • The Warrior

Sundance Film Festival

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Senna
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Senna

Seattle Film Critics Awards

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Amy

Côté Court Festival

  • The Sheep Thief (1997)
    1998 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International
    • The Sheep Thief

Sheffield International Documentary Festival

  • Diego Maradona in Diego Maradona (2019)
    2019 Nominee Grand Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Diego Maradona

Austin Film Critics Association

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Winner AFCA Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Senna

Los Angeles Film Festival

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Best International Feature
    • Senna

British Film Institute Awards

  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    2001 Winner Sutherland Trophy
    • The Warrior

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • 2073 (2024)
    2025 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Dove for The Political Film of the Year
    • 2073

East End Film Festival, UK

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Amy

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
    2022 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Nonfiction Series
    • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
    Shared with: Danielle Peck · James Rogan
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Amy
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Amy
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Senna
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees · Tim Bevan · Eric Fellner
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Senna

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Winner NTFCA Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Amy

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Winner EDA Award
    • Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Amy

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Nominee DFCC
    • Breakthrough Artist - International
    • Senna
    6th place

Film Club's The Lost Weekend

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Winner Lost Weekend Award
    • Best Soundtrack
    • Amy

Adelaide Film Festival

  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Senna

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2015 Winner ACCA
    • Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Amy

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Winner INOCA
    • Best Documentary
    • Amy
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Winner INOCA
    • Best Documentary
    • Senna

Montclair Film Festival (MFF)

  • 2073 (2024)
    2024 Winner Documentary Director Award
    • 2073

Gold Derby Awards

  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2020 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature of the Decade
    • Amy
    3rd place
    Shared with: James Gay-Rees
  • Amy Winehouse in Amy (2015)
    2016 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Amy
  • Ayrton Senna in Senna (2010)
    2012 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Senna

CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival

  • Diego Maradona in Diego Maradona (2019)
    2019 Nominee CineDocs Prize
    • Diego Maradona

The Guardian's Best Films

  • Jeffrey Cirio in Creature (2022)
    2023 Winner The Best Film
    • June
    • Creature

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