Amy Winehouse snagged the highest honour for songwriting, the Ivor Novello award, today in London. The only trouble is she was too late to collect the thing.

Lucky for Wino, her pop, Mitch Winehouse, was on hand to accept the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically ("Love is a Losing Game"), reports the BBC. Said daddy Mitch upon receiving the best song gong: "I don't know what I'm doing up here. Amy couldn't make it, but she is getting better and sends you all her love."

As for the thankyous, Winehouse's dad left Blake and the joys of crack off the list and gave the biggest shout-out to the drug-addled soul singer's manager, "Ray," saying "If there's a Victoria Cross in music then he should get it." He also added: "She has asked me to thank the Ivors for being the first to recognize her songwriting talents." Winehouse won her first Ivor Novello last year for the song "Rehab." This year, she led the nominations and had two songs up for the prestigious Best Song category.

According to multiple reports, Amy herself eventually dragged herself to the ceremony, but didn't get the chance to pick up hardware in her other category. The star lost out to hip-shakers Beyonce and Shakira for best-selling song. But if anything bummed the Back to Black singer out this afternoon, it wasn't missing out on some new hardware. According to Ireland Online, Winehouse was more upset that her daddy told the crowd she was "getting better" and reportedly reamed him out during the ceremony. No sweat, Ames. We saw through his line. One glimpse at the pus-encrusted slash marks on your arms and we could tell the jig was up. Your trainwreck status is as unshakable as your talent.

So if she wasn't holed up in rehab "getting better," why the heck was Winehouse late for what her frequent collaborator Mark Ronson told the BBC is "the most prestigious songwriting awards in the world?" Was she caught in traffic? Too busy teasing her 'hive? Passed out in a dumpster? As her daddy told Ireland Online, "She's always late. She was fashionably late."

For the rest of this year’s winners, check below.

Best Selling British Song: “'Beautiful Liar” - Beyonce and Shakira

International Achievement: Phil Collins

Best Contemporary Song: “People Help People” - Cherry Ghost

Best Televison Soundtrack: Oliver Twist

Album Award: In Rainbows - Radiohead

Inspiration Award: Jazzie B

PRS Most Performed work: “Shine” - Take That

Classic Music Award: Jonathan Dove

Best Song Musically And Lyrically: “Love Is A Losing Game” - Amy Winehouse

Outstanding Collection: Gabrielle

Best Original Film Score: Atonement

PRS Outstanding Contribution To British Music: Chris Difford and Glen Tilbrook

Songwriter Of The Year: Mika

Special International Award: Dianne Warren

Lifetime Achievement Award: David Gilmour

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