List of accolades received by David Lynch

David Lynch (1946–2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor.Known for his surrealist films, he developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian",[1] and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound design.He received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director for his work on the biographical drama The Elephant Man (1980), the neo-noir Blue Velvet (1986), and his surrealist thriller Mulholland Drive (2000).Lynch whilst his television debut, with the ABC mystery-horror series Twin Peaks (1990–1991) which earned five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for its first season.Indeed, the surreal and in many cases violent elements to his films have earned them the reputation that they "disturb, offend or mystify" their audiences.
David LynchAcademy AwardsBritish Academy Film AwardsEmmy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsEarly life and workJennifer LynchFilmographyEraserheadThe Elephant ManBlue VelvetTwin PeaksThe ReturnWild at HeartLost HighwayThe Straight StoryMulholland DriveInland EmpireDiscographyBlueBOBThe Air Is on FirePolish Night MusicCrazy Clown TimeThe Big DreamThought GangCellophane MemoriesBibliographyImagesCatching the Big FishGenealogies of PainRoom to DreamDale CooperLaura PalmerSheriff Harry TrumanShelly JohnsonDonna HaywardAudrey HorneMaddy FergusonBenjamin HornePhillip JeffriesWindom EarleLeland PalmerLog LadyThe GiantThe Man from Another Place / The ArmTommy HillBobby BriggsFrank BoothUnrealized projectsCultural impactFrequent collaboratorsDavid Lynch Foundationsurrealist filmssound designHonorary Academy AwardCannes Film FestivalGolden LionBAFTA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardAcademy Award for Best Directorneo-noirsurrealistPalme d'Orspace operaPrimetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesOutstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesAcademy AwardBest DirectorBest Adapted ScreenplayAcademy Honorary AwardAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesCésar Award for Best Foreign FilmVenice Film FestivalLegion of Honourkey to the cityBydgoszczThe Edward MacDowell MedalThe MacDowell ColonyBest DirectionBest ScreenplayOutstanding Drama SeriesOutstanding Directing in a Drama SeriesOutstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme MusicOutstanding Directing for a Limited Series or MovieOutstanding Writing for a Limited Series or MovieOutstanding Single-Camera Editing for a Limited SeriesOutstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series or MovieOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThe FabelmansCésar AwardsBest Foreign FilmDirectors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding DirectingDorian AwardsEuropean Film AwardsGolden Reel AwardsIndependent Spirit AwardsLaura DernSaturn AwardsBest WritingBest Guest Performance in a Television SeriesGolden Lion for Lifetime AchievementAmerican Film InstituteBoston Society of Film CriticsChicago Film Critics AssociationLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationNational Society of Film CriticsToronto Film Critics AssociationCamerimageFred ElmesStockholm Film FestivalPolandRafał BruskiPlus CamerimageJeannie BerlinPaul DanoJudd HirschGabriel LaBelleSeth RogenMichelle WilliamsBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsAcademy of Television Arts & SciencesHollywood Foreign Press AssociationScreen Actors GuildDirectors Guild of America AwardEuropean Film AcademyDeadline HollywoodVarietyLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsScreen InternationalTop Right GroupCBS NewsAtkinson, MichaelBritish Film InstituteUniversity Press of KentuckyCambridge University PressLynch, DavidMacmillanI.B.TaurisEarly lifeSix Men Getting Sick (Six Times)The AlphabetThe GrandmotherThe AmputeeThe Cowboy and the FrenchmanPremonition Following an Evil DeedDarkened RoomRabbitsDumbLandBug CrawlsAbsurdaLady Blue ShanghaiIdem ParisWhat Did Jack Do?Wicked GameLongingShot in the Back of the HeadCame Back HauntedIndustrial Symphony No. 1On the AirHotel RoomTwin Peaks: The ReturnIn HeavenRonnie RocketThe Angriest Dog in the WorldLynch on LynchBlue Velvet RevisitedLynch/Oz