David Lynch
Birth Name:
David Keith Lynch
Birth Place:
Missoula, Montana, United States
Profession
Director, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Actor, Sound department, Cinematographer, Editor, Animation department, Music department, Special effects, Art department, Production designer, Visual effects, Editorial department, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Founded the David Lynch Foundation For Consciousness-Based Education and Peace in 2005 to help fund research on the positive effects of meditation techniques on learning
- In 2005, he joined the board of trustees at the Maharishi University of Management
- Planned to travel around Europe for three years to train with painter Oskar Kokoschka, but returned to the U․S․ after only 15 days when he became disillusioned with the trip
- Roomed with musician Peter Wolf while attending the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Quote: "It's better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you'll be too afraid to let things keep happening․"
- Known for creating films that are dark, sexually charged and graphically violent
- Usually references French culture in his projects
- DVD releases of his films do not have any chapter stops because he believes that movies should be viewed from beginning to end
- Was offered the chance to direct "Star Wars: Episode VI-Return of the Jedi," but turned George Lucas down
- While an Eagle Scout, he was invited with other Boy Scouts to the inauguration of President John F․ Kennedy
Awards
- 1970Grand Award - Best Short Subject:Winner
- 1978Grand PrizeNominated
- 1978Antennae II AwardWinner
- 1980Honorable MentionWinner
- 1981Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1981Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1981Grand PrizeWinner
- 1981BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
- 1981BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1981DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1981Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1981WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1982César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
- 1982International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1982Critics Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 1985Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1985Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 1986LAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1986LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1986NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1986Caixa de Catalunya - Best Film:Winner
- 1987Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1987Grand PrizeWinner
- 1987BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1987Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1987Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1987Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1987Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 1987Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1987NSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1987WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1990Palme d'OrWinner
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music and Lyrics:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Main Title Theme Music:Nominated
- 1990Bronze HorseNominated
- 1991Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
- 1991International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1991Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
- 1992Palme d'OrNominated
- 1992Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
- 1993Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 1997Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1997Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
- 1998Chainsaw Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1998Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
- 1999Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1999Palme d'OrNominated
- 1999Screen International AwardWinner
- 1999NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1999SDFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2000Golden Reel - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 2000Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
- 2000Best Film of the 1990s - Best Film:Nominated
- 2000CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2000Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Winner
- 2000Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2000Sierra Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2001ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2001ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2001BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2001Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2001Best DirectorWinner
- 2001Palme d'OrNominated
- 2001Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2001Girona Film Critics Award - Best Picture:Winner
- 2001LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2001NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2001NYFCO Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
- 2001NYFCO Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2001Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2001Best FilmNominated
- 2001TFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2001VVFP Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2001VVFP Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2002AFI Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2002Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2002CFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2002Audience Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2002Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002Audience Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2002Chlotrudis Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2002César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
- 2002DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002Edgar - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2002Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2002Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2002Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
- 2002NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2002OFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2002PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002Golden Aries - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2003Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
- 2003Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2006ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2006Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
- 2006Future Film Festival Digital AwardWinner
- 2007Felix - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007Felix - Best Director:Winner
- 2007Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2007Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Girona Film Critics Award - Best Picture:Winner
- 2008Special Award - Night at the Museum Award:Winner
- 2010Best Film of the 2000s - Best Film:Winner
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Director of the Decade:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Original Screenplay of the Decade:Nominated
- 2013Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actor:Nominated
- 2013INOCA TV - Best Guest Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017Bram Stoker Award - Screenplay:Nominated
- 2017Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary:Nominated
- 2017VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2018Saturn Award - Best Guest Performance in a Television Series:Winner
- 2018INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie:Nominated
- 2018Golden Reel Award - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Music Score and Musical for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie:Nominated
- 2019Best Film of the 2010s - Best Film:Winner
- 2022Septimius Award - Best Producer:Winner
- 2022SFC Award - Scene Stealer:Nominated
- 2023Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2023Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated