Born in Missoula, Montana, USA.
| 2006 | Inland Empire – 2006 – Venice Film Festival – Future Film Festival Digital Award for David Lynch – 2007 – National Society of Film Critics Award, USA Best Experimental Film |
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| 2001 | Mulholland Drive – 2001 – Cannes Film Festival, Best Director Award – 2001 – Chicago FCA, Los Angeles FCA, Online Fcsa, Toronto CA – 2001 – Bodil Award At Bodil Festen Copenhagen – 2002 – Cesar Award, France; – 2003 – Barcelona – Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Film |
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| 1999 | The Straight Story – 1999 – Screen International Award by European Film Award – 2000 – Copenhagen – Robert Festen for Best American Film – 2001 – Fotogramas De Plata Madrid for Best Forgein Film – 1999 – San Diego FCS – Best Director Award – 2001 – Barcelona Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreigen Film |
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| 1997 | Lost Highway | |
| 1995 | Premonitions Following An Evil Deed in Lumière et compagnie | |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | |
| 1990 | Wild At Heart – 1998 – Cannes FF – Golden Palm |
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| 1986 | Blue Velvet – 1987 – Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival – Grand Prize – 1987 – Bodil Festen Copenhagen – 1987 – Fotogramas De Plata Madrid for Best Forgein Film; – 1986 – Los Angeles FCA, NSFC of USA – Best Director Award – 1986 – Sitges-Catalonian IFF – Caixa De Catalunya Award |
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| 1980 | The Elephant Man – 1981 – Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival – Grand Prize – 1982 – Cesar Award, France – 1982 – French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Award for Best Foreign Film |
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| 1977 | Eraserhead | |
| 1973 | The Amputee | |
| 1970 | The Grandmother | |
| 1968 | The Alphabet | |
| 1967 | Six Men Getting Sick |