The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences have announced that David Lynch will be amongst those receiving an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in October. Cherokee actor Wes Studi, Lina Wertmuller, and Geena Davis will also be honored.
Lynch has been nominated for Best Director three times and Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001). The honorary award marks his first win from the Academy.
Lynch recently starred in Flying Lotus’ Flamagra music video “Fire Is Coming.” Earlier this year, his Oscar-nominated Blue Velvet received a Criterion release with nearly an hour of deleted scenes and alternate takes from the film.
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