Awards and Nominations
Academy Awards:
- 1980: Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1987: Best Director (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 2002: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
BAFTA Awards:
- 1981: Best Direction (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1981: Best Screenplay (The Elephant Man, nominated)
Cannes Film Festival:
- 1990: Golden Palm (Wild at Heart, won)
- 1992: Golden Palm (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, nominated)
- 1999: Golden Palm (The Straight Story, nominated)
- 2001: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., won Tied with Joel Coen for The Man Who Wasn't There)
- 2001: Golden Palm (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
DGA Award:
- 1981: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (The Elephant Man, nominated)
Emmy Awards:
- 1990: Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music (Twin Peaks, nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics (Twin Peaks for the song "Into the Night", nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Twin Peaks for the pilot episode, nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Twin Peaks for the pilot episode, nominated)
- 1990: Outstanding Drama Series (Twin Peaks)
Golden Globes:
- 1980: Best Director (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1987: Best Screenplay (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 2002: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
- 2002: Best Screenplay (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
Independent Spirit Awards:
- 1987: Best Director (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 1987: Best Screenplay (Blue Velvet, nominated)
- 2000: Best Director (The Straight Story, nominated)
- 2007: Special Distinction Award (Shared with Laura Dern for their collaborative work, won)
Saturn Awards:
- 1993: Best Writing (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, nominated)
- 1993: Life Career Award (won)
- 2002: Best Director (Mulholland Dr., nominated)
Venice Film Festival:
- 2006: Future Film Festival Digital Award (Inland Empire won)
- 2006: Career Golden Lion (won)
WGA Award:
- 1981: Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium (The Elephant Man, nominated)
- 1987: Best Original Screenplay (Blue Velvet, nominated)
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