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David Lynch receives honorary Academy Award, his first Oscar after three nominations: Here's his 20-word acceptance speech
FirstpostDavid Lynch is known for directing cult classics like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, as well as television’s Twin Peaks. Good night.” Regarded as one of the greatest American filmmakers of his generation, Lynch is the enigmatic director of cult classics such as Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, as well as television’s Twin Peaks. The honorary Oscars are given “to honour extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy.” Besides Lynch, actor Wes Studi and Italian director-screenwriter Lina Wertmüller were also recognised. It is given “to an individual in the motion picture arts and sciences whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.” It was previously reported that Lynch has been raising funds to direct his film adaptation of Alan Greenberg’s 1983 novel Love in Vain: The Life and Legends of Robert Johnson, reported NME.
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