Though the officially presentation will happen in February, the 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Blue Velvet' writer-director was able to accept the prize in late 2024, before his death on Jan. 16.

The late filmmaker David Lynch has been named the recipient of the WGA West’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.

Screenwriter and director David Lynch, who died this month, has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.

The late Twin Peaks director David Lynch is to be honoured with the 2025 Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement. Lynch, who also directed Blue Velvet (1986), Mulholland Drive (2001) and Eraserhead (1977),