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Blue Velvet (1986)

Ceremony Year: 1987Category: Best DirectorReleased: 1986
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David Lynch— David Lynch
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The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

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DIRECTING — 59th Academy Awards (1987)
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