David Lynch revolutionized cinema — and now, Hollywood is paying tribute to the legendary auteur, who died Thursday at the age of 78.

After starting her career in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Watts scored her breakout role in Lynch’s 2001 mystery thriller Mulholland Drive. She portrayed lookalikes Betty Elms and Diane Selwyn, the former of which worked to help a woman with amnesia named Rita (played by Laura Harring) unravel the truth of her identity.

David Lynch, whose career spanned more than 50 years, directed surrealist mystery Mulholland Drive, in which Naomi Watts, from Shoreham, Kent, played a lead character

Numerous leaders in entertainment, celebrities, and former collaborators have mourned the death of revolutionary filmmaker David Lynch.

Nicolas Cage, Naomi Watts and Patricia Arquette are among the stars to pay tribute to the late David Lynch.

Beloved filmmaker David Lynch died on January 15, and when his family broke the news the next day, Hollywood’s grief mourned the loss of the great director, including the stars of his many films. Isabella Rossellini,

Mulholland Drive star Watts said Lynch "put me on the map" with her 2001 break-out film about the dark side of Hollywood, which earned him the award for Best Director at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival alongside an Oscar nod. "My heart is broken. My Buddy Dave… The world will not be the same without him," Watts wrote on Instagram.

Naomi Watts has paid tribute to longtime collaborator, director David Lynch who died at the age of 78 on Friday.

U2's Bono said he loved one song from a classic David Lynch movie because it broke all the rules of popular music.

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos has revealed that one last project was in the works with David Lynch before his death on January 15.

Chris Isaak penned an emotional tribute to David Lynch on Friday, a day after the legendary director died at age 78.