Lee Daniels

Lee Louis Daniels ( born December 24, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film producer, film director and actor.

Life

Lee Daniels was in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) was born on 24 December 1959 as the son of Clara Watson and William Daniels. He went to the Lindenwood College in St. Charles ( Missouri).

Daniel's first film as a producer, Monster's Ball, helped in 2002, Halle Berry was the first African-American actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress. In addition, the film was nominated for Best Original Screenplay in the category. His directorial debut was in 2005 with the film Shadowboxer and was it at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia- San Sebastián in the category " Best New Director " nomination.

His second directorial effort, the social drama Precious: Based on the Novel "Push " by Sapphire, was premiered in January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival and received the Grand Jury Prize. In May 2009 he went to the film festival in Cannes. 2010 Got Daniels for Precious Oscar nominations in the categories of film and director as well as a " Career Achievement Award" at the American Black Film Festival.

2012 presented Daniels finished his third film, The Paperboy, based on the novel by Pete Dexter. The thriller is set in Miami in the 1960s and represents a aimless young man (played by Zac Efron ), a seemingly innocent to preserve in the center, the ( Matthew McConaughey ) wants to help his brother ( John Cusack ) from the death penalty. He falls in love with a woman (Nicole Kidman ) who maintains correspondence with the death row inmates. For The Paperboy Daniels received his first invitation in 2012 to compete in the International Film Festival of Cannes.

Filmography

  • 2001: Monster's Ball
  • 2004: The Woodsman
  • 2005: Shadow Boxer
  • 2008: Tennessee
  • 2009: Precious - Life is Precious (Precious: Based on the Novel "Push " by Sapphire)
  • 2005: Shadow Boxer
  • 2009: Precious - Life is Precious (Precious: Based on the Novel "Push " by Sapphire)
  • 2012: The Paperboy
  • 2013: The Butler
St. Charles, Missouri Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Director The Paperboy (2012 film) Integrated Authority File
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