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- The movie won numerous awards, and Mo’Nique, who played a mother addicted to crack, received the Academy Award for best supporting actress. In addition, Daniels earned an Oscar nomination for best director.
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2014 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award. Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year; Lee Daniels (director)
The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood 's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election".
Aug 16, 2013 · The Butler: Directed by Lee Daniels. With Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith. As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
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- Lee Daniels
- 2013-08-16
2014 Winner Hollywood Award. Movie of the Year. The Butler. Shared with: Pamela Oas Williams · Cassian Elwes · Buddy Patrick · Laura Ziskin. 2014 Nominee Hollywood Award. Best Director.
- December 24, 1959
Jan 16, 2014 · Academy Awards, Lee Daniels The Butler. In another year, “The Butler” would have been a shoo-in for multiple Oscar nominations, but it was completely shut out by Academy on Thursday morning.
Jan 6, 2014 · Although Lee Daniels is better known for art-house fare such as 2009’s Precious, for which he earned an Oscar nomination for best director, he has found his biggest box office success with this...
Aug 16, 2013 · Forest Whitaker stars as the butler with Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, and many more.
