第17届好莱坞电影奖 获得年度导演。获奖影视: 《白宫管家》
第65届戛纳电影节 获得主竞赛单元 金棕榈奖(提名)。获奖影视: 《送报男孩》
第82届奥斯卡金像奖 获得最佳影片(提名)。获奖影视: 《珍爱》
Daniels was born on Christmas ***, 1959, in Philadelphia and attended Radnor High School. After graduating, Daniels attended Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He began his career in entertainment as a casting director and ******* after a chance meeting with a Hollywood producer, working on such projects as Under the Cherry Moon and Purple Rain. He continued managing talent, including several Academy Award nominees and winners. The documentary ** Big Break features Daniels early in his career when he was managing actor Wes Bentley who starred as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty. In the documentary a dynamic Daniels animatedly comments on Bentley's reluctance to capitalize on his newfound celebrity status. Lee also has a sister Joyce Daniels Fennell of Philadelphia, PA. Daniels and Joyce share the same father, Officer William Daniels of West Philadelphia. When he arrived in Hollywood, Daniels first worked for a nursing agency, then created his own agency at age 21. He sold his agency for approx $2 million and went to work as a production assistant. Later, he realized he had not paid taxes on his income but paid them off in time.