Lee Daniels “extremely flattered and humbled” at being honored by Outfest at 9th annual Legacy Awards

Lee Daniels, director of Precious and The Butler (both films officially have longer titles but I can’t be bothered) is getting a big award next month.

It was just announced that Outfest will be honoring the Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker at the 9th annual Legacy Awards.

This year’s event will take place on Thursday, November 21st at the Orpheum Theatre.

Daniels will receive the Visionary Award in recognition of his contribution to LGBT arts and media visibility.

“I am extremely flattered and humbled to be receiving this year’s Visionary Award,” Daniels said in a statement. “Outfest is an extraordinary organization, and I cannot stress enough the importance of its mission. In both my professional and personal life, I constantly strive to represent and provide a voice for the LGBT community, and am so honored that the Legacy Awards have selected me as this year’s recipient.”

The Legacy Awards serve as a fundraiser to support the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, the largest archive of LGBT moving images in the world with over 30,000 pieces of material. A partnership between Outfest and the UCLA Film & Television Archive, it is the only program in the world devoted to saving and preserving LGBT moving images.

Tickets go on sale on October 17. For further information visit www.outfest.org or call 213-480-7088.