24th Annual AARP MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS Awards
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California
Hosted by Alan Cumming
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups
A Complete Unknown • Searchlight Pictures
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
Conclave • Focus Features
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
Emilia Pérez • Netflix
Jacques Audiard | Director
Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello | Producers
Gladiator II • Paramount Pictures
Ridley Scott | Director
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers
September 5 • Paramount Pictures
Tim Fehlbaum | Director
Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | Producers
Best Director
Pedro Almodóvar
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR • Sony Pictures Classics
Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García | Producers
Jacques Audiard
Emilia Pérez • Netflix
Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello | Producers
Edward Berger
Conclave • Focus Features
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
James Mangold
A Complete Unknown • Searchlight Pictures
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
Ridley Scott
Gladiator II • Paramount Pictures
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers
Best ACTOR
Adrien Brody
The Brutalist • A24
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers
Daniel Craig
Queer • A24
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Lorenzo Mieli | Producers
Colman Domingo
SING SING • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers
Ralph Fiennes
Conclave • Focus Features
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
Jude Law
The Order • Vertical
Justin Kurzel | Director
Stuart Ford, Jude Law, Bryan Haas, Justin Kurzel | Producers
Best ACTRESS
Pamela Anderson
THE LAST SHOWGIRL • Roadside Attractions
Gia Coppola | Director
Robert Schwartzman, Natalie Farrey | Producers
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
HARD TRUTHS • Bleecker Street
Mike Leigh | Director
Georgina Lowe | Producers
Nicole Kidman
BABYGIRL • A24
Halina Reijn | Director
David Hinojosa, Halina Reijn, Julia Oh | Producers
Demi Moore
the substance • MUBI
Coralie Fargeat | Director
Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | Producers
June Squibb
Thelma • Magnolia Pictures
Josh Margolin | Director
Zoë Worth, Chris Kaye, Nicholas Weinstock, Benjamin Simpson, Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani | Producers
Best supporting ACTor
Clarence Maclin
SING SING • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers
Guy Pearce
The Brutalist • A24
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers
Peter Sarsgaard
September 5 • Paramount Pictures
Tim Fehlbaum | Director
Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | Producers
Stanley Tucci
Conclave • Focus Features
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
Denzel Washington
Gladiator II • Paramount Pictures
Ridley Scott | Director
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers
Best supporting ACTrESS
Joan Chen
Dìdi • Focus Features
Sean Wang | Director
Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang | Producers
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
NICKEL BOYS • Amazon MGM Studios
RaMell Ross | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes | Producers
Lesley Manville
Queer • A24
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Lorenzo Mieli | Producers
Connie Nielsen
Gladiator II • Paramount Pictures
Ridley Scott | Director
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers
Isabella Rossellini
Conclave • Focus Features
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
Best sCREENWRITER
A Complete Unknown • Searchlight Pictures
WRITTEN BY Jay Cocks & James Mangold
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
Conclave • Focus Features
WRITTEN BY Peter Straughan
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
Dune: Part Two • Warner Bros Pictures
WRITTEN BY Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers
Emilia Pérez • Netflix
WRITTEN BY Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, & Nicolas Livecchi
Jacques Audiard | Director
Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello | Producers
Wicked • Universal Pictures
WRITTEN BY Winnie Holzman
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
Best ensemble
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice • Warner Bros Pictures
Ensemble including Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Arthur Conti, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe
Tim Burton | Director
Marc Toberoff, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tommy Harper, Tim Burton | Producers
A Complete Unknown • Searchlight Pictures
Ensemble including Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, and Scoot McNairy
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
His Three Daughters • Netflix
Ensemble including Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Rudy Galvan, Jose Febus, Jasmine Bracey, Jay O. Sanders, and Jovan Adepo
Azazel Jacobs | Director
Matt Aselton, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Azazel Jacobs, Diaz Jacobs, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Jack Selby | Producers
September 5 • Paramount Pictures
Ensemble including Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Corey Johnson, Georgina Rich, Benjamin Walker, and Rony Herman
Tim Fehlbaum | Director
Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | Producers
Sing Sing • A24
Ensemble including Colman Domingo, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin, Sean San José, Paul Raci, David “Dap” Giraudy, Patrick “Preme” Griffin, and Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers
Best DOCUMENTARY
I Am: Celine Dion • Amazon MGM Studios
Irene Taylor | Director
Stacy Lorts, Tom Mackay, Julie Begey Seureau, Irene Taylor | Producers
Luther: Never Too Much • Giant Pictures
Dawn Porter | Director
Trish D Chetty, Ged Doherty, Jamie Foxx, Datari Turner, Leah Smith | Producers
Piece by Piece • Focus Features
Morgan Neville | Director
Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville | Producers
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers
Will & Harper • Netflix
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers
Best Intergenerational Film
Dìdi • Focus Features
Sean Wang | Director
Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang | Producers
Here • Miramax
Robert Zemeckis | Director
Robert Zemeckis, Derek Hogue, Jack Rapke, Bill Block | Producers
His Three Daughters • Netflix
Azazel Jacobs | Director
Matt Aselton, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Azazel Jacobs, Diaz Jacobs, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Jack Selby | Producers
The Piano Lesson • Netflix
Malcolm Washington | Director
Todd Black, Denzel Washington | Producers
Thelma • Magnolia Pictures
Josh Margolin | Director
Zoë Worth, Chris Kaye, Nicholas Weinstock, Benjamin Simpson, Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani | Producers
Best TIME CAPSULE
The Brutalist • A24
Brady Corbet | Director
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers
A Complete Unknown • Searchlight Pictures
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
Here • Miramax
Robert Zemeckis | Director
Robert Zemeckis, Derek Hogue, Jack Rapke, Bill Block | Producers
Maria • Netflix
Pablo Larraín | Director
Juan de Dios Larraín, Jonas Dornbach, Lorenzo Mieli, Pablo Larraín, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade, Simone Gattoni | Producers
September 5 • Paramount Pictures
Tim Fehlbaum | Director
Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | Producers
TELEVISION
Best TV Series or Limited Series
The Crown • Netflix
Peter Morgan | Creator
Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Andy Harries, Stephen Daldry, Matthew Byam-Shaw, Robert Fox | Executive Producers
Hacks • HBO Max
Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky | Creators
Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett | Executive Producers
Palm Royale • Apple TV+
Abe Sylvia | Creator
Adam Gomolin, Rock Shaink Jr., Sheri Holman, Sharr White, Tate Taylor, John Norris, Katie O’Connell Marsh, Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Jayme Lemons, Abe Sylvia | Executive Producers
Shōgun • FX | Hulu
Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks | Creators
Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca | Executive Producers
Slow Horses • Apple TV+
Will Smith | Creator
Graham Yost, James Hawes, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta | Executive Producers
Best Actor | TELEVISION
Billy Crudup
THE MORNING SHOW • Apple TV+
Michael Ellenberg | Creator
Charlotte Stout, Mimi Leder, Michael Ellenberg, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Levy Neustadter | Executive Producers
Idris Elba
HIJACK • Apple TV+
George Kay, Jim Field Smith | Creators
George Kay, Jim Field Smith, Idris Elba, Kris Thykier, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson | Executive Producers
Jon Hamm
FARGO • FX
Noah Hawley | Creator
Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Cameron, Steve Stark, Kim Todd | Executive Producers
Gary Oldman
Slow Horses • Apple TV+
Will Smith | Creator
Graham Yost, James Hawes, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta | Executive Producers
Hiroyuki Sanada
Shōgun • FX
Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks | Creators
Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca | Executive Producers
Best Actress | TELEVISION
Jennifer Aniston
THE MORNING SHOW • Apple TV+
Michael Ellenberg | Creator
Charlotte Stout, Mimi Leder, Michael Ellenberg, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Levy Neustadter | Executive Producers
Jodie Foster
True Detective: Night Country • HBO Max
Nic Pizzolatto | Creator
Chris Mundy, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryan, Alan Page Arriaga, Jodie Foster, Mari-Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Issa López | Executive Producers
Jean Smart
Hacks • HBO Max
Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky | Creators
Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett | Executive Producers
Meryl Streep
Only Murders in the Building • Hulu
Steve Martin, John Hoffman | Creators
Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Jamie Babbitt, Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Steve Martin, John Hoffman | Executive Producers
Sofia Vergara
Griselda • Netflix
Eric Newman, Doug Miro, Ingrid Escajeda, Carlo Bernard | Creators
Eric Newman, Andrés Baiz, Doug Miro, Ingrid Escajeda, Carlo Bernard, Sofía Vergara, Luis Balaguer, Philipp A. Barnett, Al Septien, Turi Meyer, Gina Lucita Monreal, Brenna Kouf, Cassie Pappas | Executive Producers
Glenn Close
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ABOUT AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups
AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards grew from a modest idea: Editors wanted to encourage Hollywood to make more movies of interest to an audience 50 and older. In 2002, with a magazine feature honoring 10 top talents in that year’s films, the Movies for Grownups Awards were born. Each of the honorees was sent their award, a golden movie seat.
By 2006, the awards, showcased in the magazine every year, grew into a Hollywood ceremony, the first of which was hosted by Angela Lansbury and Shelley Berman at the Bel-Air Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Dana Delany, Michael York, Jacqueline Bisset and about 125 other guests applauded winners including Jeff Daniels, Joan Plowright and Steven Spielberg.
Hollywood really did start making more films with and for grownups, and the list of nominees each year grew from 10 to over 60 with no diminution of standards for artistic excellence. In subsequent years the Movies for Grownups celebration has grown to become an important part of award season in Hollywood, a bellwether for Oscars and a ceremony that draws top talent and major media coverage. Relocated to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the ceremony became a dinner with a far bigger guest list, where A-list filmmakers mix and mingle. In 2018, the award show was televised for the first time, with Alan Cumming as host. Career achievement winner Helen Mirren walked the red carpet crowded with media members from dozens of outlets. This year, television awards in six categories will be given for the first time.
The annual Movies for Grownups Awards continue to advocate for talent and viewers over 50, and raise funds for AARP Foundation, AARP’s affiliated charity, which helps 50-plus Americans transform their lives through programs, services and vigorous legal advocacy. The foundation works to increase economic opportunity and social connections to prevent and reduce senior poverty.
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