24th Annual AARP MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS Awards
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California
Hosted by Alan Cumming
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Directed by James Mangold
Produced by Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen
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“Conclave” • Focus Features
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
“Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
“September 5” • Paramount Pictures
Best Director
Jacques Audiard
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
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Pedro Almodóvar – “The Room Next Door” | Sony Pictures Classics
Edward Berger – “Conclave” | Focus Features
James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
Ridley Scott – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures
Best ACTOR
Adrien Brody
“The Brutalist” • A24
Directed by Brady Corbet
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
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Daniel Craig – “Queer” | A24
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” | A24
Ralph Fiennes – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Jude Law – “The Order” | Vertical
Best ACTRESS
Demi Moore
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Pamela Anderson – “The Last Showgirl” | Roadside Attractions
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” | Bleecker Street
Nicole Kidman – “Babygirl” | A24
June Squibb – “Thelma” | Magnolia Pictures
Best supporting ACTor
Peter Sarsgaard
“September 5” • Paramount
Directed by Tim Fehlbaum
Produced by Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth
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Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” | A24
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” | A24
Stanley Tucci – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Denzel Washington – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures
Best supporting ACTrESS
Joan Chen
“Dìdi” • Focus Features
Directed by Sean Wang
Produced by Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys” | Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Lesley Manville – “Queer” | A24
Connie Nielsen – “Gladiator II” | Paramount Pictures
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Best sCREENWRITER
“Wicked” • Universal
Written by Winnie Holzman
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
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“A Complete Unknown” – Jay Cocks & James Mangold | Searchlight Pictures
“Conclave” – Peter Straughan | Focus Features
“Dune: Part Two” – Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts | Warner Bros Pictures
“Emilia Pérez” – Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, & Nicolas Livecchi | Netflix
Best ensemble
“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
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
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“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” | Warner Bros Pictures
“A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures
“His Three Daughters” | Netflix
“September 5” | Paramount Pictures
Best DOCUMENTARY
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros, DC Studios, HBO Documentary, CNN Films
Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte
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“I Am: Celine Dion” | Amazon MGM Studios
“Luther: Never Too Much” | Giant Pictures
“Piece by Piece” | Focus Features
“Will & Harper” | Netflix
Best Intergenerational Film
“Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures
Directed by Josh Margolin
Produced by Zoë Worth, Chris Kaye, Nicholas Weinstock, Benjamin Simpson, Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani
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“Dìdi” | Focus Features
“Here” | Miramax
“His Three Daughters” | Netflix
“The Piano Lesson” | Netflix
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Directed by James Mangold
Produced by Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen
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“The Brutalist” | A24
“Here” | Miramax
“Maria” | Netflix
“September 5” • Paramount Pictures
TELEVISION
Best TV Series or Limited Series
“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Created by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks
Executive Produced by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca
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“The Crown” | Netflix
“Hacks” HBO Max
“Palm Royale” | Apple TV+
“Slow Horses” | Apple TV+
Best Actor | TELEVISION
Jon Hamm
“Fargo” • FX
Created by Noah Hawley
Executive Produced by Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Cameron, Steve Stark, Kim Todd
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Billy Crudup – “The Morning Show” | Apple TV+
Idris Elba – “Hijack” | Apple TV+
Gary Oldman – “Slow Horses” | Apple TV+
Hiroyuki Sanada – “Shōgun” | FX/Hulu
Best Actress | TELEVISION
Jodie Foster
“True Detective: Night Country” • HBO Max
Created by Nic Pizzolatto
Executive Produced by Chris Mundy, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryan, Alan Page Arriaga, Jodie Foster, Mari-Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Issa López
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Jennifer Aniston – “The Morning Show” | Apple TV+
Jean Smart – “Hacks” | HBO Max
Meryl Streep – “Only Murders in the Building” | Hulu
Sofia Vergara – “Griselda” | Netflix
Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Winner
GLENN CLOSE
AARP Movies For Grownups
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups:
Best Director:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Screenwriter:
Best Ensemble:
Best Intergenerational:
Best Documentary:
Best Time Capsule:
Best TV Series or Limited Series:
Best Actor (TV):
Best Actress (TV):
“A Complete Unknown”
Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez”
Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist”
Demi Moore – “The Substance”
Peter Sarsgaard – “September 5”
Joan Chen – “Dìdi”
“Wicked” – Winnie Holzman
“Sing Sing”
“Thelma”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Shōgun”
Jon Hamm – “Fargo”
Jodie Foster – “True Detective: Night Country”
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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