2017 Movies for Grownups Award Nominees
Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Annette Bening and Gary Oldman are among the stars nominated for AARP The Magazine’s 17th annual Movies for Grownups Awards, which honor films by and for people 50 or older.
The nominees announced today will be honored in 13 categories, among them the best movie for grownups, best actor, best actress and best grownup love story, at a ceremony on Feb. 5 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hosted by Alan Cumming, the event will be televised for the first time on PBS, as part of the Great Performances series, on Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. (Check your local listings.) Event proceeds will benefit AARP Foundation, which works to end senior poverty by building economic opportunity and social connections for vulnerable older adults in Los Angeles and across the country.
Actress Helen Mirren will receive the Movies for Grownups career achievement award at the event and be recognized for her 52-year career, which began with a stage role as Cleopatra.
With 85 percent of the world’s top-grossing film stars over 50, and with entertainment industry trends shifting slightly in favor of mature talents, there was a wide array of Movies for Grownups Awards candidates in 2017. “It’s a banner year for smart, compelling filmmaking, dazzling performances and entertainment that is worth grownups’ time,” says Myrna Blyth, senior vice president and editorial director for AARP Media.
Here is the full list of nominees
Best Movie for Grownups
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Director
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Reginald Hudlin, Marshall
Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post
Kenneth Branagh, Murder on the Orient Express
Best Actress
Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Salma Hayek, Beatriz at Dinner
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
Meryl Streep, The Post
Annette Bening, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Best Actor
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks, The Post
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Best Supporting Actress
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Melissa Leo, Novitiate
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Laurence Fishburne, Last Flag Flying
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Best Screenwriter
James Ivory, Call Me by Your Name
Anthony McCarten, Darkest Hour
Steven Rogers, I, Tonya
Aaron Sorkin, Molly's Game
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water — written with Vanessa Taylor
Best Ensemble
Get Out
Girls Trip
Last Flag Flying
Mudbound
Murder on the Orient Express
Best Grownup Love Story
Breathe
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
The Greatest Showman
The Leisure Seeker
Our Souls at Night
Best Time Capsule
Battle of the Sexes
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Post
Best Intergenerational Movie
The Big Sick
The Florida Project
Lady Bird
Marjorie Prime
Wonder
Best Documentary
Dolores
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
I Am Not Your Negro
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
Best Foreign Film
Chavela (Mexico)
The Insult (Lebanon)
Like Crazy (Italy)
A Taxi Driver (South Korea)
The Women’s Balcony (Israel)
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