AARP Movies for Grownups Awards winners: ‘A Complete Unknown,' Demi Moore, Adrien Brody come up big
During a ceremony hosted by the ever-charming Alan Cumming and rescheduled from Jan. 11 due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, AARP the Magazine this afternoon unveiled the winners of its 24th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards handed out at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, with the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown taking the top honor of Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups over Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, and September 5.
The Best Actress (Film) honor went to Oscar favorite Demi Moore for The Substance — matching her win at the Golden Globes in January and Critics Choice Award on Friday — while Globe victor and past Oscar winner Adrien Brody (another Academy Award frontrunner) took the Best Actor (Film) prize for his lead performance in The Brutalist. Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard earned the Best Director trophy despite the ongoing controversy surrounding star Karla Sofía Gascón, with Joan Chen winning Best Supporting Actress for Didi and Peter Sarsgaard the Best Supporting Actor honor for September 5.
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In TV, Shōgun matched its Emmy, Golden Globe, and (on Friday) Critics Choice Award triumphs with a Movies for Grownups win for Best TV Series or Limited Series, with Golden Globe victor Jodie Foster winning Best Actress (TV) for her limited series True Detective: Night Country and Jon Hamm taking the statue for Best Actor (TV) for Fargo.
Glenn Close was honored with the group's Career Achievement Award.
What distinguished the AARP fete this time was the near-unanimous attendance of the winners who offered a series of extended, heartfelt acceptance speeches. These awards are clearly being taken with increasing seriousness by the recipients, whom on Saturday included in-person appearances to receive their trophies by Brody, Moore, Audiard, Sarsgaard, Chen, Colman Domingo and co-star Clarence Maclin from Sing Sing, and A Complete Unknown producer-director James Mangold along with several fellow members of his film's production team. (It may have helped boost in-person participation that the DGA Awards are the same day, a few hours later and less than a mile down Wilshire Boulevard at the Beverly Hilton.)
Moreover, the presenters were themselves a star-studded list that featured Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Jane Seymour, Jeff Goldblum, Zoe Saldaña (presenting to Audiard), Liev Schreiber, Danny Trejo, and Lou Diamond Phillips. Close was a no-show but had a good excuse: her daughter was about to give birth to the actress' first grandchild, and she sent along a lengthy and moving acceptance on video. The only other absentee among the winners was Jon Hamm, and he too sent a fun and and pithy video of thanks from the set of his latest job.
In other words, it may be time to declare that the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards have, uh, come of age.
Every year, AARP spotlights films and TV content that feature crucial issues, thoughtful storylines and the most talented grownup filmmakers and performances that speak directly to the powerful 50-plus audience. 'Passionate for sophisticated, high-quality content, older audiences have the ability to propel film and TV content into mainstream popularity,' AARP film and TV critic Tim Appelo said. 'With this year's Movies for Grownups Awards, AARP spotlights the talents and work that resonate with this powerful demographic. Here are the storylines, filmmakers, and actors that honor and serve this often overlooked audience.'
Here's the full list of AARP Movies for Grownups winners:
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: A Complete Unknown
Best Actress: Demi Moore, The Substance
Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Best Supporting Actress: Joan Chen, Didi
Best Supporting Actor: Peter Sarsgaard, September 5
Best Director: Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Best Screenwriter: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, Wicked
Best Ensemble:Sing Sing
Best Documentary: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Best Intergenerational Film: Thelma
Best Time Capsule:
Best TV Series or Limited Series: Shōgun
Best TV Actress: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Best TV Actor: Jon Hamm, Fargo
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