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09-02-2025
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Demi Moore keeps Oscars momentum rolling with Best Actress win at AARP awards: 'The seniors are killing it'
One of the big stops this awards season may seem unlikely, but AARP the Magazine's Annual Movies For Grownups Awards has become one of the hottest (and most fun) events in town. The program advocates for audiences 50 and older to show aging is something to embrace in movies and television. Following their wins at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday night, Oscars frontrunners Demi Moore and Adrien Brody kept their momentum going as they nabbed Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively, at Saturday's luncheon in Beverly Hills. While both stars have given inspiring speeches over the past several weeks, Moore got to show off a lighthearted side too. "The seniors are killing it, of which I am proud to say I am," Moore, 62, said onstage. "If you had told me in my 20s that my 60s would be the best moments of my life, I wouldn't have believed it ... you couldn't pay me to be 21 again!" See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Here are more standout moments from the AARP Awards. The Substance actress was given her award by John Stamos, her former co-star, who was "thrilled" to present the honor to his "old friend." The two starred on General Hospital as Moore played journalist Jackie Templeton and Stamos portrayed Blackie Parrish in the soap opera in the '80s. "We had big hair, big dreams and enough hairspray between us to single-handedly destroy the ozone," Stomos quipped. He said Moore was "not just another actress" but "had that faith, that rare electric quality that makes a star." When Moore got onstage to accept the honor, she began by declaring she's "not a grown-up." "I feel like I'm like a 12-year-old boy," she said. While Moore was clearly in a joking mood, she concluded with what's become one of her signature inspiring messages. "The Substance forces [us] to look at the way society views beauty, aging and self-worth. But the more important question really is not what society is doing to us, but what we're doing to ourselves. And when we hold and appreciate the value of who we are, I truly believe that the world outside will change with us, and it can't happen the other way around," she said. "So to anyone who's ever felt like time is working against them, I hope that this film and this moment serve as a reminder that we don't fade, we evolve, and there's no expiration date for talent, passion, curiosity and purpose. And that's truly something worth celebrating." The actress presented the award for Best Documentary to the team behind Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. Seymour and Reeve starred in the 1980 time-travel romance Somewhere in Time, and during her introduction, she honored her "great love" on-screen and off. "Chris was bright, fearless ... loved to fly airplanes, sail boats, ride horses. But after his tragic accident, he was unable to move and even unable to breathe alone," she said. Reeve became paralyzed from the neck down following a horse riding accident in 1995. Reeve's family participates in the documentary, which follows his rise to stardom, the near-fatal incident and his activism. "Once he processed what had happened to him, he asked, 'What can I do to help others in this situation?'" Seymour said. "All his energy, his intellect and his visibility to advance innovative research and to improve the quality of life [for] people and their families impacted by paralysis." The Traitors host delighted the crowd as emcee. He sang original medleys about all the Best Picture nominees. He had the crowd — and especially Moore — laughing and engaged throughout the show with his theatrics. All of his jokes were on point. When Cumming spoke with Yahoo Entertainment ahead of the presentation, he shared this advice about living your best life at age 60. "My whole theory about getting older is that people stop being curious," he said. "You let other people decide how you should live and dictate [it] to you. I've never done that. And I feel that is sort of the secret to, not necessarily staying young, but not acting your age. It's all about curiosity, and there's people who are 25 and [have] lost their curiosity. Especially as you get older, it is more sort of incumbent upon you to dress a certain way, do certain things. So stay curious, is my advice." The Oscar winner went entirely off-teleprompter for his moving speech. "As an only child in Queens, surrounded by a lot of harshness, a lot of things I couldn't understand or defend myself against or defend others in this world against. I prayed to God to be a grown-up so that I would be somehow empowered to have a voice," he began. "And I realized that prayer has been answered through my work, to be able to speak to tremendous injustice and to give a voice to people who have been othered and not treated as equals ... to speak up against antisemitism, against racism." Brody had the room laughing when he said that, truly, he read AARP the Magazine as a child. "I grew up reading AARP in my grandmother's home ... and remember the cards around and looking through the magazine and watching tennis on TV. My grandparents and my parents afforded me this moment. They treated me as a grown-up," he continued. "They treated me with respect. They gave me space to forge a creative path without judgment." Brody concluded by calling out all of his peers "staying in the game." "I've been doing this for almost 40 years, and I still have the same childlike enthusiasm that I've always had," he said. Another icon who went mostly off-script was the True Detective: Night Country star, who, like Moore, seemed to be having a blast at the ceremony. She was always laughing at Cumming's jokes and made sure to find Moore for a sweet moment inside the ballroom at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Her speech was probably the biggest hit of the event. "I think the reason that I'm the happiest that I've ever been is that there is some weird chemical that hits your body when you have that 60th birthday where suddenly you just don't care about anything," the 62-year-old actress said when she won the award for Best Actress (TV). When you're younger, Foster said, you spent "all of this time agonizing about yourself ... the day that you make a decision not to do that anymore and to make it about others is the happiest day of your life." Subconsciously, it seems Foster really wants to work with Natalie Portman. While talking about her love of acting, she highlighted some favorite acting partners, like her True Detective co-star Kali Reis. "Working with a lot of new actors over the years that have played my daughter … whether it was Jennifer Lawrence or Jenna Malone, the list goes on. I say Natalie Portman, but I haven't worked with her. But who cares?" she said as the audience laughed.
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09-02-2025
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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. More from GoldDerby Oscars Best Supporting Actor breakdown: Why Kieran Culkin is coasting to victory Critics Choice Awards 2025: Best prediction scores by Gold Derby experts, editors, and users Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and a lifetime Disney ban: What to read this weekend 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 SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby Is 'SNL' new tonight? Host, musical guest details Josh Brolin movies: 16 greatest films ranked worst to best Alexander Payne movies: All 8 films ranked worst to best Click here to read the full article.
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08-02-2025
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AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: ‘A Complete Unknown' Wins Best Picture
After delaying its awards ceremony for several weeks following the wildfires in Los Angeles, AARP the Magazine announced the winners of its annual Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday, with A Complete Unknown going home as the big winner. The show, hosted by Alan Cumming at the Beverly Wilshire, celebrates TV and film for older audiences, and this year also presented a career achievement award to Glenn Close. Though Conclave came into the ceremony with the most nominations, the film left empty handed. A Complete Unknown took best picture as Demi Moore and Adrien Brody won the top acting prizes, and Shogun was recognized as best TV series. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' Director: Our World's Problems Go Well Beyond Trump and the Republicans Critics Choice Awards: Zoe Saldaña, Orlando Bloom, Moeka Hoshi and More of the Best Dressed Stars Critics Choice: 'Anora' Wins Best Picture; 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Wicked' and 'The Substance' Take 3 Awards Each Check out a full list of winners below: A Complete Unknown (WINNER)ConclaveEmilia PérezGladiator IISeptember 5 Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)Demi Moore () (WINNER)June Squibb (Thelma) Adrien Brody () (WINNER)Daniel Craig (Queer)Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)Jude Law (The Order) Joan Chen () (WINNER)Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys)Lesley Manville (Queer)Connie Nielsen (Gladiator II)Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing)Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)Peter Sarsgaard () (WINNER)Stanley Tucci (Conclave)Denzel Washington (Gladiator II) Pedro Almodóvar (The Room Next Door)Jacques Audiard () (WINNER)Edward Berger (Conclave)James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)Ridley Scott (Gladiator II) Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi (Emilia Pérez)Jay Cocks and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox () (WINNER)Peter Straughan (Conclave)Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts (Dune: Part Two) A Complete UnknownBeetlejuice, BeetlejuiceHis Three DaughtersSeptember 5Sing Sing (WINNER) Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)Jodie Foster () (WINNER)Jean Smart (Hacks)Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building)Sofia Vergara (Griselda) Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)Idris Elba (Hijack)Jon Hamm () (WINNER)Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun) The CrownHacksPalm RoyaleShogun (WINNER)Slow Horses DidiHereHis Three DaughtersThe Piano Lesson (WINNER) A Complete Unknown (WINNER)The BrutalistHereMariaSeptember 5 I Am: Celine DionLuther: Never Too MuchPiece by PieceSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (WINNER)Will & Harper Best of The Hollywood Reporter The Best Anti-Fascist Films of All Time Dinosaurs, Zombies and More 'Wicked': The Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 From 'A Complete Unknown' to 'Selena' to 'Ray': 33 Notable Music Biopics
