The 18th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2018 and were announced on February 4, 2019. The awards recognized films created by and about people over the age of 50. The ceremony was hosted by actor and comedian Martin Short, and was broadcast on PBS on February 15, 2019 as part of its Great Performances series.
Awards Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Green Book BlacKkKlansman Can You Ever Forgive Me? Roma A Star is Born Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman Kenneth Branagh - All is True Alfonso Cuaron - Roma Peter Farrelly - Green Book Mimi Leder - On the Basis of Sex Viggo Mortensen - Green Book Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate Hugh Jackman - The Front Runner Robert Redford - The Old Man & the Gun John C. Reilly - Stan & Ollie Glenn Close - The Wife Sandra Bullock - Bird Box Viola Davis - Widows Nicole Kidman - Destroyer Julia Roberts - Ben Is Back Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me? Robert Duvall - Widows Sam Elliott - A Star is Born Robert Forster - What They Had Ian McKellen - All is True Judi Dench - All is True Angela Bassett - Black Panther Blythe Danner - What They Had Nicole Kidman - Boy Erased Michelle Yeoh - Crazy Rich Asians Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty - Can You Ever Forgive Me? Peter Farrelly, Brian Hayes Curie, Nick Vallelonga - Green Book Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara - The Favourite Peter Hedges - Ben Is Back Paul Schrader - First Reformed Bohemian Rhapsody Black Panther Crazy Rich Asians The Front Runner Widows Mary Poppins Returns A Quiet Place Beautiful Boy Ben Is Back Crazy Rich Asians What They Had All is True On the Basis of Sex Private Life The Old Man & the Gun If Beale Street Could Talk BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody First Man Roma Won't You Be My Neighbor? Amazing Grace Bathtubs Over Broadway RBG The Rest I Make Up Roma - Mexico Cold War - Poland, France, United Kingdom Never Look Away - Germany Shoplifters - Japan The Guilty - Denmark
Career Achievement Award Shirley MacLaine: "Few have done more for grownup filmmaking than MacLaine, who's averaged one new film or show every six months since turning 80."
Films with multiple nominations and awards
+ Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 4 All is True Green Book Roma 3 Ben Is Back BlacKkKlansman Can You Ever Forgive Me? Crazy Rich Asians What They Had Widows 2 Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Front Runner The Old Man & the Gun On the Basis of Sex A Star is Born
+ Films that received multiple awards Wins Film 2 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Green Book
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