The 17th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2017 and were announced on January 17, 2018. The awards recognized films created by and about people over the age of 50. The awards ceremony on February 5, 2018 was hosted by actor Alan Cumming at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This was the first year since 2015 that the ceremony was broadcast on television, airing on PBS as part of its Great Performances series on February 23, 2018.
This year marked the debut of the Best Ensemble award.
Awards Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Star Wars: The Last Jedi Get Out Lady Bird The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water Kenneth Branagh - Murder on the Orient Express Reginald Hudlin - Marshall Ridley Scott - All the Money in the World Steven Spielberg - The Post Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour Steve Carell - Battle of the Sexes Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread Tom Hanks - The Post Denzel Washington - Roman J. Israel, Esq. Annette Bening - Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Judi Dench - Victoria & Abdul Salma Hayek - Beatriz at Dinner Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Meryl Streep - The Post Richard Jenkins - The Shape of Water Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project Laurence Fishburne - Last Flag Flying Woody Harrelson - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Christopher Plummer - All the Money in the World Laurie Metcalf - Lady Bird Holly Hunter - The Big Sick Allison Janney - I, Tonya Melissa Leo - Novitiate Lesley Manville - Phantom Thread Get Out Girls Trip Last Flag Flying Mudbound Murder on the Orient Express Aaron Sorkin - Molly's Game Guillermo del Toro - The Shape of Water James Ivory - Call Me By Your Name Anthony McCarten - Darkest Hour Steven Rogers - I, Tonya Dunkirk Battle of the Sexes Darkest Hour I, Tonya The Post The Florida Project The Big Sick Lady Bird Marjorie Prime Wonder The Greatest Showman Breathe Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool The Leisure Seeker Our Souls at Night I Am Not Your Negro Dolores Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo A Taxi Driver - South Korea Chavela - Mexico The Insult - Lebanon Like Crazy - Italy The Women's Balcony - Israel | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|Wonder Woman Beauty and the Beast Dunkirk Get Out Girls Trip Last Flag Flying Murder on the Orient Express The Post Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wonder
Career Achievement Award Helen Mirren: "Clearly the prime suspect for an award honoring an actress whose success grows with age: Ninety-three percent of her movies' $1.5 billion total earnings arrived after she turned 50, along with most of her top acting honors, including an Oscar for The Queen."
Films with multiple nominations and awards
+ Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 5 The Post 4 The Shape of Water 3 Darkest Hour Get Out I, Tonya Lady Bird Last Flag Flying Murder on the Orient Express Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2 All the Money in the World Battle of the Sexes The Big Sick Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool The Florida Project Phantom Thread Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wonder
+ Films that received multiple awards Wins Film 2 The Shape of Water
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