The 12th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2012 and were announced on February 4, 2013. Susan Sarandon was the winner of the annual Career Achievement Award, and Dustin Hoffman won the award for Breakthrough Achievement for his first directorial effort, Quartet.
Awards Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Hitchcock Lincoln Les Misérables The Sessions Steven Spielberg – Lincoln Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty Ang Lee - Life of Pi David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook Gus Van Sant - Promised Land Denzel Washington - Flight Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln John Hawkes - The Sessions Anthony Hopkins - Hitchcock Jean-Louis Trintignant - Amour Judi Dench - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Ann Dowd - Compliance Helen Mirren - Hitchcock Emmanuelle Riva - Amour Meryl Streep - Hope Springs John Goodman - Flight Tom Cruise - Rock of Ages Robert De Niro - Silver Linings Playbook Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln Tom Wilkinson - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Jacki Weaver - Silver Linings Playbook Sally Field - Lincoln Catherine Keener - A Late Quartet Shirley MacLaine - Bernie Frances McDormand - Promised Land Bernie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Moonrise Kingdom The Oranges Parental Guidance Ben Lewin - The Sessions Michael Haneke - Amour Tony Kushner - Lincoln Richard Nelson - Hyde Park on Hudson David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook Argo Hitchcock Hyde Park on Hudson Silver Linings Playbook Moonrise Kingdom Parental Guidance Starlet Trouble with the Curve Hitchcock The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Hope Springs Lincoln Quartet Robot and Frank Moonrise Kingdom The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Mirror Mirror The Three Stooges Wreck-It Ralph Searching for Sugar Man Betting the Farm Charles Bradley: Soul of America How to Survive a Plague Surviving Hitler: A Love Story Amour - France| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Lincoln Amour Argo The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Hitchcock Les Misérables Quartet The Sessions Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty
Career Achievement Award Susan Sarandon
Breakthrough Accomplishment Dustin Hoffman: "Hoffman doesn't just cut his cast loose [in Quartet, his directorial debut]; he guides them through a minefield of possible missteps to create a film bursting with sentiment, yet stubbornly dry-eyed."
Films with multiple nominations and awards
+ Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 8 Lincoln 6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Hitchcock Silver Linings Playbook 4 Amour The Sessions 3 Moonrise Kingdom Quartet 2 Argo Bernie Flight Hope Springs Hyde Park on Hudson Parental Guidance Promised Land Zero Dark Thirty
+ Films that received multiple awards Wins Film 2 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Flight Lincoln
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