The 8th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2008 made by people over the age of 50 and were announced on January 27, 2009. Pierce Brosnan won the award for Breakthrough Achievement for his performance in Mamma Mia!. Unlike most years, the ceremony did not feature an award for Career Achievement.
Awards Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Frost/Nixon The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Doubt Married Life The Wrestler Gus Van Sant – Milk Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire Jonathan Demme - Rachel Getting Married Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon John Patrick Shanley - Doubt Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino Chris Cooper - Married Life Richard Jenkins - The Visitor Meryl Streep - Doubt Frances McDormand - Burn After Reading Catherine Deneuve - A Christmas Tale Alfre Woodard - Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Annette Bening - The Women Bill Irwin - Rachel Getting Married Bill Murray - City of Ember John Malkovich - Burn After Reading Dennis Quaid - The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Pierce Brosnan - Mamma Mia! Christine Baranski and Julie Walters - Mamma Mia! (tie) Kim Cattrall - Sex and the City: The Movie Bette Midler - Then She Found Me Debra Winger - Rachel Getting Married Cloris Leachman - The Women Ghost Town Smart People What Just Happened Baby Mama Be Kind Rewind J. Michael Straczynski - Changeling Woody Allen - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Joel and Ethan Coen - Burn After Reading Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button John Patrick Shanley - Doubt Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Mamma Mia! Soul Men The Women The Visitor Rachel Getting Married Gran Torino The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Smart People Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan - Mamma Mia! Diane Lane and Richard Gere - Nights in Rodanthe Karen Allen and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins - Step Brothers Iron Man WALL-E Kung Fu Panda City of Ember Marley & Me Man on Wire Young@Heart Chris & Don: A Love Story I.O.U.S.A. Flow: For Love of Water The Edge of Heaven - Germany and Turkey A Christmas Tale - France Late Bloomers - Switzerland Silent Light - Mexico The Class - France
Breakthrough Accomplishment Pierce Brosnan: "We just love the way he attacks the challenge of pop singing with such reckless abandon. Simon Cowell would be aghast, but we're charmed."
Films with multiple nominations and wins
+ Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 5 Mamma Mia! 4 Doubt Rachel Getting Married 3 Burn After Reading The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon The Women 2 A Christmas Tale City of Ember Gran Torino Married Life Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Smart People The Visitor The Wrestler
+ Films that received multiple awards Wins Film 3 Frost/Nixon Mamma Mia!
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