The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP since the awards' inception in 2002. The award honors the best actress over the age of fifty. The Best Actress Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Foreign Film, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.
Winners and Nominees
2000s
Year Actress Role(s) Film 2001 (1st) 2002 (2nd) 2003 (3rd) The Magdalene Sisters A Mighty Wind 2004 (4th) The Mother 2005 (5th) 2006 (6th) 2007 (7th) 2008 (8th) Doubt 2009 (9th)
2010s
Year Actress Role(s) Film 2010 (10th) 2011 (11th) 2012 (12th) 2013 (13th) 2014 (14th) 2015 (15th) 2016 (16th) 2017 (17th) 2018 (18th) 2019 (19th)
2020s
Year Actor Role(s) Film 2020 (20th) 2021 (21st) 2022 (22nd) 2023(23rd) 2024(24th) Demi Moore Elisabeth Sparkle The Substance Pamela Anderson Shelly Gardner The Last Showgirl Marianne Jean-Baptiste Pansy Deacon Hard Truths Nicole Kidman Romy Mathis Babygirl June Squibb Thelma Thelma 2025(25th) Laura Dern Tess Novak Is This Thing On? Jodie Foster Lilian Steiner A Private Life Lucy Liu Irene Rosemead Julia Roberts Alma Imhoff After the Hunt June Squibb Eleanor Morgenstein Eleanor the Great
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:
Wins Actress Nominations 3 Annette Bening 5 2 Glenn Close 2 Judi Dench 6 Helen Mirren 10 Meryl Streep 13
The following individuals received multiple Best Actress nominations: Nominations Actress 13 Meryl Streep10 Helen Mirren6 Judi Dench5 Annette Bening4 Frances McDormand Maggie Smith3 Viola Davis Julianne Moore Tilda Swinton Nicole Kidman Julia Roberts2 Sandra Bullock Glenn Close Sally Field Isabelle Huppert Diane Keaton Lesley Manville Catherine O'Hara Charlotte Rampling Vanessa Redgrave Susan Sarandon June Squibb Emma Thompson Lily Tomlin Alfre Woodard
Age superlatives Record Actress Film Age (in years) Oldest winner Sophia Loren The Life Ahead 86 Oldest nominee June Squibb Eleanor the Great 96 Youngest winner Renée Zellweger Judy 50 Youngest nominee Renée Zellweger Judy 50
See also Academy Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role César Award for Best Actress Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
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