AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor
AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor | |
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Awarded for | Best Actor over 50 |
Country | United States |
Presented by | AARP |
First awarded | 2002 (for performance in films released during the 2001 film season) |
Currently held by | Anthony Hopkins The Father (2020) |
Website | https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/ |
The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor 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 actor over the age of fifty.[1] The Best Actor Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Foreign Film, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.[2]
Winners and Nominees[]
- indicates the winners.
2000s[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Tom_Wilkinson_TIFF_2016.jpg/145px-Tom_Wilkinson_TIFF_2016.jpg)
Tom Wilkinson won Best Actor at the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards for his performance in In the Bedroom.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Liam_Neeson_TIFF_2008.jpg/145px-Liam_Neeson_TIFF_2008.jpg)
Liam Neeson was the first person to win Best Actor for playing a real person, sexologist Alfred Kinsey.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Tom_Hanks_2008a.jpg/145px-Tom_Hanks_2008a.jpg)
Tom Hanks was nominated for Charlie Wilson's War in his first year of eligibility. He is the most-nominated actor in AARP history.
2010s[]
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Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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2010 (10th) |
Colin Firth ![]() |
King George VI | The King's Speech | [13] |
Michael Caine | Harold "Harry" Brown | Harry Brown | ||
Michael Douglas | Ben Kalmen | Solitary Man | ||
Robert Duvall | Felix Bush | Get Low | ||
Kevin Spacey | Jack Abramoff | Casino Jack | ||
2011 (11th) |
Oliver Litondo ![]() |
Kimani Maruge | The First Grader | [14] |
George Clooney | Matthew "Matt" King | The Descendants | ||
Mel Gibson | Walter Black/The Beaver | The Beaver | ||
Gary Oldman | George Smiley | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | ||
Kevin Spacey | Sam Rogers | Margin Call | ||
2012 (12th) |
Denzel Washington ![]() |
Whip Whitaker | Flight | [15] |
Daniel Day-Lewis | Abraham Lincoln | Lincoln | ||
John Hawkes | Mark O'Brien | The Sessions | ||
Anthony Hopkins | Alfred Hitchcock | Hitchcock | ||
Jean-Louis Trintignant | Georges Laurent | Amour | ||
2013 (13th) |
Bruce Dern ![]() |
Woodrow T. "Woody" Grant | Nebraska | [16] |
Tom Hanks | Richard "Rich" Phillips | Captain Phillips | ||
Brad Pitt | Gerry Lane | World War Z | ||
Robert Redford | Man | All Is Lost | ||
Forest Whitaker | Cecil Gaines | The Butler | ||
2014 (14th) |
Steve Carell ![]() |
John du Pont | Foxcatcher | [17][18] |
Michael Keaton | Riggan Thompson | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | ||
John Lithgow | Ben Hull | Love is Strange | ||
Bill Murray | Vincent MacKenna | St. Vincent | ||
Al Pacino | Simon Axler | The Humbling | ||
2015 (15th) |
Bryan Cranston ![]() |
Dalton Trumbo | Trumbo | [19][20] |
Michael Caine | Fred Ballinger | Youth | ||
Tom Courtenay | Geoff Mercer | 45 Years | ||
Johnny Depp | James "Whitey" Bulger | Black Mass | ||
Ian McKellen | Sherlock Holmes | Mr. Holmes | ||
2016 (16th) |
Denzel Washington ![]() |
Troy Maxson | Fences | [21] |
Warren Beatty | Howard Hughes | Rules Don't Apply | ||
Tom Hanks | Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger | Sully | ||
Michael Keaton | Ray Kroc | The Founder | ||
Viggo Mortensen | Ben Cash | Captain Fantastic | ||
2017 (17th) |
Gary Oldman ![]() |
Winston Churchill | Darkest Hour | [22] |
Steve Carell | Bobby Riggs | Battle of the Sexes | ||
Daniel Day-Lewis | Reynolds Woodcock | Phantom Thread | ||
Tom Hanks | Ben Bradlee | The Post | ||
Denzel Washington | Roman J. Israel | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | ||
2018 (18th) |
Viggo Mortensen ![]() |
Tony Lip | Green Book | [23][24] |
Willem Dafoe | Vincent van Gogh | At Eternity's Gate | ||
Hugh Jackman | Gary Hart | The Front Runner | ||
Robert Redford | Forrest Tucker | The Old Man & the Gun | ||
John C. Reilly | Oliver "Ollie" Hardy | Stan & Ollie | ||
2019 (19th) |
Adam Sandler ![]() |
Howard Ratner | Uncut Gems | [25][26] |
Antonio Banderas | Salvador Mallo | Pain and Glory | ||
Robert De Niro | Frank Sheeran | The Irishman | ||
Eddie Murphy | Rudy Ray Moore | Dolemite Is My Name | ||
Jonathan Pryce | Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio | The Two Popes |
2020s[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/AnthonyHopkins10TIFF.jpg/145px-AnthonyHopkins10TIFF.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor at a virtual ceremony in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At 83, he is the oldest winner to date.
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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2020 (20th) |
Anthony Hopkins ![]() |
Anthony | The Father | [27][28] |
Ralph Fiennes | Basil Brown | The Dig | ||
Tom Hanks | Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd | News of the World | ||
Delroy Lindo | Paul | Da 5 Bloods | ||
Gary Oldman | Herman J. "Mank" Mankiewicz | Mank | ||
2021 (21st) |
Javier Bardem | Desi Arnaz | Being the Ricardos | [29] |
Jim Broadbent | Kempton Bunton | The Duke | ||
Peter Dinklage | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano | ||
Will Smith | Richard Williams | King Richard | ||
Denzel Washington | Lord Macbeth | The Tragedy of Macbeth |
Multiple wins and nominations[]
Multiple wins[]
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Multiple nominations[]
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See also[]
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
References[]
- ^ Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
- ^ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
- ^ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2004 with Bill Newcott".
- ^ "Winners and Runners-Up of Movies for Grownups Awards, 2006 with Bill N".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups". CBS News.
- ^ Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 50–51.
- ^ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
- ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards".
- ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
- ^ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
- ^ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
- ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
- ^ "14th Annual Movies for Grownups Award winners from AARP the Magazine Announced with Top Honors Going to Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, Rene Russo and J.K. Simmons #AwardSeason #AARPtheMagazine". 10 January 2015.
- ^ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for the 15th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards".
- ^ "AARP Names 'Spotlight' Best Picture, Salutes Ridley Scott and David O. Russell". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 February 2016.
- ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Named Best Movie for Grownups at AARP Gala". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2018.
- ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Nominations: 'Green Book,' 'Roma,' and More". 5 January 2019.
- ^ "2018 Movies for Grownups Award Winners".
- ^ "2019 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups: See the Full List of 2019 Winners".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 Winners: The Full List".
- ^ "AARP the Magazine Sets Movies for Grownups Nominees, Adds TV Categories". 8 February 2021.
- ^ "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2022.
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