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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor

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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor
The 2023 recipient: Colman Domingo
Awarded forBest Actor over 50
CountryUnited States
Presented byAARP
First awarded2002 (for performance in films released during the 2001 film season)
Currently held byColman Domingo
Rustin (2023)
Websitehttps://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

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  indicates the winners.

2000s

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Tom Wilkinson won Best Actor at the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards for his performance in In the Bedroom.
Liam Neeson was the first person to win Best Actor for playing a real person, sexologist Alfred Kinsey.
Tom Hanks was nominated for Charlie Wilson's War in his first year of eligibility. He is the most-nominated actor in AARP history.
Year Actor Role(s) Film Ref.
2001
(1st) 		Tom Wilkinson ‡ Matt Fowler In the Bedroom [3]
Morgan Freeman Dr. Alex Cross Along Came a Spider
Gene Hackman Royal Tenenbaum The Royal Tenenbaums
2002
(2nd) 		Jack Nicholson ‡ Warren R. Schmidt About Schmidt [4]
Michael Caine Thomas Fowler The Quiet American
Dustin Hoffman Ben Floss Moonlight Mile
Samuel L. Jackson Doyle Gipson Changing Lanes
2003
(3rd) 		Bill Murray ‡ Bob Harris Lost in Translation [5]
Albert Finney Edward Bloom Big Fish
Anthony Hopkins Coleman Silk The Human Stain
Tommy Lee Jones Samuel Jones / Chaa-duu-ba-its-iidan The Missing
Ben Kingsley Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani House of Sand and Fog
2004
(4th) 		Liam Neeson ‡ Alfred Kinsey Kinsey [6]
Jeff Bridges Ted Cole The Door in the Floor
Richard Gere John Clark Shall We Dance?
Dennis Quaid Dan Foreman In Good Company
Kurt Russell Herb Brooks Miracle
Omar Sharif Monsieur Ibrahim Monsieur Ibrahim
2005
(5th) 		Jeff Daniels ‡ Bernard Berkman The Squid and the Whale [7][8]
Anthony Hopkins Burt Munro The World's Fastest Indian
Kurt Russell Ben Crane Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
Nathan Lane Max Bialystock The Producers
Tom Wilkinson James Manning Separate Lies
2006
(6th) 		Donald Sutherland ‡ Ronald Shorter Aurora Borealis [9]
Gabriel Byrne Harry Wah-Wah
Samuel L. Jackson Detective Lorenzo Council Freedomland
Jack Nicholson Frank Costello The Departed
Peter O'Toole Maurice Russell Venus
2007
(7th) 		Chris Cooper ‡ Robert Hanssen Breach [10]
Richard Gere Clifford Irving The Hoax
Tom Hanks Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson's War
Tommy Lee Jones Hank Deerfield In the Valley of Elah
Denzel Washington Frank Lucas American Gangster
2008
(8th) 		Frank Langella ‡ Richard Nixon Frost/Nixon [11]
Mickey Rourke Robin Ramzinski / Randy "The Ram" Robinson The Wrestler
Clint Eastwood Walt Kowalski Gran Torino
Chris Cooper Harry Allen Married Life
Richard Jenkins Walter Vale The Visitor
2009
(9th) 		Jeff Bridges ‡ Otis "Bad" Blake Crazy Heart [12]
Daniel Day-Lewis Guido Contini Nine
Robert De Niro Frank Goode Everybody's Fine
Morgan Freeman Nelson Mandela Invictus
Viggo Mortensen Man The Road

2010s

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Colin Firth is the youngest winner to date; he was just 50 when he won for The King's Speech.
Denzel Washington was the first performer to win Best Actor more than once, receiving the award for Flight and Fences.
Bruce Dern was 77 when he won Best Actor for his performance in Nebraska.
Year Actor Role(s) Film Ref.
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

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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.
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) 		Will Smith‡ Richard Williams King Richard [29][30]
Javier Bardem Desi Arnaz Being the Ricardos
Jim Broadbent Kempton Bunton The Duke
Peter Dinklage Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano
Denzel Washington Lord Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth
2022
(22nd) 		Brendan Fraser‡ Charlie The Whale
Tom Cruise Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Hanks Otto Anderson A Man Called Otto
Bill Nighy Mr. Williams Living
Adam Sandler Stanley Sugerman Hustle
2023
(23rd) 		Colman Domingo‡ Bayard Rustin Rustin
Nicolas Cage Dr. Paul Matthews Dream Scenario
Paul Giamatti Paul Hunham The Holdovers
Anthony Hopkins Sigmund Freud Freud's Last Session
Jeffrey Wright Thelonious "Monk" Ellison American Fiction

Multiple wins and nominations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
  2. ^ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
  3. ^ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
  4. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott".
  5. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2004 with Bill Newcott".
  6. ^ "Winners and Runners-Up of Movies for Grownups Awards, 2006 with Bill N".
  7. ^ "Movies for Grownups". CBS News.
  8. ^ Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 50–51.
  9. ^ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
  10. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
  11. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  12. ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards".
  13. ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  14. ^ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
  15. ^ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  16. ^ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
  17. ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for the 15th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards".
  20. ^ "AARP Names 'Spotlight' Best Picture, Salutes Ridley Scott and David O. Russell". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 February 2016.
  21. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2017.
  22. ^ "'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Named Best Movie for Grownups at AARP Gala". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2018.
  23. ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Nominations: 'Green Book,' 'Roma,' and More". 5 January 2019.
  24. ^ "2018 Movies for Grownups Award Winners".
  25. ^ "2019 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees".
  26. ^ "Movies for Grownups: See the Full List of 2019 Winners".
  27. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 Winners: The Full List".
  28. ^ "AARP the Magazine Sets Movies for Grownups Nominees, Adds TV Categories". 8 February 2021.
  29. ^ "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2022.
  30. ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". 19 March 2022.
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