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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Documentary

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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Documentary
Awarded forBest documentary film by or about people over 50
CountryUnited States
Presented byAARP
First awarded2002 (for films released during the 2001 film season)
Currently held byStill: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
Websitehttps://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Documentary is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best documentary film from a given year that is made by or focuses on people over the age of 50.[1] The Best Documentary 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 Actress, Best Foreign Language Film, 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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Year Film Director(s) Ref.
2001
(1st) 		Fighter‡ Amir Bar-Lev [3]
2002
(2nd) 		Standing in the Shadows of Motown‡ Paul Justman [4]
Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore
Carnauba: A Son's Memoir Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr.
Rivers and Tides Thomas Riedelsheimer
2003
(3rd) 		Concert for George‡ David Leland [5]
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary André Heller
Othmar Schmiderer
The Fog of War Errol Morris
2004
(4th) 		Festival Express‡ Bob Smeaton [6]
Control Room Jehane Noujaim
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Joe Berlinger
Bruce Sinofsky
Riding Giants Stacy Peralta
The Story of the Weeping Camel Byambasuren Davaa
Luigi Falnori
2005
(5th) 		Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room‡ Alex Gibney [7]
Grizzly Man Werner Herzog
March of the Penguins Luc Jacquet
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Martin Scorsese
Tell Them Who You Are Mark Wexler
2006
(6th) 		51 Birch Street‡ Doug Block [8]
49 Up Michael Apted
An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater Julie Anderson
Wordplay Patrick Creadon
2007
(7th) 		In the Shadow of the Moon (tie)‡ David Sington
Christopher Riley 		[9]
Sicko (tie)‡ Michael Moore
For the Bible Tells Me So Daniel G. Karslake
Hear and Now Irene Taylor Brodsky
Run Granny, Run Marlo Poras
2008
(8th) 		Man on Wire‡ James Marsh [10]
Young@Heart Stephen Walker
Chris & Don: A Love Story Guido Santi
Tina Mascara
I.O.U.S.A. Patrick Creadon
FLOW: For Love of Water Irena Salina
2009
(9th) 		The Way We Get By‡ Aron Gaudet [11]
Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement Susan Muska
Gréta Ólafsdóttir
Gotta Dance Dori Berinstein
The Philosopher Kings Patrick Shen
Still Bill Damani Baker
Alex Vlack

2010s

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Year Film Director(s) Ref.
2010
(10th) 		Waste Land‡ Lucy Walker [12]
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Alex Gibney
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Ricki Stern
Anne Sundberg
Waiting for "Superman" Davis Guggenheim
Marwencol Jeff Malmberg
2011
(11th) 		Bill Cunningham New York‡ Richard Press [13]
Hot Coffee Susan Saladoff
The Interrupters Steve James
Project Nim James Marsh
Undefeated Daniel Lindsay
T. J. Martin
2012
(12th) 		Searching for Sugar Man‡ Malik Bendjelloul [14]
Betting the Farm Jason Mann
Cecily Pingree
Charles Bradley: Soul of America Poull Brien
How to Survive a Plague David France
Surviving Hitler: A Love Story John Keith Wasson
2013
(13th) 		20 Feet from Stardom‡ Morgan Neville [15]
Herb & Dorothy 50x50 Megumi Sasaki
Muscle Shoals Greg "Freddy" Camalier
Running from Crazy Barbara Kopple
Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde Suzanne Mitchell
2014
(14th) 		Keep On Keepin' On‡ Alan Hicks [16][17]
Advanced Style Lina Plioplyte
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me James Keach
Perfect Strangers Jane Krawitz
The Trials of Muhammad Ali Bill Siegel
2015
(15th) 		The Last Man on the Moon‡ Mark Craig [18][19]
Best of Enemies Robert Gordon
Morgan Neville
In Transit Albert Maysles
Lynn True
David Usui
Radical Grace Rebecca Parrish
Very Semi-Serious Leah Wolchok
2016
(16th) 		The Beatles: Eight Days a Week‡ Ron Howard [20]
Big Sonia Leah Warshawski
Todd Soliday
Everything Is Copy Jacob Bernstein
Nick Hooker
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Rita Coburn Whack
Bob Hercules
Tower Keith Maitland
2017
(17th) 		I Am Not Your Negro‡ Raoul Peck [21]
Dolores Peter Bratt
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Daniel Raim
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Griffin Dunne
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo David Fairhead
2018
(18th) 		Won't You Be My Neighbor‡ Morgan Neville [22]
Amazing Grace Alan Elliott
Sydney Pollack (uncredited)
Bathtubs Over Broadway Dava Whisenant
RBG Betsy West
Julie Cohen
The Rest I Make Up Michelle Memran
2019
(19th) 		Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice‡ Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman 		[23]
Apollo 11 Todd Douglas Miller
Ask Dr. Ruth Ryan White
The Apollo Roger Ross Williams
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

2020s

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Year Film Director(s) Ref.
2020/21
(20th) 		A Secret Love‡ Chris Bolan [24]
Crip Camp Nicole Newnham
James Lebrecht
Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy Elizabeth Carroll
Dick Johnson Is Dead Kirsten Johnson
Sky Blossom Richard Lui
2021
(21st) 		Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)‡ Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson [25][26]
The Beatles: Get Back Peter Jackson
Julia Julie Cohen
Betsy West
My Name is Pauli Murray Betsy West
Julie Cohen
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Emily Kunstler
2022
(22nd) 		Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down‡ Julie Cohen
Betsy West 		[27]
Lucy and Desi Amy Poehler
The Pez Outlaw Amy Bandlien Storkel
Bryan Storkel
Sidney Reginald Hudlin
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off Sam Jones
2023
(23rd) 		Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie‡ Davis Guggenheim [28][29]
Invisible Beauty Bethann Hardison
Judy Blume Forever Davina Pardo

Leah Wolchok

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Eve Brandstein
The Pigeon Tunnel Errol Morris

Directors with Multiple Nominations and Wins

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The following directors have received multiple nominations for Best Documentary:

Wins Director Nominations
2 Morgan Neville 3
1 Alex Gibney 2
Davis Guggenheim 3
James Marsh 2
Michael Moore 2
0 Julie Cohen & Betsy West 4
Patrick Creadon 2

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, D.C. pp. 56–58.
  3. ^ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, D.C. 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. ^ Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, D.C. pp. 50–51.
  8. ^ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
  9. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
  10. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  11. ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards" (Press release).
  12. ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  13. ^ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
  14. ^ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  15. ^ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
  16. ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, D.C. pp. 44–47, 77.
  17. ^ "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". January 10, 2015.
  18. ^ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'". December 16, 2015.
  19. ^ "'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP". January 5, 2016.
  20. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2017.
  21. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The Post' Leads Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. January 17, 2018.
  22. ^ "'Green Book' and 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Win Big at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. February 4, 2019.
  23. ^ "The Two Popes Earns 7 Nods in AARP's Movies for Grown-ups Awards". November 26, 2019.
  24. ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. March 4, 2021.
  25. ^ "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. January 11, 2022.
  26. ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". March 19, 2022.
  27. ^ "'The Fabelmans' Leads AARP's 2023 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees".
  28. ^ "Movies for Grownups 2024 Awards: Meet the Winners!". AARP. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  29. ^ "Announcing AARP's 2024 Movies for Grownups Award Nominees". AARP. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
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