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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Screenwriter

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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Screenwriter
Awarded forBest screenplay by a writer over 50
CountryUnited States
Presented byAARP
First awarded2003 (for films released during the 2002 film season)
Currently held byKazuo Ishiguro
Living (2022)
Websitehttps://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Screenwriter is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors a screenwriter over the age of 50 who has written an outstanding supporting screenplay for a film produced in a given year.[1] The award for Best Screenwriter was first given in 2003, when the awards expanded beyond their initial categories of Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Documentary, Best Foreign Film, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.[1]

Winners and Nominees

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  indicates the winners.

2000s

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Year Film Nominees
2002
(2nd)
[2] 		The Hours David Hare‡
Gangs of New York Jay Cocks
The Quiet American Christopher Hampton
The Pianist Ronald Harwood
2003
(3rd)
[3] 		In America Jim Sheridan‡
Something's Gotta Give Nancy Meyers
Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella
Casa de los Babys John Sayles
2004
(4th)
[4] 		Spider-Man 2 Alvin Sargent‡
Bad Education Pedro Almodóvar
Spanglish James L. Brooks
Million Dollar Baby Paul Haggis & F.X. Toole
2005
(5th)
[5][6] 		Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana‡
Bad Education. Pedro Almodóvar
Crash Paul Haggis
Broken Flowers Jim Jarmusch
Yes Sally Potter
2006
(6th)
[7][8] 		Flags of Our Fathers William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis‡
Boynton Beach Club Susan Seidelman, David Cramer, and Florence Seidelman
For Your Consideration Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
Keeping Mum Richard Russo
Catch a Fire Shawn Slovo
2007
(7th)
[9][10][11] 		The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Ronald Harwood‡
No Country for Old Men Joel and Ethan Coen
In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis
Atonement Christopher Hampton
American Gangster Steven Zaillian
2008
(8th)
[12][13] 		Changeling J. Michael Straczynski‡
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Woody Allen
Burn After Reading Joel and Ethan Coen
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth
Doubt John Patrick Shanley
2009
(9th)
[14][15] 		It's Complicated Nancy Meyers‡
A Serious Man Joel and Ethan Coen
Julie & Julia Nora Ephron
Taking Woodstock James Schamus

2010s

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Year Film Nominees
2010
(10th)
[16][17] 		The Company Men John Wells‡
True Grit Joel and Ethan Coen
The Next Three Days Paul Haggis
Another Year Mike Leigh
The King's Speech David Seidler
2011
(11th)
[18][19] 		Midnight in Paris Woody Allen‡
The Descendants Alexander Payne
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Eric Roth
A Better Life Roger Simon
Moneyball Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin
2012
(12th)
[20][21][22][23][24] 		The Sessions Ben Lewin‡
Amour Michael Haneke
Lincoln Tony Kushner
Hyde Park on Hudson Richard Nelson
Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell
2013
(13th)
[25][9] 		Before Midnight Richard Linklater with Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke‡
Inside Llewyn Davis Joel and Ethan Coen
About Time Richard Curtis
Enough Said Nicole Holofcener
American Hustle David O. Russell & Eric Warren Singer
2014
(14th)
[26] 		Wild Nick Hornby & Cheryl Strayed‡
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro González Iñárritu
Into the Woods James Lapine
Boyhood Richard Linklater
The Theory of Everything Anthony McCarten
2015
(15th)
[27][9][28] 		Joy David O. Russell‡
Brooklyn Nick Hornby
The Intern Nancy Meyers
Love & Mercy Oren Moverman & Michael Alan Lerner
Steve Jobs Aaron Sorkin
2016
(16th)
[29] 		Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan‡
Julieta Pedro Almodovar
Silence Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J.K. Rowling
Fences August Wilson
2017
(17th)
[30][31] 		Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin‡
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro
Call Me By Your Name James Ivory
Darkest Hour Anthony McCarten
I, Tonya Steven Rogers
2018
(18th)
[32] 		Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty‡
Green Book Peter Farrelly, Brian Hayes Curie, & Nick Vallelonga
The Favourite Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara
Ben Is Back Peter Hedges
First Reformed Paul Schrader
2019
(19th)
[33][9] 		Marriage Story Noah Baumbach‡
Harriet Kasi Lemmons & Gregory Allen Howard
The Two Popes Anthony McCarten
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino
The Irishman Steven Zaillian

2020s

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Year Film Nominees
2020/21[34]
(20th)

[35] 		The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin‡
Da 5 Bloods Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ruben Santiago Hudson
News of the World Paul Greengrass & Luke Davies
One Night in Miami... Kemp Powers
2021
(21st)
[36][37] 		West Side Story Tony Kushner‡
Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson
Belfast Kenneth Branagh
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Nightmare Alley Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan
2022
(22nd)[38] 		Living Kazuo Ishiguro‡
TÁR Todd Field
The Fabelmans Tony Kushner & Steven Spielberg
She Said Rebecca Lenkiewicz
The Woman King Dana Stevens

Writers with multiple nominations and wins

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Age superlatives

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Record Screenwriter Film Age (in years)
Oldest winner Alvin Sargent Spider-Man 2 77
Oldest nominee James Ivory Call Me By Your Name 89
Youngest winner Ethan Hawke Before Midnight 44
Youngest nominee Ethan Hawke Before Midnight 44

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott".
  3. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2004 with Bill Newcott".
  4. ^ "Winners and Runners-Up of Movies for Grownups Awards, 2006 with Bill N".
  5. ^ "Movies for Grownups". CBS News.
  6. ^ Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 50–51.
  7. ^ "2007 Movies for Grownup Awards | Voice of America - English".
  8. ^ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
  9. ^ a b c d Newcott, Bill. "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F..." AARP.
  10. ^ Newcott, Bill. "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine". AARP.
  11. ^ Courant, Korky Vann (31 January 2008). "Watching Old Movies is a Way of Connecting to Our Past". courant.com.
  12. ^ "'Movies for Grownups' Awards Honor Films for 50-Plus Crowd | Voice of America - English".
  13. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  14. ^ "AARP Magazine announces Movies for Grownups Awards". 15 February 2010.
  15. ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards" (Press release).
  16. ^ "Top 10 Movies for Grownups of 2010 - Bill Newcott - Meg Grant".
  17. ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  18. ^ Newcott, Bill. "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - The Descendents, J. Edgar, The Artist". AARP.
  19. ^ "Making a Play for Older Voters (And Moviegoers)". 7 February 2012.
  20. ^ "Just In! 2013 AARP Movies For Grownups Awards". HuffPost. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  21. ^ Newcott, Bill. "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  22. ^ McKay, Hollie (2015-03-25). "Who's Jennifer Lawrence? AARP hands out Movies for Grownups awards". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  23. ^ AARP. "AARP The Magazine Announces The Winners of Its Twelfth Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  24. ^ O'Connor, Austin. "10 Best Movies for Grownups 2012". AARP. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  25. ^ Kaufman, Amy. "Bruce Dern and Judi Dench top AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards". capitalgazette.com.
  26. ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
  27. ^ "AARP The Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'". VIMOOZ. December 16, 2015.
  28. ^ "Vote Now for 2015's Best Movies for Grownups". AARP.
  29. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2017.
  30. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The Post' Leads Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. January 17, 2018.
  31. ^ Petski, Denise (January 17, 2018). "'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' & 'Lady Bird' Among Nominees For AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards".
  32. ^ Rothstein, Katie (February 5, 2019). "Green Book Is the 'Best Movie for Grownups' of 2018, According to the AARP". Vulture.
  33. ^ Haylock, Zoe (November 26, 2019). "The Two Popes Earns 7 Nods in AARP's Movies for Grown-ups Awards". Vulture.
  34. ^ The eligibility period for the 20th ceremony was extended through to February 28, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  35. ^ Lewis, Hilary (March 4, 2021). "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter.
  36. ^ "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2022.
  37. ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". 19 March 2022.
  38. ^ "'The Fabelmans' Leads AARP's 2023 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees".
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