AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor

The 2024 recipient: Adrien Brody

Awarded for| Best Actor over 50
Country| United States
Presented by| AARP
First award| Tom Wilkinson for In the Bedroom (2001)
Currently held by| Adrien Brody for The Brutalist (2024)
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

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### 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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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) | 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
2024
(24th) | Adrien Brody | László Tóth | The Brutalist |
Daniel Craig | William Lee | Queer
Colman Domingo | John "Divine G" Whitfield | Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes | Cardinal Thomas Lawrence | Conclave
Jude Law | Terry Husk | The Order

## Multiple wins and nominations

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### Multiple wins

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| Wins  | Actor

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| Denzel Washington

### Multiple nominations

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| Nominations  | Actor

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6  | Tom Hanks
5  | Anthony Hopkins
Denzel Washington
3  | Michael Caine
Daniel Day-Lewis
Viggo Mortensen
Gary Oldman
2  | Jeff Bridges
Steve Carell
Chris Cooper
Robert De Niro
Colman Domingo
Ralph Fiennes
Morgan Freeman
Richard Gere
Samuel L. Jackson
Tommy Lee Jones
Michael Keaton
Ben Kingsley
Bill Murray
Jack Nicholson
Robert Redford
Kurt Russell
Adam Sandler
Kevin Spacey
Tom Wilkinson

## See also

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* 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

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* Tom Wilkinson (2001)
* Jack Nicholson (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Liam Neeson (2004)
* Jeff Daniels (2005)
* Donald Sutherland (2006)
* Chris Cooper (2007)
* Frank Langella (2008)
* Jeff Bridges (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Oliver Litondo (2011)
* Denzel Washington (2012)
* Bruce Dern (2013)
* Steve Carell (2014)
* Bryan Cranston (2015)
* Denzel Washington (2016)
* Gary Oldman (2017)
* Viggo Mortensen (2018)
* Adam Sandler (2019)
* Anthony Hopkins (2020)
* Will Smith (2021)
* Brendan Fraser (2022)
* Colman Domingo (2023)
* Adrien Brody (2024)

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AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

Film|

* Best Movie for Grownups
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Screenwriter
* Best Ensemble
* Best Intergenerational Film
* Best Time Capsule
* Best Documentary

Television|

* Best TV Series or Limited Series
* Best Actor
* Best Actress

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* Best Buddy Picture
* Best Comedy
* Best Foreign Film
* Best Grownup Love Story
* Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up
* Best TV Movie/Limited Series
* Best TV Series

Ceremonies|

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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