AARP’s Movies for Grownups Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Lead

AARP The Magazine today announced the nominees for the annual Movies for Grownups (MFG) Awards, with Barbie, The Color Purple, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, and Oppenheimer for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category.

AARP’s Movies for Grownups initiative champions movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers. This year, Movies for Grownups Awards winners will be announced in the February/March issue of AARP The Magazine – America’s most read magazine.

“Our goal has always been to ignite cultural change in Hollywood through our Movies for Grownups initiative. And this year’s bumper crop of masterworks worth a grownup’s time suggests that it’s happening,” says AARP film and TV critic Tim Appelo. “AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards fights industry ageism, and they’re a measure of social change as well as artistic excellence.” 

In the Best Actress category, nominees are Annette Bening (Nyad), Juliette Binoche (The Taste of Things), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Origin), Helen Mirren(Golda), and Julia Roberts (Leave the World Behind). In the Best Actor category, Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario), Colman Domingo (Rustin), Paul Giamatti(The Holdovers), Anthony Hopkins (Freud’s Last Session), and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction). 

The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are Viola Davis (Air), Jodie Foster (Nyad), Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple), Julianne Moore (May December), and Leslie Uggams (American Fiction). In the Best Supporting Actor category, Willem Dafoe (Poor Things), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon),Colman Domingo (The Color Purple), Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things).

2023 Movies for Grownups nominees for Best Director are Ben Affleck (Air), Michael Mann (Ferrari), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Alexander Payne(The Holdovers), and Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon).

In the Best TV Movie/Series or Limited Series category, nominations go to The Bear, Fargo, Only Murders in the Building, Succession, and The White Lotus. 

The 2023 television nominees for Best Actress are Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), and Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building). In the Best Actor category, Brian Cox (Succession), Bryan Cranston (Your Honor), Oliver Platt (The Bear), Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), and Henry Winkler (Barry).

Here is complete list of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards nominees.

Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: Barbie, The Color Purple, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, and Oppenheimer.

Best Actress: Annette Bening (Nyad), Juliette Binoche (The Taste of Things), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Origin), Helen Mirren (Golda), and Julia Roberts (Leave the World Behind).

Best Actor: Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario), Colman Domingo (Rustin), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Anthony Hopkins (Freud’s Last Session), and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction).

Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis (Air), Jodie Foster (Nyad), Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple), Julianne Moore (May December), and Leslie Uggams (American Fiction).

Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe (Poor Things), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon), Colman Domingo (The Color Purple), Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things).

Best Director: Ben Affleck (Air), Michael Mann (Ferrari), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Alexander Payne (The Holdovers), and Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon).

Best Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig (Barbie), David Hemingson (The Holdovers), Tony McNamara (Poor Things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) and Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth (Killers of the Flower Moon). 

Best Ensemble: American Fiction, The Color Purple, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, and Rustin.

Best Actress (TV): Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), and Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building).

Best Actor (TV): Brian Cox (Succession), Bryan Cranston (Your Honor), Oliver Platt (The Bear), Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), and Henry Winkler (Barry).

Best TV Movie/Series or Limited Series: The Bear, Fargo, Only Murders in the Building, Succession, and The White Lotus. 

Best Reality TV Series: The Amazing Race, America’s Got Talent, The Golden Bachelor, Jury Duty, and The Voice.

Best Intergenerational Film: American Fiction, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Holdovers, Leave the World Behind, and Poor Things.

Best Time Capsule: Ferrari, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Priscilla, and Rustin. 

Best Documentary: Invisible Beauty, Judy Blume Forever, The Lost Weekend, The Pigeon Tunnel, and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.

Best Foreign Film: Amerikatsi (Armenia), Perfect Days (Japan), Radical (Mexico), The Taste of Things (France), and The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom).

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