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AARP is out with the nominees for its 21st annual Movies for Grownups Awards for the best films, TV and filmmakers of 2022. Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans leads with the way with six noms, followed by fellow awards-season favorites Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Woman King are next with five…

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast was named Best Picture at the 20th anniversary AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, which were handed out in a virtual ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming tonight. Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis took Best Actor and Supporting Actress for their respective roles in King Richard, making it the only movie…

AARP announced the nominees for its upcoming Movies for Grownups Awards today which, for the second year now, also includes candidates for TV and streaming “Bests.” Belfast, King Richard, The Power of the Dog, West Side Story and Being the Ricardos are contending in the Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups…

EXCLUSIVE: Actress, activist, Voto Latino co-founder and queen Rosario Dawson is set to host the inaugural Confab W from content producer Ingeñuity and AARP. The free two-day virtual event will celebrate Latinas during Women’s History Month and will livestream on March 30 and 31 at 8pm EST. The first annual Confab W…

The envelope, please. No, not the one inviting your aging bones to join the AARP. The one announcing the nominees for the upcoming Movies for Grownups Awards. This year, Minari, Nomadland, One Night in Miami, The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The United States vs. Billie Holiday are contending for the Best Picture/Best…

Tony Bennett and his family reveal and discuss the 94-year-old singer’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease in a lengthy profile in the new issue of AARP Magazine. Diagnosed in 2016, Bennett has not spoken publicly about his illness until now. The “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” singer shared the article this morning…

Annette Bening will be the recipient of AARP’s 2019 Movies For Grownups Career Achievement Award. Bening will receive the honor at the 19th annual Movies for Grownups Awards ceremony on January 11, 2020, in Beverly Hills. Said Bening in a statement, "I’m really honored that the AARP has selected me. Especially since…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. Martin McDonagh finds himself in rarefied territory this season after the Academy’s directors branch rather shockingly “snubbed” him and failed to nominate him in their category for his much-acclaimed Golden Globe winner and Oscar Best Picture…

Helen Mirren will receive AARP’s 2017 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. The 17th annual Movies for Grownups Awards is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, and will be broadcast for the first time later that month. "I am greatly honored by this award,” said Mirren. “I consider film to be a high art form…

AARP, the nonprofit for Americans 50 and older, wants to help guide its members through the TV landscape. A new AARP initiative called TV for Grownups will offer online reviews, news and even awards, the organization said today. The new project follows AARP’s Movies for Grownups initiative. The organization said TV…

AARP today announced the launch of in-house production entity AARP Studios and set its first project, Dinner With Don, starring Don Rickles. The 10-episode Dinner With Don will featuring Rickles dining with friends and fellow comedians at some of his favorite LA-area restaurants, with a guest list that includes Billy…

EXCLUSIVE: Say hello to yet another TV deal for an awards show. The AARP’s lively 14th Annual “Movies For Grownups Gala”, which I covered February 2nd when it was held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, has been sold as an hour TV special to air on Los Angeles station KTLA this Sunday at 5 PM. It also has…