The 14th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2014 made by and for people over the age of 50. The awards were announced by the magazine on January 10, 2015, with the winners recognized at a ceremony hosted by John Leguizamo at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 2.[1][2] Israel Horovitz won the award for Breakthrough Achievement for his directorial debut, My Old Lady, and Kevin Costner won the Career Achievement Award.[3]
| 14th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | |
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| Date | January 2015 |
| Highlights | |
| Most nominations | Love is Strange (5) |
Awards
editWinners and nominees
editWinners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[4][1]
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Breakthrough Achievement
edit- Israel Horovitz: "A less confident first-timer might have balked at taking on Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, and Kristin Scott Thomas, but Horovitz attacks the task like a veteran, managing to delicately balance strong performances by three of the screen's most accomplished actors."[4]
We Also Loved
edit- Jon Stewart's debut, Rosewater
Career Achievement Award
editFilms with multiple nominations
edit| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Love is Strange |
| 4 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| 3 | Boyhood |
| Le Week-End | |
| St. Vincent | |
| The Theory of Everything | |
| This Is Where I Leave You | |
| 2 | And So It Goes |
| Big Eyes | |
| Chef | |
| Into the Woods | |
| The Judge | |
| Land Ho! | |
| My Old Lady | |
| Wild |
References
edit- ^ a b "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". RCR News Media. January 10, 2015.
- ^ Zumberge, Marianne (February 3, 2015). "Kevin Costner Rallies Baby Boomers at AARP Movies for Grownups Awards".
- ^ "Kevin Costner Honored at the 14TH Annual Movies for Grownups Awards Gala, Red Carpet Coverage". RCR News Media. February 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.