The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Buddy Picture is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best film from a given year that is about friendship between people over the age of 50.[1] The award for Best Buddy Picture was first given at the 7th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. Other new awards that year were Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.[2]
| AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Buddy Picture | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best film about friendship between people over 50 |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | AARP |
| First awarded | 2008 (for films released during the 2007 film season) |
| Currently held by | Finch (2021) |
| Website | https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/ |
No award for Best Buddy Picture was given for movies premiering in 2011, 2017, or 2018. In 2020, AARP listed five nominees for Best Buddy Picture from 2019, but did not award any of them.
Winners and nominees
edit- indicates the winners.
2000s
edit2010s
edit2020s
edit| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 (20th) |
Da 5 Bloods‡ | Spike Lee | [18] |
| Bad Boys for Life | Adil & Billal | ||
| Bill & Ted Face the Music | Dean Parisot | ||
| Let Them All Talk | Steven Soderbergh | ||
| Standing Up, Falling Down | Matt Ratner | ||
| 2021 (21st) |
Finch‡ | Miguel Sapochnik | [19][20] |
| 12 Mighty Orphans | Ty Roberts | ||
| The Harder They Fall | Jeymes Samuel | ||
| Off the Rails | Jules Williamson | ||
| Queen Bees | Michael Lembeck |
Footnotes
edit- ^ In 2019 the AARP announced five nominees for Best Buddy Picture but did not identify a winner.
References
edit- ^ Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
- ^ Newcott, Bill. "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine". AARP.
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
- ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards" (Press release).
- ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
- ^ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
- ^ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
- ^ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
- ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
- ^ "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 #AwardSeason #AARPtheMagazine". 10 January 2015.
- ^ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'". 16 December 2015.
- ^ "'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP". 5 January 2016.
- ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The Post' Leads Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 January 2018.
- ^ "'Green Book' and 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Win Big at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 February 2019.
- ^ "The Two Popes Earns 7 Nods in AARP's Movies for Grown-ups Awards". 26 November 2019.
- ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 March 2021.
- ^ "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2022.
- ^ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". 19 March 2022.