AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Comedy

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Comedy was one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honored the best comedy in a given year made by or featuring artists over the age of 50.[1] The first award for Best Comedy was given to The Producers at AARP's first in-person awards ceremony in 2006.[1][2]

AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Comedy
Awarded forBest comedy film about or made by people above the age of 50
CountryUnited States
Presented byAARP
First awarded2006 (for films released during the 2005 film season)
Last awarded2017
Most recent winnerLa La Land (2016)
Websitehttps://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

In 2017, the AARP changed the category name to Best Comedy/Musical for just one year, discontinuing the award before the next year's ceremony.[3][4]

Winners and Nominees

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  indicates the winners.

2000s

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Year Film Director Ref.
2005
(5th)
The Producers Susan Stroman [2]
The Family Stone Thomas Bezucha
The 40-Year-Old Virgin Judd Apatow
In Her Shoes Curtis Hanson
Rumor Has It... Rob Reiner
2006
(6th)
Little Miss Sunshine Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
[5]
Failure to Launch Tom Dey
For Your Consideration Christopher Guest
Keeping Mum Niall Johnson
Thank You for Smoking Jason Reitman
2007
(7th)
The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson [6]
Dan in Real Life Peter Hedges
Death at a Funeral Frank Oz
Juno Jason Reitman
Wild Hogs Walt Becker
2008
(8th)
Ghost Town David Koepp [7]
Smart People Noam Murro
What Just Happened Barry Levinson
Baby Mama Michael McCullers
Be Kind Rewind Michael Gondry
2009
(9th)
It's Complicated Nancy Meyers [8]
Away We Go Sam Mendes
In the Loop Armando Iannucci
Pirate Radio Richard Curtis
The Informant! Steven Soderbergh

2010s

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Year Film Director Ref.
2010
(10th)
City Island Raymond De Felitta [9]
Date Night Shawn Levy
Flipped Rob Reiner
Red Robert Schwentke
2011
(11th)
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius [10]
50/50 Jonathan Levine
Bridesmaids Paul Feig
Midnight in Paris Woody Allen
Tower Heist Brett Ratner
2012
(12th)
Bernie Richard Linklater [11]
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden
Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson
The Oranges Julian Farino
Parental Guidance Andy Fickman
2013
(13th)
The Way Way Back Nat Faxon
Jim Rash
[12]
Don Jon Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Last Vegas John Turtletaub
Mental P. J. Hogan
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller
2014
(14th)
Chef Jon Favreau [13][14]
Land Ho! Martha Stephens
Aaron Katz
St. Vincent Theodore Melfi
This Is Where I Leave You Shawn Levy
Le Week-End Roger Michell
2015
(15th)
The Intern Nancy Meyers [15][16]
5 Flights Up Richard Loncraine
Danny Collins Dan Fogelman
Joy David O. Russell
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden
2016
(16th)
La La Land Damien Chazelle [17]
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Mandie Fletcher
Florence Foster Jenkins Stephen Frears
Hello, My Name Is Doris Michael Showalter
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Kirk Jones

References

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  1. ^ a b Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
  2. ^ a b Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 50–51.
  3. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (January 17, 2018). "'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' & 'Lady Bird' Among Nominees For AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards".
  5. ^ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
  6. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
  7. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  8. ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards" (Press release).
  9. ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  10. ^ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
  11. ^ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  12. ^ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
  13. ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'". 16 December 2015.
  16. ^ "'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP". 5 January 2016.
  17. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2017.