Complete List of AARP’s Movies for Grownups Winners 2023

Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Bridges are among the honorees

Michelle Yeoh in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, Sheryl Lee Ralph stars in the ABC series Abbott Elementary, Brendan Fraser stars in The Whale" Jeff Bridges stars in the FX series The Old Man and Tom Cruise in the film Top Gun: Maverick

(Clockwise from top left) Michelle Yeoh in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," Sheryl Lee Ralph in "Abbott Elementary," Brendan Fraser in "The Whale," Jeff Bridges in "The Old Man" and Tom Cruise in "Top Gun: Maverick."

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Tim Appelo,

AARP

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Published January 28, 2023

AARP’s annual Movies for Grownups Awards were back, live and in person in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, and the winners are ... everybody who tunes in to watch the star-studded special, hosted by Alan Cumming, which will be broadcast by Great Performances on PBS on Friday, Feb. 17, at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings).

We spotlight films and shows that speak directly to the 50-plus audience, the crucial demographic supporting the best work in film and TV. Without grownup audiences, movies and TV shows that qualify as art would not survive — and when audiences flocked back to theaters this year, it was grownups who led the charge. Thanks to AARP and its viewers, there’s more to Hollywood than young stars in superhero spandex.

Movies by and for grownups are thriving, on big and small screens. Here are the ones in the winners’ circle this year:

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Career Achievement

Best picture

Best director

Best actress

Best actor

Best supporting actor

Best supporting actress

Best screenwriter

Best intergenerational movie

Best time capsule

Best ensemble

Best documentary

Best actress (TV)

Best actor (TV)

Best TV series

Best TV movie/limited series

Best grownup love story

Best foreign film or best international film

Career Achievement

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