AARP has announced the winners of its 2025 Movies For Grownups Awards. Honoring films “made by and for grownups,” categories at the Movies For Grownups Awards include best intergenerational film (“Thelma”) and best time capsule (“A Complete Unknown“).
“A Complete Unknown” led with two wins, best time capsule and best picture/best movie for grownups, while “Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard took home best director. See the full list of nominees and winners below:
Best Picture/Best Movie For Grownups
“A Complete Unknown“ – Winner“Conclave”“Emilia Pérez”“Gladiator II”“September 5”
Best Actress
Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”)Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”)Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”)Demi Moore (“The Substance”) – WinnerJune Squibb (“Thelma”)
Best Actor
Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) – WinnerDaniel Craig (“Queer”)Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”)Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”)Jude Law (“The Order”)
Best Supporting Actress
Joan Chen (“Didi”) – WinnerAunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“Nickel Boys”)Lesley Manville (“Queer”)Connie Nielsen (“Gladiator II”)Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”)
Best Supporting Actor
Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”)Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”)Peter Sarsgaard (“September 5”) – WinnerStanley Tucci (“Conclave”)Denzel Washington (“Gladiator II”)
Best Director
Pedro Almodóvar (“The Room Next Door”)Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) – WinnerEdward Berger (“Conclave”)James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”)Ridley Scott (“Gladiator II”)
Best Screenwriter
Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”)Jay Cocks and James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”)Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox (“Wicked”) – WinnerPeter Straughan (“Conclave”)Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts (“Dune: Part Two”)
Best Ensemble
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”“A Complete Unknown”“His Three Daughters”“September 5”“Sing Sing” – Winner
Best Actress (TV)
Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”) – WinnerJean Smart (“Hacks”)Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”)Sofia Vergara (“Griselda”)
Best Actor (TV)
Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show”)Idris Elba (“Hijack”)Jon Hamm (“Fargo”) – WinnerGary Oldman (“Slow Horses”)Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”)
Best TV Series or Limited Series
“The Crown”“Hacks”“Palm Royale”“Shōgun” – Winner“Slow Horses”
Best Intergenerational Film
“Didi”“Here”“His Three Daughters”“The Piano Lesson”“Thelma” – Winner
Best Time Capsule
“The Brutalist”“A Complete Unknown” – Winner“Here”“Maria”“September 5”
Best Documentary
“I Am: Celine Dion”“Luther: Never Too Much”“Piece by Piece”“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” – Winner“Will & Harper”
