21st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

21st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Awarded for	Film and television by and about people over 50
Date	March 18, 2022
Hosted by	Alan Cumming
Highlights
Best Film	Belfast
Most awards	King Richard (2) [1]
Most nominations	Belfast (7) [2]
Television coverage
Network	PBS

The 21st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films and television shows released in 2021 created by and about people over the age of 50. The ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming was held on March 18, 2022, and was broadcast on PBS as part of its Great Performances series.^[3] This was Cumming's second time hosting, having also hosted in 2018 in the first year the awards were broadcast on PBS.^[4] Nominations were announced on January 11, 2022, in The Hollywood Reporter.^[5]

Awards

Winners and nominees

Best Movie for Grownups Belfast King Richard The Power of the Dog West Side Story Being the Ricardos	Best Director Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog Kenneth Branagh – Belfast Guillermo del Toro - Nightmare Alley Steven Spielberg - West Side Story Denis Villeneuve - Dune
Best Actor Will Smith - King Richard Javier Bardem - Being the Ricardos Jim Broadbent - The Duke Peter Dinklage - Cyrano Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth	Best Actress Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos Halle Berry - Bruised Sandra Bullock - The Unforgivable Frances McDormand - The Tragedy of Macbeth Helen Mirren - The Duke
Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto - House of Gucci Ciarán Hinds - Belfast J.K. Simmons - Being the Ricardos Timothy Spall - Spencer David Strathairn - Nightmare Alley	Best Supporting Actress Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard Cate Blanchett - Nightmare Alley Judi Dench - Belfast Marlee Matlin - CODA Rita Moreno - West Side Story
Best Screenwriter Tony Kushner - West Side Story Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza Kenneth Branagh - Belfast Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan - Nightmare Alley	Best Ensemble Nightmare Alley Don't Look Up The Harder They Fall House of Gucci West Side Story
Best Intergenerational Film CODA Belfast C'mon C'mon King Richard The Tender Bar	Best Buddy Picture Finch The Harder They Fall Off the Rails Queen Bees 12 Mighty Orphans
Best Time Capsule Spencer Being the Ricardos Belfast Licorice Pizza West Side Story	Best Grownup Love Story Cyrano Belfast The Duke The Tragedy of Macbeth 23 Walks
Best Documentary Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) The Beatles: Get Back Julia My Name is Pauli Murray Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America	Best Foreign Film Sheep Without a Shepherd - China Drive My Car - Japan The Hand of God - Italy There Is No Evil - Iran, Germany Two of Us - France
Best Actor (TV) Michael Keaton - Dopesick Kevin Costner - Yellowstone Ewan McGregor - Halston Billy Porter - POSE Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building	Best Actress (TV) Jean Smart - Hacks Gillian Anderson - The Crown Andie MacDowell - Maid Sandra Oh - The Chair Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
Best Series Ted Lasso The Chair The Crown Hacks Succession	Best TV Movie/Limited Series Mare of Easttown Halston Maid Nine Perfect Strangers The Underground Railroad

Career Achievement Award

• Lily Tomlin

Films with multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
7	Belfast
6	West Side Story
5	Being the Ricardos
	Nightmare Alley
4	King Richard
3	The Duke
	The Power of the Dog
2	CODA
	Cyrano
	The Harder They Fall
	House of Gucci
	Licorice Pizza
	Spencer
	The Tragedy of Macbeth

Films that received multiple awards

Wins	Film
2	King Richard

References

1. "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 March 2022.
2. "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". 19 March 2022.
3. Tapp, Tom (11 January 2022). "AARP The Magazine Announces Movies For Grownups Nominees, Including TV & Streaming Categories". Deadline.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
4. "Movies for Grownups® Awards with AARP the Magazine ~ About the Movies For Grownups® Awards with AARP the Magazine | Great Performances | PBS". Pbs.org. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
5. Nordyke, Kimberly (11 January 2022). "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.