14th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

The 14th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2014 made by and for people over the age of 50. The awards were announced by the magazine on January 10, 2015, with the winners recognized at a ceremony hosted by John Leguizamo at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 2.^[1]^[2] Israel Horovitz won the award for Breakthrough Achievement for his directorial debut, My Old Lady, and Kevin Costner won the Career Achievement Award.^[3]

Awards

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[4]^[1]

Best Movie for Grownups The Theory of Everything‡ Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The Imitation Game Love is Strange	Best Director Richard Linklater – Boyhood‡ Clint Eastwood - American Sniper Alejandro González Iñárritu - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) James Marsh - The Theory of Everything Ira Sachs - Love is Strange
Best Actor Steve Carell - Foxcatcher‡ Michael Keaton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) John Lithgow - Love is Strange Bill Murray - St. Vincent Al Pacino - The Humbling	Best Actress Julianne Moore - Still Alice‡ Lindsay Duncan - Le Week-End Jane Fonda - This is Where I Leave You Diane Keaton - And So It Goes Maggie Smith - My Old Lady
Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons - Whiplash‡ Robert Duvall - The Judge John Goodman - The Gambler Don Johnson - Cold in July Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes	Best Supporting Actress Rene Russo - Nightcrawler‡ Susan Sarandon - The Last of Robin Hood Meryl Streep - Into the Woods Marisa Tomei - Love is Strange Laura Dern - Wild
Best Comedy Chef‡ Land Ho! St. Vincent This is Where I Leave You Le Week-End	Best Screenwriter Nick Hornby and Cheryl Strayed - Wild‡ Alejandro González Iñárritu - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) James Lapine - Into the Woods Richard Linklater - Boyhood Anthony McCarten - The Theory of Everything
Best Time Capsule Big Eyes (1960s)‡ Get on Up (1950s-70s) Jersey Boys (1960s) Selma (1965)	Best Intergenerational Film St. Vincent‡ Chef The Judge This is Where I Leave You
Best Grownup Love Story John Lithgow & Alfred Molina - Love is Strange‡ Diane Keaton & Michael Douglas - And So It Goes Helen Mirren & Om Puri - The Hundred-Foot Journey Kristin Scott Thomas & Kevin Kline - My Old Lady Lindsay Duncan & Jim Broadbent - Le Week-End	Best Buddy Picture Land Ho!‡
Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up The Lego Movie‡ Big Hero 6 Maleficent Muppets Most Wanted Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb	Best Documentary Keep On Keepin' On‡ Advanced Style Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Perfect Strangers The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Best Foreign Film Diplomacy - France & Cinema of Germany‡ The Admiral: Roaring Currents - South Korea Human Capital - Italy Leviathan - Russia Manakamana - Nepal

Breakthrough Achievement

Israel Horovitz: "A less confident first-timer might have balked at taking on Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, and Kristin Scott Thomas, but Horovitz attacks the task like a veteran, managing to delicately balance strong performances by three of the screen's most accomplished actors."^[4]

We Also Loved

Jon Stewart's debut, Rosewater

Career Achievement Award

Kevin Costner

Films with multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
5	Love is Strange
4	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
3	Boyhood
	Le Week-End
	St. Vincent
	The Theory of Everything
	This Is Where I Leave You
2	And So It Goes
	Big Eyes
	Chef
	Into the Woods
	The Judge
	Land Ho!
	My Old Lady
	Wild

References

^ ^a ^b "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". RCR News Media. January 10, 2015.
^ Zumberge, Marianne (February 3, 2015). "Kevin Costner Rallies Baby Boomers at AARP Movies for Grownups Awards".
^ "Kevin Costner Honored at the 14TH Annual Movies for Grownups Awards Gala, Red Carpet Coverage". RCR News Media. February 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.