8th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

The 8th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2008 made by people over the age of 50 and were announced on January 27, 2009.[1] Pierce Brosnan won the award for Breakthrough Achievement for his performance in Mamma Mia!.[2] Unlike most years, the ceremony did not feature an award for Career Achievement.[3]

Awards

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[4][5]

  • Frost/Nixon
    • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    • Doubt
    • Married Life
    • The Wrestler
  • Gus Van Sant – Milk
    • Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
    • Jonathan Demme - Rachel Getting Married
    • Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
    • John Patrick Shanley - Doubt
  • Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Breakthrough Accomplishment

  • Pierce Brosnan: "We just love the way he attacks the challenge of pop singing with such reckless abandon. Simon Cowell would be aghast, but we're charmed."[6]

Films with multiple nominations and wins

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
5 Mamma Mia!
4 Doubt
Rachel Getting Married
3 Burn After Reading
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Women
2 A Christmas Tale
City of Ember
Gran Torino
Married Life
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Smart People
The Visitor
The Wrestler
Films that received multiple awards
Wins Film
3 Frost/Nixon
Mamma Mia!

References

  1. ^ "'Frost/Nixon' AARP fav . . . Oscar, too?". 27 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2010 Breakthrough Accomplishment: LeVar Burton, Director, Reach for Me".
  3. ^ "Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Winners".
  4. ^ "'Movies for Grownups' Awards Honor Films for 50-Plus Crowd | Voice of America - English".
  5. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  6. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".