Kathy Griffin to Host Annual Awards in Los Angeles on Monday, February 8, 2016
January
11, 2016 -- AARP The Magazine has announced the winners
of the 15th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards,
continuing its integral role in awards season with its tradition of honoring
the best in films with particular relevance to a 50-plus audience. With the
film Spotlight and actors Bryan Cranston and Lily
Tomlin included among the top honorees, this year's winners will be
feted at the star-studded AARP Movies for Grownups® Awards on February
8th at the historic Beverly Wilshire in Los
Angeles.
Two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin will
host the evening for the second time.
"I'm
so honored to be hosting the Movies for Grownups Awards again," said
Griffin.
"For one thing, it's one of the few nights of the year anyone
refers to me as a grownup. Having never acted like a grownup, I doubt I will
start onFebruary 8," Griffin added.
"But this will be a great event,
count on it. These nights have become as star-studded as the frickin' Academy
Awards."
The honor
of Best Picture will go to Spotlight, the
critically acclaimed drama based on the true story of The Boston Globe reporters
who investigated allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church. Lily
Tomlin and Bryan Cranstonlead this year's acting honors
and will take home Best Actress and Best Actor nods
for their work in Grandma andTrumbo, respectively.
This
year's Best Supporting Actress award will go to Diane
Ladd for her part in the emotionally charged biographical comedy-drama Joy;
and Mark Rylance earns the Best Supporting Actor for
his outstanding performance in Steven Spielberg's Cold War-inspired
thriller Bridge of Spies.
This year's Best
Director award will go to Ridley Scott for his film The
Martian, and David O. Russell was voted Best
Screenwriter for Joy. Michael Douglas will
be presented with the esteemed Movies for Grownups® Career
Achievement Award for his prolific on- and off-screen accomplishments.
"This
is our 15th year of celebrating movies created for grownup audiences, and we
couldn't be more pleased to be honoring these terrific actors and
filmmakers," said Robert Love, editor in chief of AARP The
Magazine.
"We look forward to the February awards and to many more
years of championing such great work—and encouragingHollywood to see our
demographic as the important audience it is."
The 15th Annual
Movies for Grownups® Award winners are:
- Career Achievement: Michael
Douglas
- Best Picture: Spotlight
- Best Actress: Lily
Tomlin, Grandma
- Best Actor: Bryan
Cranston, Trumbo
- Best Supporting
Actress: Diane Ladd, Joy
- Best Supporting
Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
- Best Director: Ridley
Scott, The Martian
- Best Screenwriter: David
O. Russell, Joy
- Best Grownup Love
Story: Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman, 5
Flights Up
- Best Comedy: Nancy
Meyers, The Intern
- Best Documentary: The
Last Man on the Moon
- Best
Intergenerational Film: Creed
- Best Buddy Picture: Patricia
Clarkson and Ben Kingsley, Learning to Drive
- Best Time Capsule: Love
& Mercy
- Best Movie for
Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up: Pete Docter, Inside Out
- Best Foreign Film: Rams (Iceland)
The
awards will raise funds for AARP Foundation, AARP's affiliated charity, which
works in communities across the nation to help struggling older adults meet
their basic need for nutritious food, safe and affordable housing, adequate
income and much-needed personal connections.
This year's awards will also
assist in the Foundation's work to end adult hunger with support from Chase
Card Services and its commitment to donate up to $1.1 million to AARP
Foundation in 2016 through a cause-marketing campaign with the AARP Credit
Card.
AARP Movies for Grownups® is a
high-impact multimedia franchise that was started by AARP The Magazineeditors
to spotlight and celebrate movies with storylines, performances, and filmmaking
that have distinct relevance to the 50-plus audience.
For more
information about AARP's Movies for Grownups® Awards, go
to www.aarp.org/annual-mfg-awards. The entire list of award
winners will also be featured in the February/March Issue of AARP The
Magazine, available in homes February 1st.
About AARP Foundation
AARP Foundation is working to win back opportunity for struggling Americans 50+ by being a force for change on the most serious issues they face today: housing, hunger, income and isolation. By coordinating responses to these issues on all four fronts at once, and supporting them with vigorous legal advocacy, the Foundation serves the unique needs of those 50+ while working with local organizations nationwide to reach more people and make resources go further. AARP Foundation is a charitable affiliate of AARP. Learn more at www.aarpfoundation.org.
About AARP The
Magazine's Movies For Grownups® Awards
The annual Movies for Grownups® Awards raises funds for AARP Foundation, AARP's affiliated charity, which works in communities nationwide to address the needs of older Americans by investing in innovative solutions that tackle the causes of the challenges they face: the need for functional and affordable housing, adequate and nutritious food, steady income, and strong and sustaining social bonds. Chase Card Services will be the Premier sponsor of the event.
The annual Movies for Grownups® Awards raises funds for AARP Foundation, AARP's affiliated charity, which works in communities nationwide to address the needs of older Americans by investing in innovative solutions that tackle the causes of the challenges they face: the need for functional and affordable housing, adequate and nutritious food, steady income, and strong and sustaining social bonds. Chase Card Services will be the Premier sponsor of the event.
The
Movies For Grownups® multimedia franchise includes talent
interviews, weekly online reviews and previews, film festivals, free movie
screenings and year-round coverage in print and online. For more information
about Movies for Grownups® visit www.aarp.org/annual-mfg-awards. Twitter: twitter.com/Movies4Grownups
About AARP The Magazine
With nearly 36 million readers, AARP The Magazine is the world's largest circulation magazine and the definitive lifestyle publication for Americans 50+. AARP The Magazine delivers comprehensive content through health and fitness features, financial guidance, consumer interest information and tips, celebrity interviews, and book and movie reviews. AARP The Magazine was founded in 1958 and is published bimonthly in print and continually online. Learn more at www.aarp.org/magazine/. Twitter: twitter.com/AARP
With nearly 36 million readers, AARP The Magazine is the world's largest circulation magazine and the definitive lifestyle publication for Americans 50+. AARP The Magazine delivers comprehensive content through health and fitness features, financial guidance, consumer interest information and tips, celebrity interviews, and book and movie reviews. AARP The Magazine was founded in 1958 and is published bimonthly in print and continually online. Learn more at www.aarp.org/magazine/. Twitter: twitter.com/AARP
About Chase
Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.4 trillion and operations worldwide. Chase serves nearly half of America's households with a broad range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. Customers can choose how and where they want to bank: 5,400 branches, 18,000 ATMs, mobile, online and by phone. For more information, go towww.chase.com
Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.4 trillion and operations worldwide. Chase serves nearly half of America's households with a broad range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. Customers can choose how and where they want to bank: 5,400 branches, 18,000 ATMs, mobile, online and by phone. For more information, go towww.chase.com
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