Jan. 28, 2009
AARP The Magazine Honors the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience With Movies for Grownups Awards
By Huntingtonnews.net Staff
Washington, (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- Frost/Nixon is the year's Best Movie For Grownups, according to AARP The Magazine -- whose annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards have become a consistent bellweather for each year's subsequent Oscar winners. The drama -- based on the post-Watergate television interviews between British journalist David Frost and former president Richard Nixon -- was selected by the editors of AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers.
Besides presenting honors for acting, directing, and writing to filmmakers 50 and over, the Movies for Grownups(R) Awards are known for their decidedly offbeat categories, including "Best Grownup Love Story" (Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson in Last Chance Harvey), "Best Buddy Picture" (The Family That Preys) and "Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up" (Iron Man). All 16 categories are featured in the March/April issue of AARP The Magazine, available now, and online at http://www.aarpmagazine.org/movies.
AARP The Magazine is proud to provide a forum to celebrate movies that engage grownup audiences with challenging topics, thoughtful new approaches, and sterling work by actors, actresses, directors, and writers age 50+, all at the top of their game. Frank Langella won "Best Actor 50 and Over" honors for his riveting performance as Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon; Meryl Streep was named "Best Actress 50 and Over" for her magnificently understated performance as Sister Aloysius Beauvier in Doubt; and Gus Van Sant was honored as "Best Director 50 and Over" for his ingenious filming of Milk.
"It is clear that Hollywood is paying attention not only to the tastes of moviegoers age 50+, but also to the enormous talent of filmmakers age 50-plus," said Nancy Graham, Editor of AARP The Magazine. "From drama and history, to musicals and biopics, actors over 50 took center stage on the silver screen last year and we're proud to recognize them for their hard work and creative achievements."
Overall, of the five actors selected as winners and nominees for AARP The Magazine's Best Actor 50 and Over -- a list created by the editors more than a month before the Oscars nominees were announced -- three turned up as Oscar nominees. Likewise, three movie directors appear on both lists. There's no doubt that the winners of the 8th annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards will continue receiving accolades this awards season.
"It's no accident that so many of our winners and nominees reflect this year's Oscar list," said Entertainment Editor Bill Newcott, creator of the awards. "This year in particular, artists 50 and over have produced some of the finest work of their long careers. This signifies a renewed commitment on Hollywood's part not only to feature artists 50 and over, but also to create films that speak to a grownup audience. And over the past eight years, these awards have done much to help make both of those things happen."
After hundreds of hours spent screening the latest Hollywood studio and independent films, the editors of AARP The Magazine voted to select winners and nominees in each of the 15 categories. Additionally, readers of the magazine are invited to tell us their picks for Best Movie for Grownups at www.aarpmagazine.org/movies. The Web site also offers Entertainment Editor Bill Newcott's weekly Movies for Grownups(R) radio show and his latest reviews.
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AARP The Magazine Honors the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience With Movies for Grownups Awards
By Huntingtonnews.net Staff
Washington, (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- Frost/Nixon is the year's Best Movie For Grownups, according to AARP The Magazine -- whose annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards have become a consistent bellweather for each year's subsequent Oscar winners. The drama -- based on the post-Watergate television interviews between British journalist David Frost and former president Richard Nixon -- was selected by the editors of AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers.
Besides presenting honors for acting, directing, and writing to filmmakers 50 and over, the Movies for Grownups(R) Awards are known for their decidedly offbeat categories, including "Best Grownup Love Story" (Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson in Last Chance Harvey), "Best Buddy Picture" (The Family That Preys) and "Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up" (Iron Man). All 16 categories are featured in the March/April issue of AARP The Magazine, available now, and online at http://www.aarpmagazine.org/movies.
AARP The Magazine is proud to provide a forum to celebrate movies that engage grownup audiences with challenging topics, thoughtful new approaches, and sterling work by actors, actresses, directors, and writers age 50+, all at the top of their game. Frank Langella won "Best Actor 50 and Over" honors for his riveting performance as Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon; Meryl Streep was named "Best Actress 50 and Over" for her magnificently understated performance as Sister Aloysius Beauvier in Doubt; and Gus Van Sant was honored as "Best Director 50 and Over" for his ingenious filming of Milk.
"It is clear that Hollywood is paying attention not only to the tastes of moviegoers age 50+, but also to the enormous talent of filmmakers age 50-plus," said Nancy Graham, Editor of AARP The Magazine. "From drama and history, to musicals and biopics, actors over 50 took center stage on the silver screen last year and we're proud to recognize them for their hard work and creative achievements."
Overall, of the five actors selected as winners and nominees for AARP The Magazine's Best Actor 50 and Over -- a list created by the editors more than a month before the Oscars nominees were announced -- three turned up as Oscar nominees. Likewise, three movie directors appear on both lists. There's no doubt that the winners of the 8th annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards will continue receiving accolades this awards season.
"It's no accident that so many of our winners and nominees reflect this year's Oscar list," said Entertainment Editor Bill Newcott, creator of the awards. "This year in particular, artists 50 and over have produced some of the finest work of their long careers. This signifies a renewed commitment on Hollywood's part not only to feature artists 50 and over, but also to create films that speak to a grownup audience. And over the past eight years, these awards have done much to help make both of those things happen."
After hundreds of hours spent screening the latest Hollywood studio and independent films, the editors of AARP The Magazine voted to select winners and nominees in each of the 15 categories. Additionally, readers of the magazine are invited to tell us their picks for Best Movie for Grownups at www.aarpmagazine.org/movies. The Web site also offers Entertainment Editor Bill Newcott's weekly Movies for Grownups(R) radio show and his latest reviews.
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