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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up
Awarded forBest film targeted at people below the age of 50
CountryUnited States
Presented byAARP
First awarded2002 (for films released during the 2001 film season)
Last awarded2017
Most recent winnerKubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Websitehttps://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up was one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honored the best film in a given year that, while targeted at people below the age of 50, could still be enjoyed by an older audience.[1]

History

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The award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Foreign Film, and Best Documentary.[2] The award was discontinued after the 16th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards in 2017.[3]

Winners and Nominees

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  indicates the winners.

2000s

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Year Film Director Ref.
2001 (1st) Shrek‡ Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson [4]
2002 (2nd) Spirited Away‡ Hayao Miyazaki [5]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chris Columbus
Ice Age Chris Wedge
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Phil Vischer & Mike Nawrocki
2003 (3rd) School of Rock‡ Richard Linklater [6]
Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton
Kill Bill: Volume 1 Quentin Tarantino
2004 (4th) The Incredibles‡ Brad Bird [7]
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Adam McKay
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Rawson Marshall Thurber
Mean Girls Mark Waters
The Polar Express Robert Zemeckis
2005 (5th) King Kong‡ Peter Jackson [8]
Batman Begins Christopher Nolan
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Andrew Adamson
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Nick Park & Steve Box
Wedding Crashers David Dobkin
2006 (6th) Lassie‡ Charles Sturridge [9]
Charlotte's Web Gary Winick
Nacho Libre Jared Hess
Nanny McPhee Kirk Jones
Night at the Museum Shawn Levy
2007 (7th) Enchanted‡ Kevin Lima [10]
Ratatouille Brad Bird
Mr. Bean's Holiday Steve Bendelack
Knocked Up Judd Apatow
The Simpsons Movie David Silverman
2008 (8th) Iron Man‡ Jon Favreau [11]
Wall-E Andrew Stanton
Kung Fu Panda John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
City of Ember Gil Kenan
Marley & Me David Frankel
2009 (9th) Star Trek‡ J. J. Abrams [12]
Coraline Henry Selick
The Princess and the Frog Ron Clements & John Musker
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson
Up Pete Docter

2010s

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Year Film Director Ref.
2010 (10th) The Karate Kid‡ Harald Zwart [13]
Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Thor Freudenthal
How to Train Your Dragon Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich
2011 (11th) The Muppets‡ James Bobin [14]
Dolphin Tale Charles Martin Smith
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 David Yates
Hugo Martin Scorsese
2012 (12th) Moonrise Kingdom‡ Wes Anderson [15]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson
Mirror Mirror Tarsem Singh
The Three Stooges Farrelly brothers
Wreck-It Ralph Rich Moore
2013 (13th) Saving Mr. Banks‡ John Lee Hancock [16]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Frozen Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
The Lone Ranger Gore Verbinski
2014 (14th) The Lego Movie‡ Phil Lord and Christopher Miller [17][18]
Big Hero 6 Don Hall & Chris Williams
Maleficent Robert Stromberg
Muppets Most Wanted James Bobin
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Shawn Levy
2015 (15th) Inside Out‡ Pete Docter [19][20]
Kingsman: The Secret Service Matthew Vaughn
Paddington Paul King
The Peanuts Movie Steve Martino
Shaun the Sheep Movie Mark Burton & Richard Starzak
2016 (16th) Kubo and the Two Strings‡ Travis Knight [21]
Moana Ron Clements & John Musker
Sing Garth Jennings
The Jungle Book Jon Favreau
Zootopia Byron Howard & Rich Moore

References

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  1. ^ Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
  2. ^ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (January 17, 2018). "'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' & 'Lady Bird' Among Nominees For AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards".
  4. ^ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
  5. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott".
  6. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2004 with Bill Newcott".
  7. ^ "Winners and Runners-Up of Movies for Grownups Awards, 2006 with Bill N".
  8. ^ Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 50–51.
  9. ^ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
  10. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
  11. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  12. ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards" (Press release).
  13. ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  14. ^ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
  15. ^ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  16. ^ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
  17. ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
  18. ^ "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 #AwardSeason #AARPtheMagazine". 10 January 2015.
  19. ^ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'". 16 December 2015.
  20. ^ "'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP". 5 January 2016.
  21. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2017.
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