25th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

25th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
25th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Awarded for	Film and television by and about people over 50
Presented on	January 10, 2026
Site	Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Alan Cumming
Highlights
Best Film	Hamnet
Most awards	Film: One Battle After Another (3); TV: The Pitt (2)
Most nominations	One Battle After Another (8)
Television coverage
Network	PBS

The 25th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP: The Magazine, honored films and television series released in 2025.^[1]^[2]^[3] The nominations were announced on November 19, 2025, with the action thriller One Battle After Another leading the nominations with eight, followed by the historical drama Nuremberg with four.^[1]^[4]^[5]

Created by and about people over the age of 50, the winners were announced on January 10, 2026.^[3] The ceremony took place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles and was hosted by Alan Cumming.^[3]^[6]^[7] The event was broadcast by Great Performances on PBS on February 22, 2026.^[1]^[8]^[9]

Adam Sandler received the Career Achievement Award.^[10]

Awards

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]

Best Picture Hamnet A House of Dynamite One Battle After Another Sinners Train Dreams	Best Director Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Kathryn Bigelow – A House of Dynamite Scott Cooper – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Spike Lee – Highest 2 Lowest
Best Actor George Clooney – Jay Kelly Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon Dwayne Johnson – The Smashing Machine	Best Actress Laura Dern – Is This Thing On? Jodie Foster – A Private Life Lucy Liu – Rosemead Julia Roberts – After the Hunt June Squibb – Eleanor the Great
Best Supporting Actor Delroy Lindo – Sinners Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another Sean Penn – One Battle After Another Michael Shannon – Nuremberg Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value	Best Supporting Actress Regina Hall – One Battle After Another Amy Madigan – Weapons Helen Mirren – Goodbye June Gwyneth Paltrow – Marty Supreme Sigourney Weaver – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Best Screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer – Jay Kelly Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett, and Mark Chappell – Is This Thing On? Julian Fellowes – Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale James Vanderbilt – Nuremberg	Best Ensemble One Battle After Another A House of Dynamite Jay Kelly Nuremberg Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Best Documentary My Mom Jayne Becoming Led Zeppelin Cover-Up Riefenstahl Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost	Best Foreign-Language Film Sentimental Value It Was Just an Accident No Other Choice Nouvelle Vague The Secret Agent
Best Intergenerational Film Sentimental Value Eleanor the Great The Lost Bus Rental Family Rosemead	Best Period Film Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Dead Man's Wire Marty Supreme Nuremberg Sinners
Best TV Series or Limited Series The Pitt Adolescence Hacks The Studio The White Lotus
Best Actor (TV) Noah Wyle – The Pitt Walton Goggins – The White Lotus Stephen Graham – Adolescence Gary Oldman – Slow Horses Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us	Best Actress (TV) Kathy Bates – Matlock Kathryn Hahn – The Studio Catherine O'Hara – The Studio Parker Posey – The White Lotus Jean Smart – Hacks

Multiple nominations

Films with multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
8	One Battle After Another
4	Nuremberg
3	A House of Dynamite
	Jay Kelly
	Sentimental Value
	Sinners
2	Eleanor the Great
	Is This Thing On?
	Marty Supreme
	Rosemead
	Springsteen
	Train Dreams

Series with multiple nominations

Series that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Series
3	The Studio
3	The White Lotus
2	Adolescence
	Hacks
	The Pitt

Multiple wins

Films with multiple wins

Films that received multiple awards
Wins	Film
3	One Battle After Another
2	Sentimental Value

Series with multiple wins

Series that received multiple awards
Wins	Series
2	The Pitt

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Nashawaty, Chris (November 19, 2025). "Announcing AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees". AARP. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ Chuba, Kirsten (January 10, 2026). "Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP: 'Hamnet' Takes Home Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Coates, Tyler (January 10, 2026). "Movies for Grownups Awards 2026: Meet the Winners!". AARP. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ Hammond, Pete (November 19, 2025). "'One Battle After Another', 'Hamnet', 'A House of Dynamite' Among AARP's Movies for Grownups Best Picture Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ Levy, Giana (November 19, 2025). "'Sinners', 'One Battle After Another', and 'Hamnet' Among AARP Movies for Grownups 2025 Best Picture Nominees". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ Kramer, Cindy Clark (January 11, 2026). "10 Memorable Moments at the Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP 2026". AARP. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ Kerr, Nancy (January 11, 2026). "Exclusive Photos: Behind the Scenes at 2026 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
^ Grein, Paul (October 22, 2025). "Alan Cumming to Return as Host of 2026 Movies for Grownups Awards: Here's the Date". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ Sharpe, Josh (October 22, 2025). "Alan Cumming to Host AARP's 'Movies for Grownups Awards' in 2026". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^ Barrineau, Trey (November 5, 2025). "Adam Sandler Will Win Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award". AARP. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

External links

Official website

[AARP-1] Nashawaty, Chris (November 19, 2025). "Announcing AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees". AARP. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[2] Chuba, Kirsten (January 10, 2026). "Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP: 'Hamnet' Takes Home Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[Winners-3] Coates, Tyler (January 10, 2026). "Movies for Grownups Awards 2026: Meet the Winners!". AARP. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[4] Hammond, Pete (November 19, 2025). "'One Battle After Another', 'Hamnet', 'A House of Dynamite' Among AARP's Movies for Grownups Best Picture Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[5] Levy, Giana (November 19, 2025). "'Sinners', 'One Battle After Another', and 'Hamnet' Among AARP Movies for Grownups 2025 Best Picture Nominees". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[6] Kramer, Cindy Clark (January 11, 2026). "10 Memorable Moments at the Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP 2026". AARP. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[7] Kerr, Nancy (January 11, 2026). "Exclusive Photos: Behind the Scenes at 2026 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP. Retrieved January 11, 2026.

[8] Grein, Paul (October 22, 2025). "Alan Cumming to Return as Host of 2026 Movies for Grownups Awards: Here's the Date". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[9] Sharpe, Josh (October 22, 2025). "Alan Cumming to Host AARP's 'Movies for Grownups Awards' in 2026". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

[10] Barrineau, Trey (November 5, 2025). "Adam Sandler Will Win Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award". AARP. Retrieved November 20, 2025.

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AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Film	Best Movie for Grownups Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenwriter Best Ensemble Best Documentary Best Foreign-Language Film Best Intergenerational Film Best Period Film
Television	Best TV Series or Limited Series Best Actor Best Actress
Discontinued	Best Buddy Picture Best Comedy Best Grownup Love Story Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up Best TV Movie/Limited Series Best TV Series
Ceremonies	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)