{"id":733,"date":"2017-02-07T22:14:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T22:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=733"},"modified":"2017-03-02T22:15:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T22:15:50","slug":"morgan-freeman-honored-with-career-achievement-award-at-aarps-movies-for-grownups-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/morgan-freeman-honored-with-career-achievement-award-at-aarps-movies-for-grownups-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Freeman Honored With Career Achievement Award at AARP\u2019s Movies for Grownups Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VarietyLogo1\"<\/a>What is a movie for grownups?<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps it addresses a subject that\u2019s important to us, or characters who are facing issues or involved in situations that are pertinent to 50 and over, or it\u2019s artists who made the film who are 50 and over,\u201d explained Bill Newcott, an entertainment writer and host at AARP Media, who coined the phrase back in 2002. Newcott wanted to highlight films for the AARP Magazine audience, one of the most reliable movie-going demographics. But he soon realized there weren\u2019t enough movies that fit the bill to present to readers on a month-to-month basis so Newcott created the Movies for Grownups Awards \u2013an annual list of films that spoke to its readers.<\/p>\n

Since then, the awards have blossomed from an article to a star-studded evening of celebration and gregarious joy. AARP held the 2017 awards, now in its 16th year, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Monday night, attended by Denzel Washington, Helen Mirren, Jeff Bridges, George Takei, Annette Bening, Warren Beatty, June Squibb, Stephen Henderson, and Alfre Woodard among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here to honor movies that change the conversation,\u201d host Margo Martindale said. Earlier, she told Variety she was a bit nervous to host, but judging by the laughter in the audience, the \u201cThe Hollars\u201d star had no need to be.<\/p>\n

Ticket sale revenue from the event will go to the AARP Foundation to help the very people the night\u2019s honorees are intended to speak to.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to figure out how to get Hollywood\u2019s attention that people [over the age of 50] who were actually going to the movies wanted to see people on screen who looked like them,\u201d AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said on the red carpet. \u201cI can tell you there\u2019s been a real change in the last six or so years of really celebrating people who are 50 and older and not just fringe characters but leading roles in the theater and the movies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Career achievement award winner Morgan Freeman was praised by close friend Mirren, who presented his award. Of all his accomplishments, \u201cI\u2019m most proud of my children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to go public with saying I\u2019m in love with Helen Mirren, and I have been for some years now,\u201d Freeman said to laughs after sharing a big kiss on the lips with his \u201cRed\u201d co-star. He graciously accepted the award, saying, \u201cI guess I\u2019m a f\u2014ing grownup now.\u201d<\/p>\n

See the full list of winners below:<\/p>\n

Best Movie For Grownups<\/p>\n

\u201cLoving\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Actor<\/p>\n

Denzel Washington, \u201cFences\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Actress<\/p>\n

Annette Bening, \u201c20th Century Women\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor<\/p>\n

Jeff Bridges, \u201cHell or High Water\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress<\/p>\n

Viola Davis, \u201cFences\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Director<\/p>\n

Kenneth Lonergan, \u201cManchester by the Sea\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Screenwriter<\/p>\n

Kenneth Lonergan, \u201cManchester by the Sea\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Comedy\/Musical<\/p>\n

\u201cLa La Land\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Intergenerational Film<\/p>\n

\u201c20th Century Women\u201d<\/p>\n

Breakthrough Achievement<\/p>\n

Robert Mrazek, \u201cThe Congressman\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Foreign-Language Film<\/p>\n

\u201cElle\u201d (France)<\/p>\n

Best Time Capsule<\/p>\n

\u201cJackie\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Grownup Love Story<\/p>\n

Margo Martindale and Richard Jenkins, \u201cThe Hollars\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Documentary<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Beatles: Eight Days a Week \u2013 The Touring Years\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Movie for Grownups who Refuse to Grow Up<\/p>\n

\u201cKubo and the Two Strings\u201d<\/p>\n

View this article at Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is a movie for grownups? \u201cPerhaps it addresses a subject that\u2019s important to us, or characters who are facing issues or involved in situations that are pertinent to 50 and over, or it\u2019s artists who made the film who are 50 and over,\u201d explained Bill Newcott, an entertainment writer and host at AARP Media,
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