title: 16th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
text: # 16th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
  
  The 16th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2016 and were announced on February 6, 2017. The awards recognized films created by and about people over the age of 50. The ceremony was hosted by actress Margo Martindale at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This was the last year that the awards were not broadcast on television. This was the final year an award was given for Best Comedy or for Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Winners and Nominees
  
  Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
  
  | Best Movie for Grownups Loving‡ La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Silence Sully | Best Director Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea‡ Clint Eastwood - Sully David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water Martin Scorsese - Silence Denzel Washington - Fences |
  | - | - |
  | Best Actor Denzel Washington - Fences‡ Warren Beatty - Rules Don't Apply Tom Hanks - Sully Michael Keaton - The Founder Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic | Best Actress Annette Bening - 20th Century Women‡ Sally Field - Hello, My Name Is Doris Isabelle Huppert - Elle Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins Tilda Swinton - A Bigger Splash |
  | Best Supporting Actor Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water‡ Kevin Costner - Hidden Figures Stephen McKinley Henderson - Fences Issey Ogata - Silence Timothy Spall - Denial | Best Supporting Actress Viola Davis - Fences‡ Nicole Kidman - Lion Helen Mirren - Eye in the Sky Molly Shannon - Other People Sigourney Weaver - A Monster Calls |
  | Best Comedy/Musical La La Land‡ Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Florence Foster Jenkins Hello, My Name Is Doris My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Best Screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea‡ Pedro Almodovar - Julieta Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese - Silence J.K. Rowling - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them August Wilson - Fences |
  | Best Time Capsule Jackie‡ Hidden Figures Loving Rules Don't Apply The Founder | Best Intergenerational Film 20th Century Women‡ A Monster Calls Fences Lion The Hollars |
  | Best Grownup Love Story Margo Martindale and Richard Jenkins - The Hollars‡ Denzel Washington and Viola Davis - Fences Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan - My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons - The Meddler | Best Buddy Picture Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie‡ Stephen McKinley Henderson and Denzel Washington - Fences Jude Law and Colin Firth - Genius John Carroll Lynch and Nick Offerman - The Founder Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys |
  | Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up Kubo and the Two Strings‡ Moana Sing The Jungle Book Zootopia | Best Documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week‡ Big Sonia Everything is Copy Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Tower |
  | Best Foreign Film Elle - France‡ A Man Called Ove - Sweden Aquarius - Brazil Our Last Tango - Argentina The People vs. Fritz Bauer - Germany | Readers' Choice Poll Sully‡ Arrival Fences Hello, My Name Is Doris Jackie La La Land Lion Loving Manchester by the Sea Silence |
  
  ### Career Achievement Award
  
  * Morgan Freeman: "Whether he's portraying the president of the United States, a paternal prison inmate, or God himself, Freeman brings instinctive authority to every role thanks to his distinguished demeanor and rolling voice."
  
  ### Films with multiple nominations and awards
  
  Films that received multiple nominations :
  
  | Nominations | Film |
  | - | - |
  | 9 | Fences |
  | 5 | Silence |
  | 4 | Lion |
  | 4 | Manchester by the Sea |
  | 4 | Sully |
  | 3 | Florence Foster Jenkins |
  | 3 | The Founder |
  | 3 | Hello, My Name Is Doris |
  | 3 | La La Land |
  | 3 | Loving |
  | 2 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie |
  | 2 | Elle |
  | 2 | Hell or High Water |
  | 2 | Hidden Figures |
  | 2 | The Hollars |
  | 2 | Jackie |
  | 2 | A Monster Calls |
  | 2 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 |
  | 2 | Rules Don't Apply |
  | 2 | 20th Century Women |
  
  Films that received multiple awards :
  
  | Wins | Film |
  | - | - |
  | 2 | Fences |
  | 2 | Manchester by the Sea |
  | 2 | 20th Century Women |
  