AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Director

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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Director
Jacques Audiard Cannes 2017.jpg
The 2024 recipient: Jacques Audiard
Awarded forBest Director over 50
Country United States
Presented by AARP
First award Robert Altman for Gosford Park (2001)
Currently held by Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez (2024)
Website https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Director is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP since the awards' inception in 2002. The award honors the best director over the age of fifty. [1] The Best Director Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine , along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Foreign Film, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up. [2]

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Winners and Nominees

  indicates the winners.

2000s

Robert Altman won Best Director at the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. Robert Altman 02 (cropped).jpg
Robert Altman won Best Director at the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards.
Clint Eastwood was the first winner and last nominee to be recognized for multiple films in one year. Clint Eastwood J. Edgar Premier, November 2011 (cropped).jpg
Clint Eastwood was the first winner and last nominee to be recognized for multiple films in one year.
Tony Gilroy won for his directorial debut, Michael Clayton. Tony Gilroy (7732163606).jpg
Tony Gilroy won for his directorial debut, Michael Clayton .
Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to have won Best Director from the AARP, for 2009's The Hurt Locker. Kathryn Bigelow 02.jpg
Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to have won Best Director from the AARP, for 2009's The Hurt Locker .
YearDirector(s)FilmRef.
2001
(1st) 		Robert Altman Gosford Park [3]
Michael Mann Ali
Ridley Scott Black Hawk Down
Tony Scott Spy Game
2002
(2nd) 		Roman Polanski The Pianist [4]
Phillip Noyce Rabbit-Proof Fence and The Quiet American
Manoel de Oliveira I'm Going Home
Martin Scorsese Gangs of New York
Steven Spielberg Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can
2003
(3rd) 		Joel Schumacher Phone Booth [5]
Clint Eastwood Mystic River
Alan Rudolph The Secret Lives of Dentists
Ridley Scott Matchstick Men
Jim Sheridan In America
2004
(4th) 		Mike Nichols Closer [6]
Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Taylor Hackford Ray
Michael Mann Collateral
Martin Scorsese The Aviator
Ousmane Sembène Moolaadé
2005
(5th) 		Steven Spielberg Munich [7]
Woody Allen Match Point
Ron Howard Cinderella Man
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
Fernando Meirelles The Constant Gardener
2006
(6th) 		Clint Eastwood Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima [8]
Bill Condon Dreamgirls
Stephen Frears The Queen
Paul Greengrass United 93
Martin Scorsese The Departed
2007
(7th) 		Tony Gilroy Michael Clayton [9]
Joel and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men
Paul Haggis In the Valley of Elah
Mike Nichols Charlie Wilson's War
Julian Schnabel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2008
(8th) 		Gus Van Sant Milk [10]
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire
Jonathan Demme Rachel Getting Married
Ron Howard Frost/Nixon
John Patrick Shanley Doubt
2009
(9th) 		Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker [11]
Lee Daniels Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Clint Eastwood Invictus
Nora Ephron Julie & Julia
Rob Marshall Nine
Nancy Meyers It's Complicated

2010s

Steven Spielberg was the first repeat winner of the Best Director award. Ready Player One Japan Premiere Red Carpet Steven Spielberg (41604920761) (cropped).jpg
Steven Spielberg was the first repeat winner of the Best Director award.
Alfonso Cuaron was the first winner born outside Europe or the United States. Alfonso Cuaron (2013) cropped.jpg
Alfonso Cuarón was the first winner born outside Europe or the United States.
Spike Lee was the first Black winner, for 2018's BlacKkKlansman. Spike Lee Cannes 2018.jpg
Spike Lee was the first Black winner, for 2018's BlacKkKlansman .
Martin Scorsese won in 2019 for The Irishman, his sixth nomination. SBIFF 2012 SBclick Scorsese (6794397207) (cropped).jpg
Martin Scorsese won in 2019 for The Irishman , his sixth nomination.
YearDirector(s)FilmRef.
2010
(10th) 		Danny Boyle 127 Hours [12]
Paul Greengrass Green Zone
Paul Haggis The Next Three Days
Tony Scott Unstoppable
John Wells The Company Men
2011
(11th) 		Stephen Daldry Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close [13]
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris
George Clooney The Ides of March
Cameron Crowe We Bought a Zoo
Terrence Malick The Tree of Life
Martin Scorsese Hugo
2012
(12th) 		Steven Spielberg Lincoln [14]
Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee Life of Pi
David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook
Gus Van Sant Promised Land
2013
(13th) 		Alfonso Cuarón Gravity [15]
J.C. Chandor All Is Lost
Stephen Frears Philomena
Paul Greengrass Captain Phillips
Nicole Holofcener Enough Said
2014
(14th) 		Richard Linklater Boyhood [16] [17]
Clint Eastwood American Sniper
Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
James Marsh The Theory of Everything
Ira Sachs Love is Strange
2015
(15th) 		Ridley Scott The Martian [18] [19]
Todd Haynes Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu The Revenant
David O. Russell Joy
Steven Spielberg Bridge of Spies
2016
(16th) 		Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea [20]
Clint Eastwood Sully
David Mackenzie Hell or High Water
Martin Scorsese Silence
Denzel Washington Fences
2017
(17th) 		Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water [21]
Kenneth Branagh Murder on the Orient Express
Reginald Hudlin Marshall
Ridley Scott All the Money in the World
Steven Spielberg The Post
2018
(18th) 		Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman [22]
Kenneth Branagh All is True
Alfonso Cuaron Roma
Peter Farrelly Green Book
Mimi Leder On the Basis of Sex
2019
(19th) 		Martin Scorsese The Irishman [23]
Noah Baumbach Marriage Story
Fernando Meirelles The Two Popes
Sam Mendes 1917
Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

2020s

Aaron Sorkin won the awards for Director and Screenwriter for The Trial of the Chicago 7. Aaron Sorkin (27566400913).jpg
Aaron Sorkin won the awards for Director and Screenwriter for The Trial of the Chicago 7 .
YearDirector(s)FilmRef.
2020/21
(20th) 		Aaron Sorkin The Trial of the Chicago 7 [24]
Lee Daniels The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Regina King One Night in Miami...
Spike Lee Da 5 Bloods
George C. Wolfe Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2021
(21st) 		Jane Campion The Power of the Dog [25] [26]
Kenneth Branagh Belfast
Guillermo del Toro Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve Dune
2022
(22nd) 		Baz Luhrmann Elvis
James Cameron Avatar: The Way of Water
Todd Field TÁR
Gina Prince-Bythewood The Woman King
Steven Spielberg The Fabelmans
2023
(23rd) 		Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer
Ben Affleck Air
Michael Mann Ferrari
Alexander Payne The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon
2024
(24th) 		Jacques Audiard Emilia Pérez
Pedro Almodóvar The Room Next Door
Edward Berger Conclave
James Mangold A Complete Unknown
Ridley Scott Gladiator II

Multiple wins and nominations

See also

References

  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. ↑ Newcott, William R. (May 2002). "Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 56–58.
  4. ↑ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott".
  5. ↑ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2004 with Bill Newcott".
  6. ↑ "Winners and Runners-Up of Movies for Grownups Awards, 2006 with Bill N".
  7. ↑ Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 50–51.
  8. ↑ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
  9. ↑ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
  10. ↑ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  11. ↑ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards" (Press release).
  12. ↑ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  13. ↑ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
  14. ↑ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  15. ↑ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
  16. ↑ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'". 16 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP". 5 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter . 6 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The Post' Leads Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter . 17 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "'Green Book' and 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Win Big at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . 4 February 2019.
  23. ↑ "The Two Popes Earns 7 Nods in AARP's Movies for Grown-ups Awards". 26 November 2019.
  24. ↑ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter . 4 March 2021.
  25. ↑ "'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . 11 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List". 19 March 2022.
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