Movies for Grownups® Awards 2025 with AARP The Magazine

♪♪ Next, on "Great Performances," join us for the annual Movies for Grownups Awards... -Celebrating the best in movies and TV!

...that speak to the 50-plus audience about family, love, assorted life issues and more.

-I dare you not to be moved.

-Sometimes I dream.

-♪ How does it feel?

♪ Join this year's Career Achievement Award winner, Glenn Close... -How marvelous.

...and your host, Alan Cumming... -I have decided not to act my age.

Do you hear me?

Can you hear me?

...for this year's star-studded Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine.

♪♪ -Hey!

Thank you very much.

I'll be here all night.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ Major funding for "Great Performances" is provided by... ...and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

♪♪ -I want to tell you a little story.

-It's not about politics.

It's about emotions.

[ Starter pistol fires ] -♪ Take a look ♪ ♪ Pictures stuck in a book, back to life ♪ -Your own ambition has not gone unnoticed.

-After all that I have been through, I'm not gonna give it away for nothing!

-[ Speaking Japanese ] -♪ Take a look ♪ ♪ Pictures stuck in a book, back to life ♪ -You know nothing about fashion.

You dress like you're about to have lunch on a steel girder.

[ Both grunt ] -Actors are investigators.

-There are very few women war correspondents.

War is a man's thing.

-It is an art, choosing gladiators.

-♪ It was never in doubt ♪ -Why can't you enjoy life?

-I don't know!

-There's been a slight misuse of the substance.

-♪ A little something to figure it out ♪ -To listen is to accept.

-Just cut to the chase.

-You're very young.

I don't want to hurt you.

-♪ Something to figure it out ♪ -I think I have power over you.

-Feeling seen, feeling beautiful, that's powerful.

And I can't imagine my life without it.

-♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, who's there?

♪ [ Applause ] [ Up-tempo music plays ] ♪♪ -♪ I feel groggy and weirdy and tragic ♪ ♪ Punchy and bleary and fresh out of magic ♪ ♪ But alive, but alive, but aliiiive ♪ ♪ I feel richy and twitchy and manic ♪ ♪ Calm and collected and choking with panic ♪ ♪ But alive, but alive, but aliiiive ♪ ♪ I'm a million different people ♪ ♪ Every single one is you ♪ Hello.

♪ I've a thousand different feelings, okay?

♪ ♪ But at least I feel, and I feel rotten ♪ ♪ But covered with roses ♪ ♪ Younger than springtime and older than Moses ♪ ♪ But alive, but alive, but aliiiive ♪ ♪ I feel wicked and whacky and mellow ♪ ♪ Firm as Gibraltar and shaky as jello ♪ ♪ But alive, that's the thing ♪ ♪ Aliiiive ♪ ♪ I feel half Tijuana, half Boston ♪ ♪ Partly Jane Fonda and partly Jane Austen ♪ ♪ But alive ♪ ♪ That's the thing to me ♪ ♪ Aliiiive ♪ ♪ This kaleidoscope of feelings whirls around inside my brain ♪ ♪ I admit I'm slightly cuckoo, but it's dull to be too safe ♪ ♪ And I feel brilliant and brash and bombastic ♪ ♪ Limp as a puppet and simply fantastic ♪ ♪ Frisky as lamb, lazy as a clam ♪ ♪ Crazy, but I am ♪ ♪ Aliiiive ♪ ♪ Alive, alive ♪ ♪ Aliiiiiiive ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

Welcome to the 2025 AARP Movies for Grownup Awards, celebrating the best in movies and TV!

[ Cheers and applause ] I'm Alan Cumming, and yes, I am alive.

I may be older.

I've actually just turned 60 years of age, but I am alive.

[ Cheers and applause ] Oh, no, thank you.

I don't want your pity.

But yes, I'm 60.

I can't believe it either.

Right now, June Squibb's over there saying, "Pfft, amateur."

[ Laughter ] But even though people now call me daddy and silver fox, I have decided not to act my age, because what does that even mean?

You know, what is age appropriateness?

What is acting your age?

And more importantly, who gets to decide?

I mean, is there some sort of panel somewhere of people wearing white lab coats with clipboards and tight sphincters saying things like, "wear more cardigans" and "your only form of exercise must now be golf"?

[ Laughter ] I think acting your age means that you've stopped being curious about not just your present, but your future too.

And you're allowing other people to dictate your life experience for you.

Acting your age, to me, is spiritually Botoxing yourself and I will not have it Beverly Hills, do you hear me?

[ Applause ] Can you hear me?

No substance for me, Demi.

Not with those side effects, but actually as Demi's film points out, we as a culture only equate beauty with youth.

And as all of you in this room are demonstrating, there is so much more to appreciate and enjoy about growing older, or as Shakespeare put it, gaining our experience.

So let's just stop trying to turn back the clock, shall we, and turn ourselves on to what tonight is all about: embracing our experience and celebrating the movies and TV shows that are made by grownups for a grown-up audience.

Okay?

[ Applause ] Can you hear me now?

And as we celebrate the fine work of our community, we also send love to those in our community, our neighbors, our friends whose lives were touched by the devastating wildfires.

Each and every one of us in this room, including our amazing crew, knows someone who has been affected.

The spirit of volunteerism, bravery, and unity over the past few weeks has been truly inspiring.

But there's nothing more unifying and inspiring than seeing the human spirit carry on.

And that is why we are here today, to carry on, to celebrate that spirit by celebrating performers and projects that also unite us.

Since these awards first began, we've seen the adult audience expanding in numbers and power.

And as a result, grown-up storytelling in movies and TV is stronger than ever.

The more we support these projects and the people who make them, the more opportunities there are for audiences and artists alike.

And by opportunities for artists, I of course mean jobs for me.

[ Laughter ] Throughout the show, we'll be presenting some great moments from the films that brought us together in that experience.

In fact, our first nominee for Best Movie for Grownups recounts the hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, as told through the eyes of the American sports broadcasting team that is thrust into covering the unfolding crisis.

Co-writer and director Tim Fehlbaum depicts how the course of events can be changed by the way they're covered by the news.

This is "September 5."

♪♪ -We're on.

-The peace of what have been called the “serene Olympics” was shattered this morning.

The games are still going on.

Within a few hundred yards, nine terrified living human beings are being held prisoner.

-You need to understand how sensitive the situation is.

-These are just local cops doing things they have never done before.

-Make it broadcast history.

More people have seen this than watched Armstrong land on the moon.

-Now police are on the roof.

-Whoa, guys.

-That's a TV.

Are they seeing what we're seeing?

-What are you talking about?

-Are the terrorists seeing this?

[ Static crackling ] It's not okay.

We made it worse.

[ Indistinct talking ] -They know the whole world is watching.

If they shoot someone on live television, whose story is that?

♪♪ [ Applause ] -And now, for our first award, here are the nominees for Best Actress.

♪♪ -You and Jodie want me to be your mother, but I already have a daughter!

I have one!

-No, Shel, look, we love you.

We -- W-- -I don't love you!

I don't care!

I don't care!

Look what I have to show for the last 30 years of my life!

[ Sobs ] I don't even get to keep a piece of my costume!

-Shel, where are you going?

-I don't know.

And I don't have to tell you!

[ Applause ] -This is all very c-confusing.

C-Can you be a little bit more, uh, specific?

-Yes.

I've never experienced any of these... -Okay.

-...fantasies in my head in -- in real life.

I haven't because I, uh, until I...

I met this... -You met, uh... W-W-Who did you meet?

-[ Sighs ] Uh... [ Applause ] -I lived with my parents till I was 23.

Then I moved in with Teddy and I lived with him until I was 91.

I've lived just me for two years now.

It gets lonely sometimes.

[ Applause ] -You can't go in or out of a supermarket without being harassed by those grinning, cheerful charity workers begging you for money for their stupid causes.

Why've they got to skin their teeth like that?

Cheerful, grinning people.

Can't stand them.

Loitering out there, demanding your hard-earned cash.

[ Applause ] -Hang in there, ladies.

You've got it.

♪♪ You've got it.

Whoo!

Ah!

Great work out there, ladies.

Alright.

I hope I see you next week for "Sparkle Your Life."

We're gonna work on the lateral abs, you know, the most difficult part to sculpt, but in the meantime, take care of yourself.

[ Cheers and applause ] This year's Best Actress winner is Demi Moore for her performance in "The Substance."

And now to present the award, please welcome Emmy nominee John Stamos.

[ Applause ] -Hello, everybody.

I am beyond thrilled to present this award to my old friend, the one and only Demi Moore.

Demi and I go way back, uh, over 40 years exactly, um, when we played Blackie and Jackie on "General Hospital."

[ Cheers and applause ] We had big hair, big dreams, and enough hairspray between us to single-handedly destroy the ozone layer.

[ Laughter ] But even back then, those that were lucky enough to share the screen with Demi knew that she wasn't just another actress.

She had that thing, that -- that rare electric quality that makes a star.

You know, like when you walk into a room and the lighting suddenly somehow gets better.

That's Demi Moore.

But we're not here to relive the soap opera glory days, even though I do have hours of VHS tapes at my house, if someone wants to come over.

We'll have a Port Charles party afterwards.

We're here to celebrate her breathtaking fearless performance in "The Substance."

Demi plays an award-winning actress turned fitness host who gets fired on her 50th birthday.

What makes Demi's performance so extraordinary is that so much of it is done without dialogue.

Just her, alone navigating the raw, brutal experience of being a woman under impossible expectations.

And somehow she makes silence speak louder than words.

Directed by Coralie Fargeat, here are a few moments of Demi Moore in "The Substance."

♪♪ [ Dramatic music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] For her performance in "The Substance," it's my pleasure to present the Best Actress Award to the incredible Demi Moore.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Um.

[ Clears throat ] Um, I really love this idea of movies for grownups because one of the things I always feel is that I'm not a grownup.

Um, I think I feel like I'm like a 12-year-old boy.

Um, so, okay, John, thank you for that incredible introduction.

I was gonna talk about our enduring friendship, but now I want to talk about our hair.

Um... [ Laughter ] You know, if you had told me in my 20s that my 60s would be the best moments of my life, I wouldn't have believed it.

Although right now, I would say to you, you couldn't pay me to be 21 again, um, because I wouldn't exchange perhaps that my body is more loosely wrapped on the outside now, um, for the incredible expansiveness of who I have become because of the chronological time I've had on this Earth to grow and to change and to evolve.

You know, "The Substance," it forces us to look at the way society views beauty, aging, and self-worth.

But the more important question really is not what society is doing to us, but what we're doing to ourselves.

And when we hold and appreciate the value of who we are, I truly believe that the world outside will change with us, and it can't happen the other way around.

And so to anyone who's ever felt like time is working against them, I hope that this film and this moment serves as a reminder that we don't fade -- we evolve, and that there's no expiration date for talent, passion, curiosity, and purpose.

And that's truly something worth celebrating.

I'm so grateful.

Thank you for this.

I so appreciate it.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ -Uh, I'd just like to say once again, I am not going to use the substance, but I am willing to explore the substance of John Stamos.

Now -- [ Laughter ] What?

Here are the nominees for Best Supporting Actor.

♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -To sleep.

To sleep?

Per chance.

Per chance.

Line.

-Yo!

-[ Cheering ] [ Applause ] -People are gonna write about this.

I'm staring down the barrel of the next two years of my life.

What if one of them dies, hm?

What if they both die?

Who pays for it?

You gonna pay for it?

Are you gonna pay for it?

[ Applause ] -We have a bigger responsibility here.

-What about the sponsors?

-The sponsors are not gonna be concerned.

-Guys, we have two minutes.

-All they care about are the viewers, okay?

-S-So is -- is that what we're trying to achieve here, is ratings?

-No, we're just... We're following the story wherever it takes us.

[ Applause ] -Adeyemi.

Adeyemi, the man who believes in homosexuals should be sent to prison in this world and hell in the next.

Adeyemi is not the answer to anything.

And you know it.

If you want to defeat Tedesco -- -Defeat?

This is a conclave, Aldo.

It's not a war.

-It is a war!

And you have to commit to a side!

[ Cheers and applause ] -What was your name before you traded it for a Roman one?

-You'll never know.

I have a destiny.

The gods delivered you to me.

You will be my instrument.

[ Cheers and applause ] -The winner for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as network sports president Roone Arledge in "September 5" is Peter Sarsgaard.

[ Cheers and applause ] To present the award, please welcome a producer of the film, two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn.

♪♪ -Thank you.

It's unpleasant enough to be up to your groin in the swamp mud of a Louisiana summer throughout the dead of night.

Water moccasins and mosquitoes hissing and buzzing, alligators patient and still as snipers in the mangroves.

But that's where I first met Peter Sarsgaard, one evening in 1994.

In the years that followed, I enjoyed from afar Peter's rising career, leading up to last year's "Presumed Innocent."

His choices, his movement, his eyes, his voice -- It's an acting class and an inspiration.

He graced our team of "September 5" in just the same way.

I was not at all surprised that his resilience and professionalism had also been a significant contribution to the overall strength of our ensemble.

After all, I'd seen it in the swamp.

So let's take a look at Peter's work in "September 5."

♪♪ -Okay, look, I know this isn't a responsibility that everyone wants, but does it make more sense to have a talking head from news take over from halfway across the world?

Our job is to tell the stories of these individuals whose lives are at stake a hundred yards away.

And our job is really straightforward.

We put the camera in the right place, and we follow the story as it unfolds in real time.

News can tell us what it all meant after it's over, and I'm sure they're gonna try.

But this is our story and we're keeping it.

[ Applause ] -Where is he?

I'm honored to know you, Peter, and grateful that AARP has allowed me to join them in recognizing you with their Best Supporting Actor Award.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -This guy.

You know, someone once told me very early in my career no one goes to the movies to feel bad or learn anything.

[ Laughter ] Um...

It's true.

I've always thought of grownups as other people, people who go to work every day, like everyone in my family did.

Teachers, firemen, salesmen, people who typically didn't have time on their hands to daydream.

My father, he retired the moment he was allowed to.

He got an early retirement package.

He was a salesman at IBM, so he retired at 55.

I'm 54.

[ Clears throat ] Well, I'll be 54 in a month.

I'm calling it early so I feel better.

Um, but he's an extremely frugal man.

And so he figured he could live modestly if he handled his finances properly and lived the rest of his life as an artist.

He'd always wanted to be a photographer.

And so he became one.

He published and sold his work, but he still considered himself retired because he's an artist, like me, like retired, because he doesn't consider being an artist work.

But there really is no retirement in acting because you can't retire if you're an artist.

It's for life, right?

Vanessa Redgrave is still available if the role is large enough.

Austin Pendleton is ready to do the Cherry Orchard at Wally Shawn's place at the drop of a hat.

Sean told me he was quitting acting 30 years ago.

[ Laughter ] But here he is, years later, being brilliant, making us feel bad and think.

[ Laughter ] [ Applause ] So I think this award is about reminding everyone that there's a large group of people out there that will watch films that require participation, that require attention.

Folks with the time and space and wisdom to do that work.

The payoff is a healthier society, a wiser society, and more compassion for those of us who run astray, yes.

Um, so maybe this is the time for grownups.

This is not the time to space out, drop out or freak out.

It's time to do the work, as painful as that can be.

[ Cheers and applause ] So thank you to my wife, my daughter here, the cast of "September 5," Tim Fehlbaum, Sean.

It was Sean's name at the top of that thing that made me pay attention to this story.

And thank you to the AARP for supporting me and all these artists.

Thank you for supporting "September 5" with its brilliant insights into journalism.

Sean once said something like -- I know I'm gonna say this wrong, but I have the gist of it -- Audiences aren't always very good at knowing when they're being lied to, but they always know when you're telling the truth.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ -The next nominated film is French writer-director Jacques Audiard's Spanish language crime-drama-musical -- not another one, I hear you cry -- which follows the journey of four very different women.

An attorney is enlisted to help a cartel boss retire and realize a secret lifelong plan to live authentically as a woman.

On this colorful quest, the cartel leader bonds with both a widow and her own estranged wife as the story takes us to London, Switzerland, Tel Aviv and Mexico City.

♪♪ ♪ Take a musical Mexican drug king ♪ ♪ Who wants surgical gender affirming ♪ ♪ And a lawyer who's pressed into helping ♪ ♪ It's the plot of "Emilia Pérez" ♪ Hey!

Thank you very much.

I'll be here all night.

[ Cheers and applause ] And this is "Emilia Pérez."

♪♪ -Ladies and gentlemen, and everyone in between.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -And now here are the nominees for Best Supporting Actress.

♪♪ -You may think I have little worth.

You may think I betrayed you.

But I need you to know if you will not have your mother's love then take your father's strength.

[ Cheers and applause ] -What are you so afraid of?

[ Insects buzzing, chirping ] Hmm?

Door's already open.

Can't close it now.

All he can do is look away.

But why would you?

[ Cheers and applause ] -Well, good afternoon, sister.

I would like to speak to the nun who dropped her tray just now.

-She's safe with me.

I'm dealing with the situation too.

-I'm sure you are, Sister Agnes, but I must see her myself.

-I hardly think a dropped tray should concern the dean of the College of Cardinals.

-Even so -- -The welfare of the sister is my responsibility.

-And this conclave is mine.

[ Applause ] -I came all this way.

It's a crime that they won't let me see him.

It's a crime.

[ Birds chirping ] [ Cheers and applause ] -Why do you never listen to me?

I'm your son.

-[ Speaking Mandarin ] -Yeah, well, maybe if Dad raised me, I would've been a better son.

[ Applause ] -The award for Best Supporting Actress goes to Joan Chen for her performance in "Didi," and to present her award is Emmy nominee Lou Diamond Phillips.

♪♪ -[ Scottish accent ] Are you a traitor?

[ Laughter ] [ Normal voice ] Joan Chen's nuanced performance in "Didi" takes its place among countless others in an already internationally renowned career.

22 years before we worked together, Joan made her first movie in China at age 14 during the cultural revolution.

She quickly became an overnight sensation and was hailed by the press as the Elizabeth Taylor of China.

Five decades and nearly 100 performances later, Joan is still making headlines.

In "Didi," she plays a fictionalized version of writer-director Sean Wang's own mother.

Though the film is a coming of age story about Chris, a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy in the last month of summer before high school, his complicated relationship with his immigrant mother is the film's emotional core.

As they navigate the challenges unique to the Asian-American experience, she yearns to be seen as a person with her own aspirations.

Here is a look at Joan's moving work in "Didi."

♪♪ -[ Speaking Mandarin ] [ Chuckles ] Sometimes I dream.

[ Cheers and applause ] -On behalf of AARP's Movies for Grownups, it gives me great joy to present the Best Supporting Actress Award to Joan Chen for "Didi."

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Thank you, Lou, for this lovely introduction.

Um, thank you, AARP, for giving me this honor.

I am deeply grateful for the recognition.

Um, in China where I come from, old age, which with experience and memories was once revered, even something to brag about actually, like the beautiful rings of a great old tree, each marking the trials it has endured and the triumph it has achieved.

Yet sadly, this tradition is fading, much like wrinkles erased by photo apps.

[ Laughter ] Well, in this time when youth seems to be everything, AARP reminds us that aging is something to embrace, a badge of honor actually.

As the author of "The Little Prince" put it, in spite of decoys, jolts and ruts, you have to continue to plod like a horse drawing a cart.

And I'm so fortunate.

I'm still here, still drawing my cart.

Well, I may be entering the winter of my career, but the view is nothing bleak.

Against the glistening snow, vibrant pink, red, plum blossoms bloom... ...a flower you can't find in any other season.

So thank you again, AARP, for including me in this wonderful celebration and a heartfelt congratulations to all the honorees.

Thank you.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ -This year's winner for Best Documentary is "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story."

And to present the award is the Emmy winner and forever fragrant Jane Seymour.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -This remarkable documentary, it allowed me to go back in time and revisit the great love and friendship with the amazing and courageous Christopher Reeve.

I'm so excited that movie fans who admired his work and people not yet born during his lifetime are getting to know the man that I knew.

Chris was bright, fearless, and he loved to be alone.

He loved to fly airplanes, sail boats, ride horses, but after his tragic accident, he was unable to move and even unable to breathe alone.

He could never be alone again.

Once he processed what had happened to him, um, he asked, "What can I do to help others who are in this situation?"

He took all his energy, his intellect, and his visibility to advance innovative research and improve the quality of life for people and their families impacted by paralysis.

Now, if you haven't yet seen this inspiring documentary, I urge you to, and I dare you not to be moved.

Here are some moments from "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story."

[ Applause ] [ "Superman" theme plays ] -Everybody's looking for a hero.

I am not a hero.

That was a part.

I played the part.

I'm not that man.

-Mr. Reeve currently has no movement or spontaneous respiration.

-Carpe diem, Val.

-My dad was very competitive and he didn't necessarily slow down.

-We said goodbye.

He gave this wave.

That was the last time I saw him on his feet.

♪♪ -I felt I needed to do something not just for myself, but for everyone else in the same condition.

-The fact that Superman was in a wheelchair and was willing to go public with it was huge.

-Help is on the way.

[ Applause ] I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

[ Applause ] I wouldn't have missed this for the world.

♪♪ [ Applause ] -It is my pleasure to present the Best Documentary Award to "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" to the producers of the film, Robert Ford, Lizzie Gillett, and accepting is Ian Bonhote.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -[ Swiss accent ] Good evening.

I'm apologizing because you won't have subtitles for my accent, but I will try to be eloquent.

So thank you for the AARP is to let the gremlins from the documentary world come into the light out of the edit suite.

Loads of you knows that.

[ Applause ] We spend way too much time in the edit suite.

Anyway, um, a lot of people in this room have actually known Christopher Reeve.

I've never met him.

I got to spend two years every day of my life with him.

We don't work with actors, but it's quite magical when you make a documentary and you start looking into someone's work and someone's life.

And Christopher Reeve was way more than just an actor.

And I think I will take, for the rest of my life, all the teaching he's tried to pass on to the world.

You can only make film with great producers.

And Lizzie Gillette here and Robert Ford and my co-director partner Peter -- I directed and wrote it as well.

I'm extremely happy to be here because there's so many, so many, so many great performance and great film.

It's really exciting.

Thank you very much.

Have a good day.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ -The next nominated film examines the complex struggle between art -- Oh, you're going back to your seats?

Alright, go on then.

Just, hello, congratulations.

-Hello.

We're documentary filmmakers.

-Give it up for the documentary people.

They never get to be on TV.

[ Cheers and applause ] Look, they won an award.

[ Laughs ] And now me.

So, the next nominated film examines the complex struggle between art and fame as told through the creation of enigmatic music icon Bob Dylan.

Set in the early 1960s, it charts his arrival in New York City and culminates with his groundbreaking electrified rock performance at the Newport Folk Festival.

Co-written by director James Mangold, this stunning portrait stars the incredibly talented and completely known Timothée Chalamet in a performance unlike anything he's done before.

[ Rock music plays ] ♪ Hey, Mr. Chalamet man, sing like Bob for me ♪ ♪ Not like Wonka or the Dune guy with a spicy worm ♪ Do you cut in?

♪ Hey, Mr. Chalamet man, play like Bob for me ♪ ♪ For two hours, 20 minutes, we're delighted by you ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] This is "A Complete Unknown."

-♪ Remember me ♪ How about that Joan Baez, folks?

[ Cheers and applause ] And she's pretty.

Sings pretty, maybe a little too pretty.

Your songs are like an oil painting at the dentist's office.

-You're kind of an ass, Bob.

♪♪ -Oh, my God, it's Bob Dylan.

-Bob!

-♪ Once upon a time, you're just so fine ♪ They just want me singing "Blowin' in the Wind" for the rest of my damn life.

♪ Didn't you?

♪ -Well, this is gonna piss some people off.

-♪ People come and people go ♪ -You came here with nothing but a guitar.

You never talk about your family, your past.

-People make up their past, Sylvie.

They remember what they want.

They forget the rest.

-I want to know which side he's on.

-I'm not sure they want to hear what I want to play, Johnny.

-I want to hear it.

[ Clicks tongue ] -♪ How does it feel?

♪ -Turn it down!

-Play it loud.

♪ How does it feel?

♪ -Make some noise, B.D.

-♪ To have you on your own ♪ ♪ Like a complete unknown ♪ ♪ Like a rolling stone ♪ [ Applause ] -This year's award for Best Screenwriter goes to Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox for "Wicked."

And to present the award is one of the stars of the film, the wonderful Jeff Goldblum.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Hello, hello.

Um, you know, ah!

It was pure joy to play the Wizard in this glorious, glorious film, which was based on the smash hit Broadway phenomenon.

I'll bet, as you know, you may have seen it many times, which was based on a book, which was based on a movie... [ Humming ] ...which itself was based on a book.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

It's true.

[ Laughter ] You know what we should do now, Demi, here's what we should do.

Focus on two of the real wizards in this adventure from stage to screen.

The first is Winnie Holzman... [ Cheers and applause ] ...who took on the monumental task of turning Gregory Maguire's fantasy novel into her award-winning book of the stage musical.

Winnie was joined on her new creative task by another wizard, Dana Fox.

[ Cheers and applause ] And together they explored the depths of the characters and they expanded the plot and they enriched everything that we love about the theatrical production.

Their screenplay truly is of and for this time.

Here is a brief look at the story of two women from wildly different backgrounds who come to love each other.

Please enjoy this bit of a snippet.

♪♪ -Three, two, one, action.

-Can I call you Elphie?

-Well, it's a little bit perky.

I don't really -- -I know.

And you can call me Glinda.

-It truly resonates with me because it lands on the idea that the possibilities in any person are endless.

-Stop!

[ Children scream ] -That is amazing.

-As a fan, as a person who's loved this for 20 years, I know that this fights for truth and the complexities of being misunderstood.

-[ Laughs ] [ Birds cawing ] -It's very much a story about discovery... [ Whistle blows ] ...fighting for who you are.

-[ Bleats ] Listen to me!

You're not being told the whole story!

-Are we all just gonna sit here in silence?

Well, someone's got to do something.

-"Wicked" was about a relationship with other people, and the quality of those relationships can transform your life.

♪♪ [ Applause ] It is my great, great pleasure to present the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Screenwriter to Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox for "Wicked."

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Oh, gosh, this whole thing was just an excuse to hug him again.

-We love Jeff Goldblum.

Hello.

I'm Winnie and I'm 70 years old.

[ Cheers and applause ] -And I'm 48, but I feel 85.

My joints, everything hurts all the time, I don't know why.

But, AARP, I've been reading your magazine since I was like 10 years old.

You guys are my people.

Um, and also I didn't realize you partied this hard, so I'd like to be invited next year.

[ Laughter ] We would love to thank our families.

I want to thank my parents who are in their 80s and who remind me every single day that they're not old.

They believed in me, they supported me, they're amazing.

And I'd like to thank my wonderful husband and my children who remind me every day how old I am.

They think that cars didn't exist when I was young.

And thank you to your wonderful family.

-Thank you to my wonderful family, and our heartfelt thanks to the AARP Foundation for all you're doing for this city.

This city, for most of us here, is our home.

So let's use that imagination and determination that brought us here to restore and rebuild our home because as we know from "The Wizard of Oz," there's no place like home.

[ Cheers and applause ] -"Wicked" takes place in a mythical land, but it speaks to our real lives.

And we're so grateful to be a part of this rich legacy, from L. Frank Baum to the beloved "Wizard of Oz" movie.

-To the novel by Gregory Maguire, which became the musical that the amazing Stephen Schwartz and I created more than 20 years ago.

-And I have to say I want to thank Winnie because she and Stephen invited me into this incredible legacy, and I will be grateful for the rest of my life that she let me experience this joy with her.

So, now, with "Wicked: Part I" directed by the extraordinary John M. Chu, we have had the privilege of transforming this story yet again.

-Yeah, this is the story of a young woman who finds her voice and makes the brave choice to speak truth to power.

-Whoo-hoo.

[ Cheers and applause ] As writers, as women, and as Americans, we treasure the freedom to express what is on our minds and what is in our hearts.

-And it is our deepest hope that the dreamers of this world will continue to speak out against injustice and yeah, defy gravity.

Thank you.

-Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -This year's winner for Best Intergenerational Movie is "Thelma."

Presenting the award is the new CEO of AARP, Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ -For more than 65 years, AARP has been instrumental in improving the lives of older Americans, helping people age with dignity on their own terms and live their lives to the fullest.

This is a pivotal moment for AARP and the nation.

More than 110 million Americans are 50 and over during this time of increasing social and technological change.

One of our top priorities is taking on the rising problem of fraud, which is at the heart of the movie "Thelma."

The feature directorial debut of writer Josh Margolin and inspired by a real-life experience of his grandmother, this action comedy gives Oscar nominee June Squibb the first leading role of her 70-year career.

[ Cheers and applause ] She plays a feisty grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson.

Accompanied by her friend and his motorized scooter, she sets out on a perilous quest across Los Angeles to reclaim what was taken from her.

This hilarious and poignant film shines the spotlight on an unlikely action hero as she tackles aging with agency.

And she does most of her own stunts.

[ Laughter ] Here's a brief look at "Thelma."

♪♪ -Our only real option is to contact the postal service.

And with these types of things, the odds are slim, especially without the address.

-I think I have it here.

-That's such a mean thing to do.

It's just sick.

-Is there anything that can be done, a database of some kind?

-We have no moral center as a society.

This is a systemic issue.

Do you have it?

-I don't have it.

-If it's any comfort, these kinds of scams are increasingly common.

-Well, how do they know who I am?

-They contact people at random using telephone listings and social networking sites.

-Like Facebook?

-Sure.

Like Facebook.

-Well, how can Zuckerberg let this happen?

[ Laughter ] -Sorry?

-Shouldn't Zuckerberg be able to fix this?

-Are you on Facebook?

-Am I?

-No, you're not.

She's not.

This was a tangent.

-I would suggest canceling your cards and freezing your accounts until you're sure you didn't provide any information that can leave the door open to more fraud.

Beyond that, there's not much we can do at this point.

Sorry.

-No, you're not.

[ Laughter ] [ Applause ] -To accept the AARP's Movies for Grownups Intergenerational Award on behalf of "Thelma," please welcome June Squibb and the actor who plays her grandson, Fred Hechinger.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause continue ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause continue ] -Oh, goodness.

Thank you.

-Thank you so much.

[ Cheers and applause continue ] -Thank you.

[ Laughs ] -Thank you all very much.

Just quickly, I want to say that, June, I adore you endlessly and you inspire me to no end.

I remember the first time that Josh introduced us, I felt immediately that I had made a friend.

And this thing intergenerational is really wonderful.

It's a wonderful name because something that you've said a lot is that we all age together, and it's not a process to be feared at all.

So learning and working with you and becoming your friend is one of the great joys of my life.

So thank you.

-Thank you, darling.

[ Applause ] -Thank you.

-I just want to say that Fred and I have an unbroken bond, and I'm sure it will last our lives.

And it was because of "Thelma."

We did not know each other before.

So "Thelma" truly is generational.

We deserve this win.

[ Laughter ] Thank you.

Thank you very much for the award.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -The next film nominated for Best Movie for Grownups is a gripping thriller set against the ancient and mysterious ritual of electing a new leader of the Catholic Church.

As four cardinals vie for the position, secrets and scandals are revealed that threaten to shake the very foundation of the Church.

It takes place in Rome at the Sistine Chapel, just a coin's throw away from the Trevi Fountain.

♪♪ ♪ Four cards in the chapel ♪ ♪ Each one scheming to be Pope ♪ ♪ Will their schemes make one pontiff ♪ ♪ Or burst in a cloud of smoke?

♪ This is "Conclave."

[ Applause ] -The Pope is dead.

The throne is vacant.

-The conclave begins now.

We're about to choose the most famous man in the world.

-And one and a quarter billion souls watching.

-I'd say this is a pretty fair vision of hell.

-Well, don't be blasphemous, Ray.

Hell arrives tomorrow when we bring in the cardinals.

The Holy Father was spying on all of us.

-You should be careful, Thomas.

-Although we sisters are supposed to be invisible, God has nevertheless given us eyes and ears.

♪♪ -Why did the Holy Father, in his last official act as Pope, choose me to run this conclave?

♪♪ -The reasons would become clear soon enough.

[ Applause ] -Since 2007, the Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award has recognized veteran artists for their continued pursuit of excellence in filmmaking for the 50-plus audience.

Recent past recipients include Jamie Lee Curtis, Lily Tomlin, Morgan Freeman, George Clooney, Shirley MacLaine, and Helen Mirren.

This year's Career Achievement Award goes to one of the finest actresses of our time, Glenn Close.

[ Cheers and applause ] Movie fans have been captivated by Glenn's outstanding performances for more than four decades.

But she began her career on the New York stage, and one of her first filmed portrayals was in the play "The Rules of the Game," which appeared right here on PBS's "Great Performances" in 1975, which was also the year that Timothée Chalamet's parents were born.

[ Laughter ] However, playing one of the most iconic movie villains of all time in "Fatal Attraction" catapulted her to worldwide fame.

I could name all of her films or attempt to list at least some of her countless accolades.

But the best way to honor Glenn's work is to let it speak for itself.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -♪ Ooh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew ♪ -I feel like I was at my best when I was with you people.

-So, so what's the thrust here?

We were great then and we're not now?

-I don't know.

I just -- I'd hate to think that it was all just fashion.

[ Thunder crashing ] -How marvelous.

How marvelous!

I'll pay you twice what they're worth, come now.

I'm being more than generous.

-Being shoved aside with all the other wives to talk about some damn shopping trip while you -- while you say to all the -- the gathering sycophants that your wife doesn't write?!

Your wife, who just won the Nobel Prize!

-I often wonder how you manage to invent yourself.

-Well, I had no choice, did I?

I'm a woman.

Women are obliged to be far more skillful than men.

You can ruin our reputation and our life with a few well-chosen words.

So of course, I had to invent not only myself, but ways of escape no one has ever thought of before.

-The Reverend Mother told us that my mother was dead and we had to leave, had to go find work.

Thought I'd die living amongst such rough people.

They were poor, living like animals.

Indecently.

Life without decency is unbearable.

-What are you doing?

-I'm taking him.

-Where?

-To live with me.

And if you've got a problem with that, you can talk to the barrel of my gun.

-So, where's your wife?

-Where's my wife?

My wife is in the country with, uh, her parents visiting them on the weekend.

-And you're here with a strange girl, being a naughty boy.

-I don't think having dinner with anybody is a crime.

-Not yet.

-No, I believe we have two lives.

-How -- What do you mean?

-The life we learn with and the life we live with after that.

-Girl, I'm just trying to see that you live a clean life.

-Yeah, 'cause you got the church now, right?

Praise the Lord, you all brand-new.

-The Lord saved me.

-You might have your little church friends fooled, but I remember everything.

Everything.

-It's not bad being old.

It's kind of nice actually.

You are done with school and if you are very lucky, you'll have many, many friends and many, many memories.

It can be a real adventure having a life.

-♪ Sleep now, la la la la la ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -Glenn regrets that she can't be here to accept her award in person, but she's away celebrating another big life event.

I'll let her tell you about it herself.

-Thank you, AARP's Movies for Grownups, for this wonderful, wonderful award.

I am deeply honored.

And I just want you to know that the reason why I am not in the room with you tonight is because my first grandchild is making his debut any minute.

And since my daughter is my finest achievement in all of my lifetime, nothing can keep me from being with her.

I have been a working actor, I am proud to say, for more than 50 years and counting.

My acting debut was on stage in New York at the original Helen Hayes Theater, directed by the great Harold Prince.

My movie debut was in "The World According to Garp," directed by George Roy Hill and starring Robin Williams.

In the beginning, I was so hungry for work.

An actor can only show what she's capable of when she has a chance to act.

I have not lost that hunger, that expectation.

In fact, my hunger and belief is much deeper because I've been learning my craft for 50 years.

I'm still here, raring to go.

My life has been blessed by directors, casts, designers, and crews who have challenged, inspired, and supported me.

I am deeply grateful for every single one of them, especially the craft service person who gets up at 4:00 a.m. every working day.

We all count, every single member of the great collaborative teams that make up the profession I've been lucky enough to be part of for so long.

We are all concerned about artificial intelligence and wondering how it will impact what we all do.

To be human is to be flawed, to be conflicted, to be capable of love and forgiveness.

I think about a moment when I was working on a movie called "Meeting Venus" in Hungary, under the direction of the great István Szabó.

We were shooting a difficult scene.

It was subtle and emotional.

I was having trouble.

I couldn't get it.

I was so aware of the crew standing by watching me struggle, of the minutes ticking by, of the money being spent.

And I started to panic.

Just at that moment, István came up to me and whispered very gently in my ear, "Not to worry.

We're waiting for the angel."

My panic evaporated and I was able to eventually find the moment and we moved on.

But I think about that moment a lot.

The angel is inspiration.

We all have them hovering around us.

Finding the angel is what we humans, we creative souls can do.

I am a very human 77-year-old actor happy to be with you in spirit tonight, and deeply grateful that with this award you have recognized my angels.

Thank you.

[ Applause ] -Let's give Glenn the standing ovation she deserves, shall we?

Bravo Glenn.

[ Applause continues ] And now we recognize some of the exceptional work that is being done specifically for that magical glowing box in the corner of our living rooms.

Or more probably one that is now larger than our couches on the wall above our fireplaces.

I'm talking about television.

The award for Best TV Series goes to "Shogun."

To present, please welcome Danny Trejo.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ -Hello.

"Shogun" centers around two ambitious men and a mysterious female samurai who must prove her value and allegiance.

Since the majority of the dialogue is in Japanese, we see and hear what gets lost in translation when different worlds collide.

Here's a brief look at "Shogun."

[ Applause ] [ Samurais shouting ] -Life and death are the same.

Both can have value and purpose.

-[ Yells ] -This is not where we die.

We should be corpses by now.

But here we are.

My life is mine and yours is yours.

If you can't see that, you'll never be free of this prison.

-It is you who is imprisoned.

Freedom is all you ever live for.

-[ Speaking Japanese ] -[ Speaking Japanese ] ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -It's my pleasure to present the award for Best Series to the Emmy-winning star and producer of "Shogun," Hiroyuki Sanada.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Thank you, Danny.

Thank you, AARP, for this wonderful award.

I'd like to accept this on behalf of all the crew and cast members of "Shogun."

"Shogun" was a dream project for me.

It was my first experience to producing.

Yes, I was a new face producer on set, and I felt like a newborn baby.

You know, I started this new job when I was 60, but... [ Cheers and applause ] Kept me feel young, and I really enjoyed on set every day.

And then I enjoy the collaboration between East and West.

You know, it was like a dream team for me.

I'm so proud of my team and yeah, I've learned a lot during the new experience.

So we're forever student means we are forever young.

[ Laughter ] And I'd like to thank the audience of "Shogun" in the world.

You guys made this miracle happen.

Thank you so much.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ -We'll continue our TV awards now with the nominees for Best Actor.

♪♪ -This isn't personal, Corey.

-I'm gonna have to disagree with you there because everything is personal.

And every so-called business decision, it lands on a human being.

And in this case, there's 22,000 of them.

-Okay, okay, let's not get so high and mighty.

[ Cheers and applause ] -Hey, what's your name?

-Amanda.

-Amanda?

Amanda, just breathe alright, I'm Sam.

Listen to me.

Drink that.

Look, you're like me, yeah.

Got family?

Loved ones?

-Calm down.

Relax.

-We got one job to do right now.

Just get through.

Alright?

-Get back to your seat!

-[ Speaking indistinctly ] -Sit down!

[ Applause ] -I'm taking you in for obstructing an investigation.

Get up.

-Ah, I'm good here.

Thanks.

I've got a full day booked here through.

-The carload of dogs I'm about to call might get in the way of that.

-Well, I wouldn't want people to think they had to send a bunch of men to do a woman's job.

Now, cuffs won't be necessary.

Come on.

-I'd rather not take any chances with a man who looks like he gropes people on buses.

-You're being hurtful about my appearance.

[ Applause ] -[ Speaking Japanese ] ♪♪ [ Applause ] -Now, if you were to own a tavern and serve beer and pretzels at the same time, I could arrest you.

And in Waverly the law forbids horses from sleeping in bathtubs.

You beginning to get the drift here?

I'm a sheriff of the American Constitution, bound by duty, blood and tradition to enforce what is right and to prosecute what is wrong.

And the law, my friends, has very little to do with it.

[ Cheers and applause ] -This year's winner of the Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor TV for his performance as Roy Tillman in the fifth season of "Fargo" is the incredible Jon Hamm.

[ Cheers and applause ] Roy is a sheriff, a rancher, preacher, and defender of the American gospel hiding behind his faith.

He is, in his own reality, above the law, acting as judge, jury, and, too often, executioner.

Here are a few more moments of Jon Hamm in "Fargo."

♪♪ -Here's a question.

If you're so smart... [ Gun cocks ] [ Gunshot ] [ Body thuds ] [ Gun cocks ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ...then why are you so dead?

[ Gunshot ] [ Cheers and applause ] -Jon Hamm is on location, but he's here in spirit and on tape.

-Hello, AARP.

It's Jon Hamm.

Thank you so much for this incredible honor.

As someone who thinks of himself trying to make entertainment for grownups -- television, films, commercials, sketches, podcasts for grownups -- his whole career, it's very much appreciated, even though I have the sensibility and sense of humor of a pre-adolescent.

But I do understand the tremendous honor that this is and at my advanced 53, soon to be 54 years, it's come none too soon.

Thank you to everyone.

I wish I could be there and celebrate, but I do appreciate it.

Bye.

[ Cheers and applause ] -Our final TV award recognizes the Best Actress.

Here are the nominees.

♪♪ -Okay, yeah, I can't -- I-I-I can't do this anymore.

You're fired.

-Come -- Alex, come on, you -- -Get out.

[ Applause ] -You're not gonna blame her on me.

And I wasn't even here.

You know who was here?

You.

You were here.

It was your case all those months.

You didn't close it.

You.

-Exactly.

[ Applause ] -[ Screaming ] -My God!

What was in that Crystal Light, bath salts?

-[ Screaming continues ] -Hey, Doreen.

-Get off me!

-You got to bridge.

You're gonna have to get your hand in there for a chokehold.

Bridge, come on, kill!

-Whoa, whoa, easy, ladies!

-Get off me!

Get off me!

-No need to fight over me like Loni Anderson and Charo!

-Get off me!

-Ow!

-There's a chocolate Swiss Miss for you, bitch!

-Are you sorry?

-I'm sorry you're on me!

-I'm sorry too.

[ Applause ] -I moved cocaine for 10 years, Medellín to New York, and you have no idea what I have gone through since.

So to me, this is nothing.

[ Applause ] -No, but now I want this pillow.

-It's not funny, Marcus.

This needs to stop now.

-Okay.

Okay.

I-I'll get on it.

-Look at this.

A coffee cup that says "I'm so old, I went apple picking with Eve."

I mean, I like the joke, but I hate that font!

[ Laughter and applause ] -This year's winner for Best Actress is Jodie Foster for "True Detective: Night Country," and to present the award, please welcome her co-star, Kali Reis.

♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -Oh, I am thrilled that the award for Best Actress in a TV Series goes to Jodie Foster in "True Detective: Night Country," a show that she also produces.

The setting is in Ennis, Alaska, a remote, fictional town north of the Arctic Circle that is annually plunged into a period of prolonged winter darkness.

Jodie says she has found her center in this partnership, which allows the perspectives of indigenous women to shape the storytelling.

Working with her is like training with Mike Tyson in his prime.

Let's see some of Jodie's magnificent work in "True Detective: Night Country."

♪♪ -Fine.

You want to do it differently?

You make up the questions.

You just had to know.

Right?

You had to keep digging.

That's what Hank found in there.

I bet he was asking you what do they know about the mine?

[ Scoffs ] Then bingo -- his kid gives him a little present.

-I wasn't digging for anything.

-Yeah, go!

Ask me questions.

Question me.

[ Applause ] -For her performance in "True Detective: Night Country," it is my absolute pleasure to present the award for Best Actress TV to my friend, my partner, my onscreen partner, Jodie Foster.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -I love Kali Reis.

Um, I just feel incredibly lucky.

And that's something about turning 60, 62 now, almost 63.

It just keeps getting better.

[ Laughter ] Um, looking at this room, looking at all of my various co-stars, Peter Sarsgaard, I think I might have killed you, but I can't actually remember.

[ Laughter ] Um...

I definitely killed Jeff Goldblum, didn't I?

Um, and so many treasured people that I looked up to in all of my 60 years in front of the camera.

I think -- I think the reason that I'm the happiest that I've ever been is that I -- there is some weird chemical that hits your body when you have that 60th birthday where suddenly you just don't care about anything.

And, um, you -- [ Laughter, cheers, applause ] All of the things that tortured you in your 50s -- trying to compete with your old self, trying to compete with ideas that other people had for you -- all of it sort of goes away.

And you realize that you've been spending all of this time agonizing about yourself for years and years was all about yourself.

And the day that you make a decision not to do that anymore and to make it about others is the happiest day of your life.

And suddenly you discover -- I mean, I don't know.

I think you discover a new -- for me, discovered a new love of acting that I had lost.

And some of that is about community, working with somebody like Kali.

There's something about having something to offer.

Um, and I guess it's wisdom, but I think the wisdom is that we are able to say, "Ah, it's gonna be fine" to take away the anxiety.

That really is the only -- [ Applause ] The only wisdom that I have to pass on.

And I learned so much from Kali Reis and from Issa López, our wonderful showrunner on "True Detective" from all of the actors, especially the Inuit, Inupiaq actors who lent us their stories and who asked us to help them tell it.

I guess that's what this is about, is that I love being in someone else's corner and I can't believe I had to wait till I was 60 to discover it.

[ Laughter ] Thank you so much.

Thank you, Kali.

And thank you for everybody in this room.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -The next nominated movie is an epic sequel to Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning "Gladiator."

The story focuses on Lucius, son of Maximus, as he enters the Colosseum to avenge the destruction of his home and return Rome to its people.

Featuring nonstop action, water battles, and Paul Mescal in a tiny, shiny skirt, there's literally something for everyone in this movie.

[ Laughter ] The film is set in 211 AD where everything is Roman, including the numerals.

♪♪ ♪ In ancient Rome where twins are king ♪ ♪ When mom meets sun, here's what they say ♪ [ Tune of "That's Amore" ] ♪ When a sword hits your gut ♪ ♪ To the cheers of the horde, gladiator ♪ ♪ When the bowl starts to flood ♪ ♪ And the sharks smell your blood, gladiator ♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ] ♪ When you're bent on revenge ♪ ♪ But you find out Denzel is a...♪ [ Music stops ] ♪ Traitor ♪ See what I did there?

♪ Don't go home to the dome ♪ ♪ Back in old ancient Rome, gladiator ♪ This is "Gladiator II."

[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you very much.

-I own you now.

But whose head could I give you to satisfy your fury?

-The general will do.

Rome has taken everything from me, but I will have my vengeance.

[ Drums banging ] I don't fight for power.

I fight to free Rome from men like them.

-Your name will be forgotten!

-To instill order, I must have power.

-Everything is forgotten in time.

Empires fall.

So do emperors.

-This is war!

Real war!

-The odds are against you.

-The odds are always against me.

♪♪ [ Applause ] -This year's award for Best Ensemble goes to "Sing Sing."

[ Cheers and applause ] This eye-opening film follows a group of incarcerated men who participate in the rehabilitation through the arts program.

Among them is a man imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.

Through acting in a theater group alongside other inmates, he finds purpose.

Here in California, current and former inmates have found their purpose fighting wildfires and working with the forestry service to prevent future devastation.

One such firefighter is with us tonight to present this award.

He found purpose as an incarcerated firefighter and went on to create the Forestry Fire and Recruitment Program to train formerly incarcerated individuals and give them the skills they need for a career.

Many of his graduates were on the front lines as the recent fires raged.

Please welcome Chief Royal Ramey.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause continue ] -Thank you.

Thank you.

The California Fire Camp program put me on the path of a new life.

It gave me a sense of pride and purpose, and it taught me what it means to be a part of a team.

And when you're fighting fires, you're in a partnership with people you wouldn't normally interact with on the street.

And that's teamwork.

This movie, "Sing Sing," is this Ensemble Award, shines a spotlight on another program that unites incarcerated people from different backgrounds on stage.

What makes the performances in this movie so authentic is that many of the actors are formerly incarcerated in the program.

They play versions of people they once were.

Here are a few moments from "Sing Sing."

[ Applause ] -Now give some love, give him some love.

Alright, alright.

That's enough.

Alright.

Now, what -- what's your emotional state?

What's underneath that?

-Mad as a mother-- -Okay.

No, no, no.

Okay.

Anger is the easiest thing to play.

Am I right, Brent?

-Too easy.

-What's more complicated is to play hurt.

That helps you name the thing.

Alright?

Now try that.

Alright.

-From the top.

-There you go, Brent.

Ah!

♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -I am honored to present the award for Best Ensemble to "Sing Sing."

Accepting, my beloved brothers, Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause continue ] -Wow, this is great.

Thank you, all.

Thank you, all, for this.

Listen, I'm so proud to be here amongst these esteemed people.

I've had the honor and the pleasure of watching many of you for a long time.

You don't really realize how much you shaped the life that I came into.

This -- To be among you, to be a actor, accepted, this is so beautiful for me.

And I know my brothers that's not here, they really appreciate this Ensemble Award.

We worked on -- We worked really hard to get the message out to my people, to get the message out to you that people in prison are more than the numbers that they are labeled by.

People in prison -- [ Cheers and applause ] There are a lot of people in prison that actually want to come home and be accepted.

They want to contribute.

They want to make themselves better to fit in and be a part of society.

So thank you so much for this.

Thank you for recognizing it.

[ Cheers and applause ] -Our director, Greg Kwedar, put together a cast of formerly incarcerated men.

He presented that to me when we were developing this, and he wanted me to meet Clarence Maclin Jr. and said, "There are people who've been doing this incredible work and they deserve a real shot," especially who else will play Clarence Maclin but Clarence Maclin?

But also such an incredible ensemble made with -- we have a couple professional actors, Sean San Jose, Sharon Washington, and Paul Raci and this other incredible cast that really -- these men who had the lived experience, who just wanted to be a part of this and create this incredible film.

I feel very blessed to be a part of this ensemble.

It truly has been a work of a lifetime, honestly.

And thank you so much for recognizing our film and what we made with love.

Please watch it, share it.

It changes lives.

And also...

Thank you to you.

-Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ] -Take care, Los Angeles.

♪♪ ♪♪ -Now here are the nominees for Best Director.

-♪ To protect you and defend you ♪ ♪ Whether you are right or wrong ♪ ♪ Someone to open each and every door ♪ ♪ But it ain't me, babe ♪ ♪ No, no, no, it ain't me, babe ♪ ♪ it ain't me you're lookin' for, babe ♪ [ Harmonica plays ] [ Applause ] -Now let's hope none of our brothers suffer from claustrophobia and who knows how long we're going to be in here.

Can you reassure me that we will be finished on time?

-They will work through the night if they have to.

It will be fine, Your Eminence.

It always is.

Italy, you know.

-I'm sorry to fuss.

-Well, Eminence, I'd say this is a pretty fair vision of hell.

-Well, don't be blasphemous, Ray.

Hell arrives tomorrow when we bring in the cardinals.

[ Applause ] [ Singing in Spanish ] [ Applause ] -Where death is, we are not.

Where we are, death is not.

By my sword.

[ Weapons, armor clinking ] Strength and honor!

-Strength and honor!

Strength and honor!

Strength and honor!

[ Applause ] -The snow was falling, falling on the lonely church yard, falling faintly through the universe.

And faintly falling like the descent of their last end... ...on all the living and the dead.

[ Applause ] -This year's Best Director Award goes to Jacques Audiard for "Emilia Pérez."

[ Cheers and applause ] To present, please welcome one of the Oscar-nominated stars of the film, Zoe Saldana.

♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -"Emilia Pérez" was a magical collaboration led by our iconoclastic director, Jacques Audiard.

No other project, no other director has demanded so much of me in the best possible way.

What makes working with Jacques so exciting is that he is completely unaware of the rules.

A film can be a musical and a melodrama at the same time.

A film's narrative can be both extremely specific and universal.

Jacques expects the same boundlessness from his collaborators, which is both thrilling and terrifying.

And he encouraged me to add my own life experience to my character.

Playing Rita through dance and music would've been impossible without being able to trust Jacques so fully.

Beyond just me, "Emilia Pérez" is a film about sisterhood and the redemptive power of self-acceptance.

I'm so grateful -- Where are you, Jacques?

Ciao!

[ Laughs ] I'm so grateful for his leadership on this incredible journey we took together.

Please, let's take a brief look at some of his remarkable work on "Emilia Pérez."

♪♪ -[ Singing in Spanish ] ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -It is my pleasure to present the award for Best Director to the visionary behind "Emilia Pérez," Jacques Audiard.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ Singing in Spanish ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Merci beacoup.

-[ Speaking French ] Thank you very much.

Since I'm a little old, I'm losing my memory.

[ Light laughter ] -[ Speaking French ] -Luckily, I have this cap with the title of my film, but also my name, so I look at it and I remember my name.

[ Laughter ] -[ Speaking French ] [ Speaking French ] -Thank you, my dear Zoe, for your charming words.

When I hear you, I tell myself, "Jacques Audiard left us too soon."

[ Laughter ] -[ Speaking French ] -He still had a few films in him.

-[ Speaking French ] -I'm very happy to receive this prize from the AARP.

Thank you for this honor.

-[ Speaking French ] -I make films because you've made films, because you make films.

So please, let's continue to make films.

Please continue.

-[ Speaking French ] -Thank you to them.

My affectionate regards to all of you.

[ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Now here are the nominees for Best Actor.

♪♪ [ Swing music playing ] -I want to talk to you... ♪♪ ...without speaking.

[ Cheers and applause ] -I do not want to see Tedesco as Pope.

He would take our Church back to -- to an earlier era.

-I'm sorry, but I cannot vote for a man unless I think him the most worthy to be Pope.

And for me, that is not Tremblay.

It's you.

-I don't want your vote!

-Nevertheless, you have it.

[ Cheers and applause ] -They had a shot on me and they didn't take it.

-Pointed a ma-- -They had a shot.

-Oh, really?

Well, where were you?

-They didn't take it.

Why not?

-But they don't want to kill a Fed.

-That's right.

They're not dumb.

They have a plan.

They bought the cars from classifieds again.

-Yes.

-Paid cash.

Of course there's no prints.

They've got a plan.

[ Cheers and applause ] -Obviously, Attila's Catholic wife does not want us here.

She does not want us here!

-Are we doing as much as we can?

Are we as strong as we should be?

-We are nothing.

[ Cheers and applause ] -The jaws of darkness that devoured up... ...so quick, bright things come to confusion.

♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -And the winner for Best Actor for his performance in "The Brutalist" is Adrien Brody.

[ Cheers and applause ] To present the award is Tony Award-winner Liev Schreiber.

♪♪ -Thank you.

My son has recently become interested in acting.

And as he followed me out here and I've been dragging him around in the kind of awards circuit, I was trying to think of something grown-up to say to him about acting as we looked at all of the impossible things that we deal with as actors and the privileges and all of that.

And I thought to myself, "Um, thank God I have Brady Corbet and Adrien Brody's film to articulate my point."

"The Brutalist" touched me personally because I've always been, um...

I've always been obsessed with my grandparents.

And what Adrien does so beautifully in this film is reconnect us to what I think it is to be Americans.

And for me, a huge part of that is the immigrant experience.

I think that we are -- [ Applause ] I believe that we are -- and forgive me 'cause I've said this before -- but I believe that we are a nation of grandchildren and we owe a debt to those grandparents to stand up for and to defend the reasons that they came here.

Adrien plays László Tóth, a successful Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who seeks a new beginning.

László's journey is one of resilience, hope, and sacrifice as he fights for his buildings to be seen and his own right to exist.

Here is a look at Adrien's extraordinary performance in "The Brutalist."

♪♪ -Has to be something.

Why architecture?

-Is it a test?

-No, it is not.

[ Soft classical music playing ] ♪♪ -Nothing is of its own explanation.

♪♪ Is there a better description of a cube than that of its construction?

There was a war on, and yet it is my understanding that... ...many of the sites of my projects had survived.

They remain there still in the city.

♪♪ And the terrible recollections of what happened in Europe cease to humiliate us.

I expect for them to serve instead as a political stimulus, sparking the upheavals that so frequently occur in the cycles of peoplehood.

[ Applause ] -It is my honor and my great privilege to present the AARP's Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor to Adrien Brody.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -What a beautiful man.

My goodness.

No, I mean that.

[ Cheers and applause ] Not just handsome, beautiful.

Um, I'm so moved by that.

Yeah, thank you.

I've been thinking of what I would say, and as I've been sitting here, I had this recollection that I haven't had in many years which was that when I was a boy, as an only child in Queens, surrounded by everything, but a lot of harshness and a lot of things that I couldn't understand or defend myself against or defend others in this world against...

...I prayed to God to be a grownup... ...so that I would be somehow empowered to have a voice.

And I realize that prayer has been answered through my work... ...to be able to speak to a tremendous injustice... ...and to give a voice to people who have been othered and are not treated as equals.

Great contributors to the fabric of this nation... ...to speak up against anti-Semitism, against racism.

I'm so grateful and I want to thank the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards for this honor.

It's a tremendous privilege.

And I grew up reading AARP in my grandmother's home.

[ Laughter ] I swear.

And I remember the cards around and looking through the magazine and watching tennis on the TV with her and... And my grandparents and my parents afforded me this moment.

And they treated me as a grownup.

They treated me with respect.

They gave me space to forge a creative path without judgment.

And... ...my grandparents and my mother suffered a very similar harrowing experience fleeing Hungary in 1956 during the horrors of the Hungarian Revolution and were immigrants to New York.

And so portraying this magnificent role in this magnificent film was an opportunity to honor that struggle and the struggle of many and to recount my grandfather's wonderful, distinct Hungarian dialect.

And it just speaks to so much that... ...is so important in all of the things that we have to cherish in this world.

This film, I have to thank Brady Corbet for.

He shot on VistaVision, which is proof that things that are old are sometimes still the best.

[ Light laughter ] And the beauty of being an actor is that you can always play.

And we should all remember that.

No matter how old we get, we have to keep that freedom and imagination and curiosity in one another.

And I thank you for this moment very much.

I thank you for this generous introduction.

I thank you all for being here tonight.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Throughout this evening, we've shared some moments from the five nominees for Best Movie for Grownups.

Once again, here they are.

♪♪ And this year's Best Movie for Grownups is "A Complete Unknown," which is also this year's winner for Best Time Capsule for the painstakingly authentic costumes of designer Arianne Phillips.

To present the award, please welcome Academy Award nominee and screen legend Harrison Ford.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Thank you very much.

With his film "A Complete Unknown," James Mangold tells a story of a young man from Minnesota who comes to the big city with a few bucks in his pocket, a guitar, and a notebook full of songs.

He reinvents himself, gives himself a new name, and a new outlook on life, and within years becomes the face of folk music, which he wasn't seeking and doesn't necessarily want.

His songs challenge the tribal rules of what the purists believe folk music should be.

As his art evolves, the way in which he's viewed by the community changes.

The film explores his volcanic genius and how success affects both him and the people around him.

It is my pleasure to present the award for AARP's Best Movie for Grownups to my friend James Mangold and Boyd Holbrook.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Oh, thank you so much.

It's great to be up here with part of the wonderful team that made this film with me and to thank you, AARP.

When I turned 45, I started getting these envelopes and I -- [ Laughter ] I was like, "It's too damn early," you know, and, uh, uh, and maybe wait a little, couple years more.

But the -- But like Jodie, I've reached a point where I embrace it and I really embrace the idea of what you're doing here, which is celebrating films that are -- that are -- have mature themes and that are aimed at, as you put it, grownups.

This movie has been a joy for me to make with these producers, with Boyd representing our wonderful cast.

We have been together struggling to make this movie for almost six years -- knocked down by COVID, knocked down by industry strike, scheduling issues.

But one of the beauties of the long delay has been that we've all stayed together, including Timmy, our lead, all the actors, working, preparing.

How many movies for the actors here do you get six years of preparation before the shooting begins?

It is a really profound gift that somehow what we felt at the time were tragic circumstances have given us, which is the time to prepare to enter a world we all have so much respect for and make a movie that doesn't just examine a genius but also examines what's it like to live around a genius?

How do we deal with the question of talent?

What is talent?

Where does it come from?

I think those were questions beyond just telling Bob's story that we were really interested in exploring and had a great time doing so.

Thank you again for this honor, and thank you, everyone who's come out to see the movie in theaters.

It's still there, so you can do that.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause continue ] -Well, that's it for this year.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

On behalf of AARP Movies for Grownups, we look forward to another year of outstanding movies and television.

And until we meet again, good night.

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