AARP’s 2010 Movies for Grownups Awards
Robert De Niro and Jeff Bridges at 2010 Movies for Grownups Awards
2010 Movies for Grownups® Awards
It’s award season here in Hollywood and AARP The Magazine has announced its annual Movies for Grownups Awards® .
Movies for Grownups® is a regular feature in AARP’s Prime Time Radio program heard on over 200 public radio stations across the US. AARP The Magazine Entertainment editor Bill Newcott hosts the two minute feature that focuses exclusively on films created by and for the 50+ demographic. “Movies For Grownups” previews upcoming movies, reviews current theatrical and home video releases, and interviews filmmakers whose work reflects the hopes, dreams, and experience of this too-often forgotten age group.
La Chaise d'Or trophy (Golden Chair)
Clint Eastwood’s film Invictus, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon was named the Best Movie for Grownups. Helen Mirren took the Best Actress 50+ award for her work on The Last Station, and Jeff Bridges was named Best Actor 50+ for his portrayal of the booze-soaked county singer Bad Blake in Crazy Heart. The Readers’ Choice award went to Sandra Bullock’s feel-good flick, The Blind Side. Robert De Niro received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Among the other categories are Best Intergenerational Film, Best Buddy Movie, and Breakthrough Accomplishment.
Complete list of awards and photos from the event –
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/entertainment/movies_for_grownups_2010awards/
Movies for Grownups® is also available as a podcast -
http://www.aarp.org/aarp/broadcast/aarp_radio/AARP_Radio_Podcasts/
