Brendan Fraser - AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Winners
Brendan Fraser accepts the Best Actor award for “The Whale” onstage during the AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AARP)

AARP The Magazine unveiled the winners of the 21st annual Movies for Grownups® Awards, featuring honorees Everything Everywhere All at Once, Women Talking, The Whale, Living, Till and more, as Top Gun: Maverick was awarded Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups, the evening’s top honor.

A memorable moment from the evening was Jamie Lee Curtis who received this year’s Career Achievement Award, which was presented to her by Brian Tyree Henry. “At the end of the day, what I love most about grownups is that we are more alike than different – grown ups suit up and show up each day, regardless of the way our cards were dealt,” said Curtis. “It’s the beauty of grownups and I’m honored to be considered one because it’s a badge of honor that I wear proudly on my face, on my body, in my mind and in my soul and I’m grateful for AARP tonight for this beautiful recognition.”

Additional noteworthy moments included Hong Chau who presented the award for Best Actor to Brendan Fraser for his role in The Whale.

AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards, will be broadcast nationwide by Great Performances on Friday, February 17, 2023, at 9 p.m. ET on PBS

The complete list of the Annual Movies for Grownups Awards Winners:

Career Achievement: Jamie Lee Curtis

Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: Top Gun: Maverick

Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Best Supporting Actress: Judith Ivey (Women Talking)

Best Supporting Actor: Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans)

Best Director: Baz Luhrmann (Elvis)

Best Screenwriter: Kazuo Ishiguro (Living)

Best Ensemble: She Said

Best Intergenerational: Till

Best Time Capsule: Elvis

Best Grownup Love Story: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Best Documentary: Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down

Best Foreign Film: The Quiet Girl (Ireland)

Best Actress (TV): Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)

Best Actor (TV): eff Bridges (The Old Man)

Best TV Series: The Old Man

Best TV Movie/Limited Series: Black Bird

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