Precursor: 21st AARP Movies for Grownups Nominations (2021)

For some strange reason, they eliminated their screenwriting award. Still, Belfast came out well with two actors on the list. It’s noteworthy that to get nominated for the acting or directing categories, you have to be AARP-eligible, which is age 50. What’s noteworthy is that Jared Leto, of all people, just barely made the cut having turned 50 in December. Beyond that, you can’t read a lot into this list when so many eligible contenders are ineligible, though the Best Director slate could mostly transfer over the Oscars and the Best Picture slate are all potential nominees in a ten-nominee field.

Nominations Tallies

(7) Belfast
(5) Being the Ricardos, West Side Story
(4) King Richard, Nightmare Alley
(3) The Duke, The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Nominations

Best Movie for Grownups

Being the Ricardos
Belfast
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Best Actor

Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
Jim Broadbent – The Duke
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress

Halle Berry – Bruised
Sandra Bullock – The Unforgivable
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Frances McDormand – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Helen Mirren – The Duke

Best Supporting Actor

Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Jared Leto – House of Gucci
J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Timothy Spall – Spencer
David Strathairn – Nightmare Alley

Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett – Nightmare Alley
Judi Dench – Belfast
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Marlee Matlin – CODA
Rita Moreno – West Side Story

Best Foreign Film

Drive My Car
The Hand of God
Sheep Without a Shepherd
There Is No Evil
Two of Us

Best Documentary

The Beatles: Get Back
Julia
My Name Is Pauli Murray
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America