AARP awards honor Maclaine, ‘Green Book’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Have you got a grownup state of mind? If so, the AARP has some film awards just for you.
For the 18th year, the organization for retired persons and its AARP magazine have awarded their Movies for Grownups honors.
The ceremony was held Monday night and will be broadcast Feb. 15 on PBS.
Shirley Maclaine was honored for career achievement, and “Green Book” was named best movie for grown-ups. Glenn Close earned best actress for “The Wife,” and Viggo Mortensen took best actor for “Green Book.”
In addition to recognizing 2018’s standout films with unique appeal to “movie lovers with a grown-up state of mind,” the awards recognize the “inspiring artists who make them,” according to a statement.
Best supporting actress went to Judi Dench for her role as William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, in “All Is True,” a Shakespeare biopic directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh.
The awards ceremony, co-produced by the public television series “Great Performances,” was hosted by Martin Short.
Other winners include Richard E. Grant for best supporting actor in “Can
You Ever Forgive Me?”;
Spike Lee as best director for “Blackkklansman”; the Mister Rogers film “Won’t You be my Neighbor?” as best documentary; the Alzheimer’s story “What They Had,” starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Blythe Danner, as best grown-up love story; and reader’s choice: “A Star Is Born.”