‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Conclave’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Among AARP Movies for Grownups 2024 Best Picture Nominees

Emiliana Betancourt
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AARP The Magazine has announced the nominees for the annual Movies for Grownups Awards. The best picture contenders are “A Complete Unknown,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Gladiator II” and “September 5.”

The best actress race includes Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”), Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”), Demi Moore (“The Substance”), and June Squibb (“Thelma”). The best actor category has Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”), Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”), and Jude Law (“The Order”).

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Best director nominees include Pedro Almodóvar (“The Room Next Door”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Edward Berger (“Conclave”), James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”), and Ridley Scott (“Gladiator II”).

“Passionate for sophisticated, high-quality content, older audiences have the ability to propel film and TV content into mainstream popularity,” says AARP film and TV critic Tim Appelo. “With this year’s Movies for Grownups nominations, AARP spotlights the talents and work that resonate with this powerful demographic. Here are the storylines, filmmakers, and actors that honor and serve this often overlooked audience.”

See the full list of nominees:

  • Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez,
    Gladiator II and September 5.

  • Best Actress: Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths),
    Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Demi Moore (The Substance) and June Squibb (Thelma).

  • Best Actor: Adrian Brody (The Brutalist), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing),
    Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Jude Law (The Order).

  • Best Supporting Actress: Joan Chen (Didi), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys), Lesley
    Manville (Queer), Connie Nielsen (Gladiator II) and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave).

  • Best Supporting Actor: Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Peter
    Sarsgaard (September 5), Stanley Tucci (Conclave) and Denzel Washington (Gladiator II).

  • Best Director: Pedro Almodóvar (The Room Next Door), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez),
    Edward Berger (Conclave), James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) and Ridley Scott (Gladiator
    II).

  • Best Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi (Emilia Pérez), Jay
    Cocks and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown), Winnie Holzman (Wicked), Peter Straughan
    (Conclave), and Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts (Dune: Part Two).

  • Best Ensemble: A Complete Unknown, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, His Three Daughters, September
    5 and Sing Sing.

  • Best Actress (TV): Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night
    Country), Jean Smart (Hacks), Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building) and Sofia Vergara
    (Griselda).

  • Best Actor (TV): Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Idris Elba (Hijack), Jon Hamm (Fargo),
    Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) and Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun).

  • Best TV Series or Limited Series: The Crown, Hacks, Palm Royale, Shōgun, and Slow Horses.

  • Best Intergenerational Film: Didi, Here, His Three Daughters, The Piano Lesson, and Thelma.

  • Best Time Capsule: A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Here, Maria and September 5.

  • Best Documentary: I Am: Celine Dion, Luther: Never Too Much, Piece by Piece, Super/Man:
    The Christopher Reeve Story, and Will & Harper.

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