‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Jacques Audiard, ‘Wicked’ and ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Among AARP Movies for Grownups Winners

Lauren Coates
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AARP has announced the winners of its 2025 Movies For Grownups Awards. Honoring films “made by and for grownups,” categories at the Movies For Grownups Awards include best intergenerational film (“Thelma”) and best time capsule (“A Complete Unknown”).

“A Complete Unknown” led with two wins, best time capsule and best picture/best movie for grownups, while “Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard took home best director. See the full list of nominees and winners below:

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Best Picture/Best Movie For Grownups

“A Complete Unknown“ – Winner
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Gladiator II”
“September 5”

Best Actress

Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”)
Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”)
Demi Moore (“The Substance”) – Winner
June Squibb (“Thelma”)

Best Actor

Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) – Winner
Daniel Craig (“Queer”)
Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”)
Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”)
Jude Law (“The Order”)

Best Supporting Actress

Joan Chen (“Didi”) – Winner
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“Nickel Boys”)
Lesley Manville (“Queer”)
Connie Nielsen (“Gladiator II”)
Isabella Rossellini (“Conclave”)

Best Supporting Actor

Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”)
Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”)
Peter Sarsgaard (“September 5”) – Winner
Stanley Tucci (“Conclave”)
Denzel Washington (“Gladiator II”)

Best Director

Pedro Almodóvar (“The Room Next Door”)
Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”) – Winner
Edward Berger (“Conclave”)
James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”)
Ridley Scott (“Gladiator II”)

Best Screenwriter

Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”)
Jay Cocks and James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”)
Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox (“Wicked”) – Winner
Peter Straughan (“Conclave”)
Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts (“Dune: Part Two”)

Best Ensemble

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”
“A Complete Unknown”
“His Three Daughters”
“September 5”
“Sing Sing” – Winner

Best Actress (TV)

Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)
Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”) – Winner
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Sofia Vergara (“Griselda”)

Best Actor (TV)

Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show”)
Idris Elba (“Hijack”)
Jon Hamm (“Fargo”) – Winner
Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”)
Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”)

Best TV Series or Limited Series

“The Crown”
“Hacks”
“Palm Royale”
“Shōgun” – Winner
“Slow Horses”

Best Intergenerational Film

“Didi”
“Here”
“His Three Daughters”
“The Piano Lesson”
“Thelma” – Winner

Best Time Capsule

“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown” – Winner
“Here”
“Maria”
“September 5”

Best Documentary

“I Am: Celine Dion”
“Luther: Never Too Much”
“Piece by Piece”
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” – Winner
“Will & Harper”

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