AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

[Big Magilla]

I remember when the AARP awards were an amusing afterthought to the Oscars. Now they're being reported in Variety as though they were as important to the Oscar race as The Globes and SAG awards. Ridiculous, of course, but let's remember that to in order to be eligible for an AARP award the individual recipient has to be over 50. There are no age restrictions applied to the best film contenders.

The AARP film critics considered these the year's 15 Best Films for Grownups:

1. Spotlight
2. The Martian
3. The Intern
4. The Danish Girl
5. Inside Out
6. Brooklyn
7. Love & Mercy
8. Bridge of Spies
9. Straight Outta Compton
10. Joy
11. Concussion
12. Room
13. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
14. Carol
15. Suffragette

The AARP membership, asked to pick their favorite from amongst these 15, is currently trending toward The Martian in a big way. Here's the current order:

1. The Martian
2. Bridge of Spies
3. Spotlight
4. The Intern
5. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6. Brooklyn
7. Inside Out
8. Straight Outta Compton
9. Love & Mercy
10. Concussion
11. Joy
12. The Danish Girl
13. Carol
14. Suffragette
15. Room

[Mister Tee]

Stick to lobbying, AARP. That's what you're good at.

[Big Magilla]

Best Picture: Spotlight
Best Actress: Lily Tomlin, Grandma
Best Actor: Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Best Supporting Actress: Diane Ladd, Joy
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Director: Ridley Scott, The Martian
Best Screenwriter: David O. Russell, Joy
Best Grownup Love Story: Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman, 5 Flights Up
Best Comedy: Nancy Meyers, The Intern
Best Documentary: The Last Man on the Moon
Best Intergenerational Film: Creed
Best Buddy Picture: Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley, Learning to Drive
Best Time Capsule: Love & Mercy
Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up: Pete Docter, Inside Out
Best Foreign Film: Rams (Iceland)
Career Achievement: Michael Douglas