# 15th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

The 15th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2015 and were announced on January 5, 2016. The awards recognized films created by and about people over the age of 50. The ceremony, held a month later on February 8, 2016, was hosted by actress and comedian Kathy Griffin at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

## Awards
### Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Best Movie for Grownups Spotlight‡ Brooklyn Joy Love & Mercy The Martian | Best Director Ridley Scott – The Martian‡ Todd Haynes - Carol Alejandro González Iñárritu - The Revenant David O. Russell - Joy Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies |
| Best Actor Bryan Cranston - Trumbo‡ Michael Caine - Youth Tom Courtenay - 45 Years Johnny Depp - Black Mass Ian McKellen - Mr. Holmes | Best Actress Lily Tomlin - Grandma‡ Blythe Danner - I'll See You in My Dreams Helen Mirren - Woman in Gold Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years Maggie Smith - The Lady in the Van |
| Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies‡ Jeff Daniels - Steve Jobs Robert De Niro - Joy Michael Keaton - Spotlight Sylvester Stallone - Creed | Best Supporting Actress Diane Ladd - Joy‡ Joan Allen - Room Jane Fonda - Youth Helen Mirren - Trumbo Cynthia Nixon - James White |
| Best Comedy The Intern‡ 5 Flights Up Danny Collins Joy The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Best Screenwriter David O. Russell - Joy‡ Nick Hornby - Brooklyn Nancy Meyers - The Intern Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner - Love & Mercy Aaron Sorkin - Steve Jobs |
| Best Time Capsule Love & Mercy‡ Carol Joy The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Straight Outta Compton | Best Intergenerational Film Creed‡ Grandma The Intern Straight Outta Compton Woman in Gold |
| Best Grownup Love Story 5 Flights Up‡ 45 Years Carol Freeheld I'll See You in My Dreams | Best Buddy Picture Learning to Drive‡ The 33 The Intern A Walk in the Woods Youth |
| Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up Inside Out‡ Kingsman: The Secret Service Paddington The Peanuts Movie Shaun the Sheep Movie | Best Documentary The Last Man on the Moon‡ Best of Enemies In Transit Radical Grace Very Semi-Serious |
| Best Foreign Film Rams - Iceland‡ Mia Madre - Italy The Salt of the Earth - Brazil Tangerines - Estonia Taxi - Iran | Readers' Choice Poll Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Carol Concussion The Danish Girl Inside Out The Intern Joy Love & Mercy The Martian Room The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Suffragette |

### Career Achievement Award

* Michael Douglas: "[F]rom his earliest days, beginning with the searing drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the two-time Oscar-winning actor/producer has challenged audiences to leave a movie theater with more than gum on their shoes."

### Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 8 | Joy |
| 5 | The Intern |
| 4 | Carol |
| 4 | Love & Mercy |
| 3 | Bridge of Spies |
| 3 | Brooklyn |
| 3 | 45 Years |
| 3 | The Martian |
| 3 | Youth |
| 2 | Creed |
| 2 | 5 Flights Up |
| 2 | Grandma |
| 2 | I'll See You in My Dreams |
| 2 | Inside Out |
| 2 | Room |
| 2 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
| 2 | Spotlight |
| 2 | Steve Jobs |
| 2 | Straight Outta Compton |
| 2 | Trumbo |
| 2 | Woman in Gold |
Films that received multiple awards :
| Wins | Film |
| 2 | Joy |