11th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
DateFebruary 6, 2012
Hosted byMichael Nouri
Highlights
Most nominationsMidnight in Paris (6)

The 11th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, presented by AARP the Magazine, honored films released in 2011 and were announced on January 20, 2012. The ceremony was hosted by actor Michael Nouri on February 6, 2012 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.[1] Sharon Stone was the winner of the annual Career Achievement Award, and Martin Scorsese won the award for Breakthrough Achievement for his film, Hugo.[2]

Awards

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[3][4][5]

Musical Achievement
Readers' Choice

Career Achievement Award

Breakthrough Accomplishment

Films with multiple nominations

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
6 Midnight in Paris
5 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Hugo
4 The Descendants
War Horse
3 The Artist
The Help
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
Margin Call
2 Albert Nobbs
Another Happy Day
The Beaver
The First Grader
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
We Bought a Zoo
Win Win

References

  1. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards gala". Chron. February 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Descendants wins highest Grownups Award". Hindustan Times. February 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "'The Descendants,' 'The Artist' among winners at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards". EW.com.
  4. ^ a b Newcott, Bill. "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - The Descendents, J. Edgar, The Artist". AARP.
  5. ^ Making a Play for Older Voters (and Moviegoers) - The New York Times
  6. ^ "Sharon Stone Honored by AARP". www.yahoo.com.
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