AARP Films for Grownups Winners: ‘A Whole Unknown,’ ‘Depraved’

AARP has introduced the winners of its 2025 Films For Grownups Awards. Honoring motion pictures “made via and for grownups,” classes on the Films For Grownups Awards come with very best intergenerational movie (“Thelma”) and very best time tablet (“A Whole Unknown“).

“A Whole Unknown” led with two wins, very best time tablet and very best image/very best film for grownups, whilst “Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard took house very best director. See the total checklist of nominees and winners beneath:

Highest Image/Highest Film For Grownups

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

Highest Actress

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

Highest Actor

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

Highest Supporting Actress

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

Highest Supporting Actor

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

Highest Director

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

Highest Screenwriter

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

Highest Ensemble

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”
“A Whole Unknown”
“His 3 Daughters”
“September 5”
“Sing Sing” – Winner

Highest Actress (TV)

Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Display”)
Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night time Nation”) – Winner
Jean Sensible (“Hacks”)
Meryl Streep (“Simplest Murders within the Development”)
Sofia Vergara (“Griselda”)

Highest Actor (TV)

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

Highest TV Collection or Restricted Collection

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

Highest Intergenerational Movie

“Didi”
“Right here”
“His 3 Daughters”
“The Piano Lesson”
“Thelma” – Winner

Highest Time Pill

“The Brutalist”
“A Whole Unknown” – Winner
“Right here”
“Maria”
“September 5”

Highest Documentary

“I Am: Celine Dion”
“Luther: By no means Too A lot”
“Piece via Piece”
“Tremendous/Guy: The Christopher Reeve Tale” – Winner
“Will & Harper”