Movies for Grownups® Awards Premiering Sunday, January 19 on PBS
Following on the heels of the Jan. 5 award ceremony of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the recent 2020 Oscar nominations, AARP premieres Great Performances: Movies for Grownups® Awards with AARP The Magazine nationwide, on Sunday, January 19 at 6 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) and will be available to stream the following day on pbs.org/moviesforgrownups and the PBS Video app.
Hosted by iconic stage and screen performer Tony Danza, the following mega-stars are expected to walk the red carpet: Alan Alda, Pedro Almodóvar, Noah Baumbach, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro, Don Johnson, Rian Johnson, Harvey Keitel, Emma Koskoff, Diane Ladd, Kasi Lemmons, Juliette Lewis, Tzi Ma, Maria Muldaur, Conan O’Brien, Linda Ronstadt, Adam Sandler, Martin Scorsese, Zhao Shuzhen, Lulu Wang, Finn Wittrock, Khari Wyatt, Renée Zellweger, and more
This is the third consecutive year the senior awards will be broadcast on PBS in a co-production with Great Performances and AARP Studios. According to the Washington, DC -based AARP, “for nearly two decades, AARP’s Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films that resonate with older viewers.”
Celebrating the Art of Cinema
The star-studded awards ceremony puts the spotlight on a variety of high-quality performances from around the world,” said series Executive Producer David Horn. “We’re happy to also celebrate the art of cinema and the artists who create it with our audience,” says Horn.
Sunday’s awards ceremony includes a tribute to Career Achievement Award honoree Annette Bening, who spoke of shared purpose, vulnerability, and camaraderie in filmmaking after the award was presented to her by “20th Century Women” co-star Billy Crudup.
Recognizing the Best Films that Resonate with Seniors
“The Movies for Grownups Awards bestow recognition on the outstanding performances of experienced talent and on the year’s best films that resonate with a mature audience,” said Heather Nawrocki, AARP Vice President and Director of Movies for Grownups. “We are thrilled to once again work with Great Performances and bring this showcase of talent to the PBS audience,” she adds.
Throughout its more than 40-year history on public television, Great Performances has provided viewers across the country with an unparalleled showcase of the best in all genres of the performing arts, serving as America’s most prestigious and enduring broadcaster of cultural programming. Select episodes of the series are available for streaming simultaneously on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video app, which is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Chromecast.
Great Performancesis produced by THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET. Mitch Owgang is producer and Bill O’Donnell is series producer; David Horn is executive producer.
For more information go to www.aarp.org/moviesforgrownups.