The AARP voters are surprisingly astute this year with few head-scratchers. Gladiator II is the biggest headscratcher. Though, Jude Law, Ridley Scott, Pedro Almodóvar, and Connie Nielsen are all pretty loco too.

Nominations Tallies

(6) Conclave
(5) A Complete Unknown
(4) Gladiator II
(3) The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, September 5, Sing Sing
(2) Dìdi, Here, His Three Daughters, Queer, Thelma
(1) Babygirl, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Dune: Part Two, Hard Truths, I Am: Celine Dion, The Last Showgirl, Luther: Never Too Much, Maria, Nickel Boys, The Order, The Piano Lesson, Piece by Piece, The Room Next Door, September 5, The Substance, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Wicked, Will & Harper

The Nominations

Best Movie for Grownups

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator II
September 5

Best Director

Pedro Almodóvar – The Room Next Door
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Edward Berger – Conclave
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Ridley Scott – Gladiator II

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Jude Law – The Order

Best Actress

Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl
Demi Moore – The Substance
June Squibb – Thelma

Best Supporting Actor

Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Peter Sarsgaard – September 5
Stanley Tucci – Conclave
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Supporting Actress

Joan Chen – Dìdi
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Lesley Manville – Queer
Connie Nielsen – Gladiator II
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Best Screenwriter

A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked

Best Documentary

I Am: Celine Dion
Luther: Never Too Much
Piece by Piece
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

Best Ensemble

A Complete Unknown
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
His Three Daughters
September 5
Sing Sing

Best Intergenerational Movie

Dìdi
Here
His Three Daughters
The Piano Lesson
Thelma

Best Time Capsule

The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Here
Maria
September 5

AARP Movies for Grownups Data

Year Founded: 1958
First Awards: 2000 (24)