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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Buddy Picture

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{{Infobox award

| name = AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Buddy Picture

| awarded_for = Best film about friendship between people over 50

| presenter = AARP

| country = United States

| year = 2008 (for films released during the 2007 film season)

| holder = Finch (2021)

| website = {{URL|https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/|https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/}}

}}

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Buddy Picture is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best film from a given year that is about friendship between people over the age of 50.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/annual-film-awards/awards-history.html|title=About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards|first=Tim|last=Appelo|website=AARP}} The award for Best Buddy Picture was first given at the 7th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. Other new awards that year were Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-03-2008/movies_grownups_awards_2008.html|title=Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine|first=Bill|last=Newcott|website=AARP}}

No award for Best Buddy Picture was given for movies premiering in 2011, 2017, or 2018. In 2020, AARP listed five nominees for Best Buddy Picture from 2019, but did not award any of them.

Winners and nominees

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=2000s=

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scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2007
{{small|(7th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |The Bucket List{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Rob Reiner

|rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-03-2008/movies_grownups_awards_2008.html|title = Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine}}

scope="row" rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" | 2008
{{small|(8th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Tyler Perry's The Family that Preys{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Tyler Perry

|rowspan="4"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-01-2009/Movies_for_Grownups_Awards_2009.html|title = Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP}}

Mamma Mia!

|Phyllida Lloyd

Soul Men

|Malcolm D. Lee

The Women

|Diane English

scope="row" rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 2009
{{small|(9th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |The Soloist{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Joe Wright

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aarp-the-magazine-recognizes-the-best-movies-for-the-50-audience-with-the-9th-annual-movies-for-grownupsr-awards-82819752.html|title = AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards}}

The Damned United

|Tom Hooper

=2010s=

class="wikitable"
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scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2010
{{small|(10th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | Unstoppable{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | Tony Scott

|rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-01-2011/2011-movies-for-grownups-awards.html|title = 2011 Movies for Grownups Awards}}

scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2011
{{small|(11th)}}

|No award given

|N/A

|rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-01-2012/movies-for-grownups-award-winners.html|title = Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist}}

scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2012
{{small|(12th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Robot & Frank{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Jake Schreier

|rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-02-2013/movies-for-grownups-awards-list.html|title = 2013 Movies for Grownups Awards}}

scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2013
{{small|(13th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Last Vegas{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |John Turtletaub

|rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-01-2014/2014-movies-for-grownups-film-awards.html|title = 13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F}}

scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2014
{{small|(14th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Land Ho!{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Martha Stephens
Aaron Katz

|rowspan="1"|{{cite magazine |last1=Newcott |first1=William R. |last2=Grant |first2=Meg |date=February 2015|title=14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups |magazine=AARP the Magazine |pages=44–47, 77 |location=Washington, DC}}{{Cite web|url=https://redcarpetreporttv.com/2015/01/10/14th-annual-movies-for-grownups-award-winners-from-aarp-the-magazine-announced-with-top-honors-going-to-julianne-moore-steve-carell-rene-russo-and-j-k-simmons-awardseason-aarpthemagazine/|title=14th Annual Movies for Grownups Award winners from AARP the Magazine Announced with Top Honors Going to Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, Rene Russo and J.K. Simmons #AwardSeason #AARPtheMagazine|date=10 January 2015}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2015
{{small|(15th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Learning to Drive{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Isabel Coixet

|rowspan="5"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.vimooz.com/2015/12/16/aarp-the-magazine-nominees-2015-movies-for-grownups-awards-brooklyn-spotlight/|title = AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'|date = 16 December 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/spotlight-named-best-movie-for-grownups-by-aarp/|title='Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP|date=5 January 2016}}

The 33

|Patricia Riggen

The Intern

|Nancy Meyers

A Walk in the Woods

|Ken Kwapis

Youth

|Paolo Sorrentino

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2016
{{small|(16th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Mandie Fletcher

|rowspan="5"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-aarp-winners-movies-grownups-awards-966474|title=AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=6 February 2017}}

Fences

|Denzel Washington

Genius

|Michael Grandage

The Founder

|John Lee Hancock

The Nice Guys

|Shane Black

scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2017
{{small|(17th)}}

|No award given

|N/A

|rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/aarps-movies-grownups-awards-2018-post-leads-nominees-1075285|title = AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The Post' Leads Nominees|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = 17 January 2018}}

scope="row" rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 2018
{{small|(18th)}}

|No award given

|N/A

|rowspan="1"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/green-book-wins-aarps-movies-grownups-awards-2019-all-winners-1178571|title = 'Green Book' and 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Win Big at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = 4 February 2019}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2019
{{small|(19th)}}In 2019 the AARP announced five nominees for Best Buddy Picture but did not identify a winner.

|A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

|Marielle Heller

|rowspan="5"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-2020-nominations-full-list.html|title = The Two Popes Earns 7 Nods in AARP's Movies for Grown-ups Awards|date = 26 November 2019}}

Ford v Ferrari

|James Mangold

Just Mercy

|Destin Daniel Cretton

The Lighthouse

|Robert Eggers

The Two Popes

|Fernando Meirelles

=2020s=

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scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2020/21
{{small|(20th)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Da 5 Bloods{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" |Spike Lee

|rowspan=5| {{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-named-best-picture|title = AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = 4 March 2021}}

Bad Boys for Life

|Adil & Billal

Bill & Ted Face the Music

|Dean Parisot

Let Them All Talk

|Steven Soderbergh

Standing Up, Falling Down

|Matt Ratner

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2021
{{small|(21st)}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | Finch{{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | Miguel Sapochnik

|rowspan=5| {{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-nominations-belfast-1235072346/|title = 'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive)|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = 11 January 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-2022-winners-will-smith-belfast-1234980867/|title = AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List|date = 19 March 2022}}

12 Mighty Orphans

| Ty Roberts

The Harder They Fall

| Jeymes Samuel

Off the Rails

| Jules Williamson

Queen Bees

| Michael Lembeck

Footnotes

References

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{{AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Buddy Picture}}

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