The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Comedy was one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honored the best comedy in a given year made by or featuring artists over the age of 50.[1] The first award for Best Comedy was given to The Producers at AARP's first in-person awards ceremony in 2006.[1][2]

In 2017, the AARP changed the category name to Best Comedy/Musical for just one year, discontinuing the award before the next year's ceremony.[3][4]

Winners and Nominees

  indicates the winners.

2000s

Year Film Director Ref.
2005
(5th) 		The Producers‡ Susan Stroman [2]
The Family Stone Thomas Bezucha
The 40-Year-Old Virgin Judd Apatow
In Her Shoes Curtis Hanson
Rumor Has It... Rob Reiner
2006
(6th) 		Little Miss Sunshine‡ Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris 		[5]
Failure to Launch Tom Dey
For Your Consideration Christopher Guest
Keeping Mum Niall Johnson
Thank You for Smoking Jason Reitman
2007
(7th) 		The Darjeeling Limited‡ Wes Anderson [6]
Dan in Real Life Peter Hedges
Death at a Funeral Frank Oz
Juno Jason Reitman
Wild Hogs Walt Becker
2008
(8th) 		Ghost Town‡ David Koepp [7]
Smart People Noam Murro
What Just Happened Barry Levinson
Baby Mama Michael McCullers
Be Kind Rewind Michael Gondry
2009
(9th) 		It's Complicated‡ Nancy Meyers [8]
Away We Go Sam Mendes
In the Loop Armando Iannucci
Pirate Radio Richard Curtis
The Informant! Steven Soderbergh

2010s

Year Film Director Ref.
2010
(10th) 		City Island‡ Raymond De Felitta [9]
Date Night Shawn Levy
Flipped Rob Reiner
Red Robert Schwentke
2011
(11th) 		The Artist‡ Michel Hazanavicius [10]
50/50 Jonathan Levine
Bridesmaids Paul Feig
Midnight in Paris Woody Allen
Tower Heist Brett Ratner
2012
(12th) 		Bernie‡ Richard Linklater [11]
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden
Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson
The Oranges Julian Farino
Parental Guidance Andy Fickman
2013
(13th) 		The Way Way Back‡ Nat Faxon
Jim Rash 		[12]
Don Jon Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Last Vegas John Turtletaub
Mental P. J. Hogan
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller
2014
(14th) 		Chef‡ Jon Favreau [13][14]
Land Ho! Martha Stephens
Aaron Katz
St. Vincent Theodore Melfi
This Is Where I Leave You Shawn Levy
Le Week-End Roger Michell
2015
(15th) 		The Intern‡ Nancy Meyers [15][16]
5 Flights Up Richard Loncraine
Danny Collins Dan Fogelman
Joy David O. Russell
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden
2016
(16th) 		La La Land‡ Damien Chazelle [17]
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Mandie Fletcher
Florence Foster Jenkins Stephen Frears
Hello, My Name Is Doris Michael Showalter
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Kirk Jones

References

  1. ^ a b Appelo, Tim. "About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards". AARP.
  2. ^ a b Newcott, William R. (March 2006). ""Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups"". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 50–51.
  3. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (January 17, 2018). "'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' & 'Lady Bird' Among Nominees For AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards".
  5. ^ "Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi".
  6. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine".
  7. ^ "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".
  8. ^ "AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards" (Press release).
  9. ^ "2011 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  10. ^ "Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist".
  11. ^ "2013 Movies for Grownups Awards".
  12. ^ "13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F".
  13. ^ Newcott, William R.; Grant, Meg (February 2015). "14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups". AARP the Magazine. Washington, DC. pp. 44–47, 77.
  14. ^ "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". 10 January 2015.
  15. ^ "AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'". 16 December 2015.
  16. ^ "'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP". 5 January 2016.
  17. ^ "AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 February 2017.