*Denzel Washington’s “Fences” is a hit among the over-55 crowd.
The 1950s set drama based on August Wilson’s play has earned a leading eight nominations from its “AARP The Magazine Movies for Grownups Awards,” including nods for Washington in the best actor and best director categories.
The film also picked up nominations for best actress (Viola Davis), best-supporting actor (Stephen McKinley Henderson), best screenwriter (Wilson) and the uniquely AARP categories of best buddy picture, best grownup love story and best intergenerational film.
“Loving” earned a Best Film nod alongside “Lion,” “Manchester By the Sea,” “Sully” “La La Land” and “Silence.”
The AARP awards will be hosted by Margo Martindale and be held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Feb. 6.
View the complete list of nominees below:
Best Picture
La La Land
Lion
Loving
Manchester By the Sea
Silence
Sully
Best Actress
Annette Bening (20th Century Woman)
Sally Field (Hello, My Name is Doris)
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Tilda Swinton (A Bigger Splash)
Best Actor
Warren Beatty (Rules Don’t Apply)
Tom Hanks (Sully)
Michael Keaton (The Founder)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis (Fences)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Helen Mirren (Eye in the Sky)
Molly Shannon (Other People)
Sigourney Weaver (A Monster Calls)
Best Supporting Actor
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Kevin Costner (Hidden Figures)
Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences)
Issey Ogata (Silence)
Timothy Spall (Denial)
Best Director
Clint Eastwood (Sully)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water)
Martin Scorsese (Silence)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Screenwriter
Pedro Almodóvar (Julieta)
Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese (Silence)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
J.K. Rowling (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)
August Wilson (Fences)
Best Comedy
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hello, My Name is Doris
La La Land
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Best Grownup Love Story
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (Fences)
Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2)
Margo Martindale and Richard Jenkins (The Hollars)
Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons (The Meddler)
Best Documentary
Big Sonia
Everything Is Copy
Maya Angelou: Still I Rise
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
Tower
Best Intergenerational Film
A Monster Calls
20th Century Women
Fences
Lion
The Hollars
Best Buddy Picture
Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie)
Stephen McKinley Henderson and Denzel Washington (Fences)
Jude Law and Colin Firth (Genius)
John Carroll Lynch and Nick Offerman (The Founder)
Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling (The Nice Guys)
Best Time Capsule
Hidden Figures
Jackie
Loving
Rules Don’t Apply
The Founder
Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Sing
The Jungle Book
Zootopia
Best Foreign Language Film
A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
Aquarius (Brazil)
Elle (France)
Our Last Tango (Argentina)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Germany)
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