AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Documentary explained

AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Documentary
Awarded For:Best documentary film by or about people over 50
Presenter:AARP
Country:United States
Year:2002 (for films released during the 2001 film season)
Holder:Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022)

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Documentary is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best documentary film from a given year that is made by or focuses on people over the age of 50.[1] The Best Documentary Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.[2]

Winners and Nominees

2000s

YearFilmDirector(s)
2001
FighterAmir Bar-Lev[3]
2002
Standing in the Shadows of MotownPaul Justman[4]
Bowling for ColumbineMichael Moore
Carnauba: A Son's MemoirSamuel Curtis Johnson Jr.
Rivers and TidesThomas Riedelsheimer
2003
Concert for GeorgeDavid Leland[5]
Blind Spot: Hitler's SecretaryAndré Heller
Othmar Schmiderer
The Fog of WarErrol Morris
2004
Festival ExpressBob Smeaton[6]
Control RoomJehane Noujaim
Joe Berlinger
Bruce Sinofsky
Riding GiantsStacy Peralta
The Story of the Weeping CamelByambasuren Davaa
Luigi Falnori
2005
Alex Gibney[7]
Grizzly ManWerner Herzog
March of the PenguinsLuc Jacquet
No Direction Home: Bob DylanMartin Scorsese
Tell Them Who You AreMark Wexler
2006
51 Birch StreetDoug Block[8]
49 UpMichael Apted
An Inconvenient TruthDavis Guggenheim
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on GoldwaterJulie Anderson
WordplayPatrick Creadon
2007
In the Shadow of the Moon (tie)David Sington
Christopher Riley		[9]
Sicko (tie)Michael Moore
For the Bible Tells Me SoDaniel G. Karslake
Hear and NowIrene Taylor Brodsky
Run Granny, RunMarlo Poras
2008
Man on WireJames Marsh[10]
Young@HeartStephen Walker
Chris & Don: A Love StoryGuido Santi
Tina Mascara
I.O.U.S.A.Patrick Creadon
FLOW: For Love of WaterIrena Salina
2009
The Way We Get ByAron Gaudet[11]
Susan Muska
Gréta Ólafsdóttir
Gotta DanceDori Berinstein
The Philosopher KingsPatrick Shen
Still BillDamani Baker
Alex Vlack

2010s

YearFilmDirector(s)
2010
Waste LandLucy Walker[12]
Alex Gibney
Ricki Stern
Anne Sundberg
Waiting for "Superman"Davis Guggenheim
MarwencolJeff Malmberg
2011
Bill Cunningham New YorkRichard Press[13]
Hot CoffeeSusan Saladoff
The InterruptersSteve James
Project NimJames Marsh
UndefeatedDaniel Lindsay
T. J. Martin
2012
Searching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul[14]
Betting the FarmJason Mann
Cecily Pingree
Charles Bradley: Soul of AmericaPoull Brien
How to Survive a PlagueDavid France
Surviving Hitler: A Love StoryJohn Keith Wasson
2013
20 Feet from StardomMorgan Neville[15]
Herb & Dorothy 50x50Megumi Sasaki
Muscle ShoalsGreg "Freddy" Camalier
Running from CrazyBarbara Kopple
Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. HydeSuzanne Mitchell
2014
Keep On Keepin' OnAlan Hicks[16] [17]
Advanced StyleLina Plioplyte
James Keach
Perfect StrangersJane Krawitz
The Trials of Muhammad AliBill Siegel
2015
The Last Man on the MoonMark Craig[18] [19]
Best of EnemiesRobert Gordon
Morgan Neville
In TransitAlbert Maysles
Lynn True
David Usui
Radical GraceRebecca Parrish
Very Semi-SeriousLeah Wolchok
2016
Ron Howard[20]
Big SoniaLeah Warshawski
Todd Soliday
Everything Is CopyJacob Bernstein
Nick Hooker
Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseRita Coburn Whack
Bob Hercules
TowerKeith Maitland
2017
I Am Not Your NegroRaoul Peck[21]
DoloresPeter Bratt
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love StoryDaniel Raim
Griffin Dunne
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of ApolloDavid Fairhead
2018
Won't You Be My NeighborMorgan Neville[22]
Amazing GraceAlan Elliott
Sydney Pollack (uncredited)
Bathtubs Over BroadwayDava Whisenant
RBGBetsy West
Julie Cohen
The Rest I Make UpMichelle Memran
2019
Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman		[23]
Apollo 11Todd Douglas Miller
Ask Dr. RuthRyan White
The ApolloRoger Ross Williams
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

2020s

YearFilmDirector(s)
2020/21
A Secret LoveChris Bolan [24]
Crip CampNicole Newnham
James Lebrecht
Diana Kennedy: Nothing FancyElizabeth Carroll
Dick Johnson Is DeadKirsten Johnson
Sky BlossomRichard Lui
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson[25] [26]
Peter Jackson
JuliaJulie Cohen
Betsy West
My Name is Pauli MurrayBetsy West
Julie Cohen
Emily Kunstler
2022
Gabby Giffords Won't Back DownJulie Cohen
Betsy West		[27]
Lucy and DesiAmy Poehler
The Pez OutlawAmy Bandlien Storkel
Bryan Storkel
SidneyReginald Hudlin
Tony Hawk

Until the Wheels Fall Off

Sam Jones

Directors with Multiple Nominations and Wins

The following directors have received multiple nominations for Best Documentary:

WinsDirectorNominations
2Morgan Neville3
1Alex Gibney2
James Marsh2
Michael Moore2
0Julie Cohen & Betsy West4
Patrick Creadon2
Davis Guggenheim2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. Tim. Appelo. AARP.
  2. Newcott . William R. . May 2002 . Movies for Grownups . AARP the Magazine . 56–58 . Washington, D.C..
  3. Newcott . William R. . May 2002 . Movies for Grownups . AARP the Magazine . 56–58 . Washington, D.C..
  4. Web site: Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott.
  5. Web site: Movies for Grownups Awards 2004 with Bill Newcott.
  6. Web site: Winners and Runners-Up of Movies for Grownups Awards, 2006 with Bill N.
  7. Newcott . William R. . March 2006 . "Fifth Annual Movies for Grownups" . AARP the Magazine . 50–51 . Washington, D.C..
  8. Web site: Best Actress 50 and over, and Other Movies for Grownups Awards with Bi.
  9. Web site: Movies for Grownups Awards 2008 with Bill Newcott - AARP Magazine.
  10. Web site: Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP.
  11. AARP the Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience with the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards.
  12. Web site: 2011 Movies for Grownups Awards.
  13. Web site: Movies for Grownups Award Winners - the Descendents, J. Edgar, the Artist.
  14. Web site: 2013 Movies for Grownups Awards.
  15. Web site: 13th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, 2014 Best Actor, Actress and F.
  16. Newcott . William R. . Grant . Meg . February 2015. 14th Annual Best Movies for Grownups . AARP the Magazine . 44–47, 77 . Washington, D.C..
  17. Web site: 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. January 10, 2015.
  18. Web site: AARP the Magazine Announces Nominees for 2015 Movies for Grownups Awards incl. 'Brooklyn' 'Spotlight'. December 16, 2015.
  19. Web site: 'Spotlight' Named Best 'Movie for Grownups' by AARP. January 5, 2016.
  20. Web site: AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2017.
  21. Web site: AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The Post' Leads Nominees. The Hollywood Reporter. January 17, 2018.
  22. Web site: 'Green Book' and 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Win Big at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. February 4, 2019.
  23. Web site: The Two Popes Earns 7 Nods in AARP's Movies for Grown-ups Awards. November 26, 2019.
  24. Web site: AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture. The Hollywood Reporter. March 4, 2021.
  25. Web site: 'Belfast' Tops Nominees for AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. January 11, 2022.
  26. Web site: AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Belfast' Named Best Film; 'King Richard' Lone Double Winner – Full List. March 19, 2022.
  27. Web site: 'The Fabelmans' Leads AARP's 2023 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees .

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