Denzel Washington's Fences dominated the AARP the Magazine's Movies for Grownups Award nominations with eight nods, including ones for Washington in the best actor and best director categories.
Fences, the 1950s-set drama based on August Wilson's play of the same name, 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 grown-up love story and best intergenerational film.
Elsewhere, awards season contenders Lion, Manchester by the Sea and Sully picked up nominations in key categories, particularly best film, which was rounded out by La La Land, Loving and Silence.
The AARP awards will be hosted by Margo Martindale at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Feb. 6.
The complete list of the 16th Annual Movies for Grownups Award nominees:
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Best Picture
Loving (WINNER)
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Best Actress
Image Credit: Courtesy of Merrick Morton Annette Bening (20th Century Women) (WINNER)
Sally Field (Hello, My Name Is Doris)
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Tilda Swinton (A Bigger Splash)
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Best Actor
Image Credit: David Lee/MMXVI Paramount Pictures Corporation Warren Beatty (Rules Don’t Apply)
Tom Hanks (Sully)
Michael Keaton (The Founder)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences) (WINNER)
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Best Supporting Actress
Image Credit: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Viola Davis (Fences) (WINNER)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Helen Mirren (Eye in the Sky)
Molly Shannon (Other People)
Sigourney Weaver (A Monster Calls)
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Best Supporting Actor
Image Credit: YouTube screengrab Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water) (WINNER)
Kevin Costner (Hidden Figures)
Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences)
Issey Ogata (Silence)
Timothy Spall (Denial)
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Best Director
Image Credit: Claire Folger/Courtesy of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions Clint Eastwood (Sully)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) (WINNER)
David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water)
Martin Scorsese (Silence)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
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Best Screenwriter
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave Pedro Almodovar (Julieta)
Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese (Silence)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) (WINNER)
J.K. Rowling (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)
August Wilson (Fences)
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Best Comedy/Musical
Image Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
La La Land (WINNER)
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Best Grownup Love Story
Image Credit: Courtesy of Jonny Cournoyer/Sony Pictures Classics 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) (WINNER)
Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons (The Meddler)
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Best Documentary
Image Credit: Courtesy of Hulu Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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Best Intergenerational Film
20th Century Women (WINNER)
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Best Buddy Picture
Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie) (WINNER)
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)
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Best Time Capsule
Image Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures Jackie (WINNER)
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Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up
Image Credit: Focus Features Kubo and the Two Strings (WINNER)
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Best Foreign Language Film
Image Credit: Guy Ferrandis/SBS Productions, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics A Man Called Ove (Sweden)
Aquarius (Brazil)
Elle (France) (WINNER)
Our Last Tango (Argentina)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Germany)
