AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP since the awards' inception in 2002.

The award honors the best actor over the age of fifty.

[1] The Best Actor Award is one of the seven original trophies issued by AARP the Magazine, along with awards for Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Foreign Film, Best Documentary, and Best Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.

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Tom Wilkinson won Best Actor at the 1st AARP Movies for Grownups Awards for his performance in In the Bedroom .
Liam Neeson was the first person to win Best Actor for playing a real person, sexologist Alfred Kinsey .
Tom Hanks was nominated for Charlie Wilson's War in his first year of eligibility. He is the most-nominated actor in AARP history.
Colin Firth is the youngest winner to date; he was just 50 when he won for The King's Speech .
Denzel Washington was the first performer to win Best Actor more than once, receiving the award for Flight and Fences .
Bruce Dern was 77 when he won Best Actor for his performance in Nebraska .
Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor at a virtual ceremony in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . At 83, he is the oldest winner to date.