AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Supporting Actor

The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors an actor over the age of 50 who has given an outstanding performance in a film in a given year.[1] The awards for Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress were first given at the 7th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards in 2008.[2] Prior to that, the only individual acting awards were for Best Actor and Best Actress.

AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Supporting Actor
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor over 50 in a Supporting Role
CountryUnited States
Presented byAARP
First awarded2008 (for performance in films released during the 2007 film season)
Currently held byRobert De Niro
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Websitehttps://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/

Winners and Nominees

  indicates the winners.

2000s

Tom Wilkinson won the inaugural Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in Michael Clayton.
YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
2007
(7th)
Tom WilkinsonArthur EdensMichael Clayton[3]
Philip BoscoLenny SavageThe Savages
Homayoun Ershadithe Agha SahibThe Kite Runner
Andy GriffithJoeWaitress
Hal HolbrookRon FranzInto the Wild
2008
(8th)
Bill IrwinPaul BuchmanRachel Getting Married[4]
Bill MurrayMayor ColeCity of Ember
John MalkovichOsbourne CoxBurn After Reading
Dennis QuaidBen SchwartzwalderThe Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Pierce BrosnanSam CarmichaelMamma Mia!
2009
(9th)
Alec BaldwinJacob "Jake" AdlerIt's Complicated[5]
Eugene LevyMax YasgurTaking Woodstock
Alfred MolinaJack MellorAn Education
Christopher PlummerLeo TolstoyThe Last Station
John TravoltaDennis "Ryder" Ford / Mr. BlueThe Taking of Pelham 123

2010s

In Secretariat, John Malkovich became the first performer to win Best Supporting Actor for playing a real person.
Christopher Plummer became the oldest winner for his performance in Beginners.
Tom Cruise is the youngest nominee to date. He was just 50 when he was recognized for his performance in Rock of Ages.
Stephen McKinley Henderson's performance in Fences made him the first Black actor to be recognized with a Best Supporting Actor nomination.
YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
2010
(10th)
John MalkovichLucien LaurinSecretariat[6]
Geoffrey RushLionel LogueThe King's Speech
Kevin CostnerJack DolanThe Company Men
Bill MurrayFrank QuinnGet Low
Ben KingsleyDr. John CawleyShutter Island
2011
(11th)
Christopher PlummerHal FieldsBeginners[7]
Jeremy IronsJohn TuldMargin Call
Ben KingsleyGeorges MélièsHugo
Max von SydowThe RenterExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Christoph WaltzAugust RosenbluthWater for Elephants
2012
(12th)
John GoodmanHarling MaysFlight[8]
Tom CruiseStacee JaxxRock of Ages
Robert De NiroPatrizio "Pat" Solitano, Sr.Silver Linings Playbook
Tommy Lee JonesThaddeus StevensLincoln
Tom WilkinsonSir Graham DashwoodThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2013
(13th)
Chris CooperCharles Aiken, Sr.August: Osage County[9]
Steve CarellTrent RamseyThe Way Way Back
Tony DanzaJon Martello, Sr.Don Jon
John GoodmanRoland TurnerInside Llewyn Davis
Bill NighyJames LakeAbout Time
2014
(14th)
J. K. SimmonsTerence FletcherWhiplash[10][11]
Robert DuvallJudge Joseph PalmerThe Judge
John GoodmanFrankThe Gambler
Don JohnsonJim Bob LukeCold in July
Christoph WaltzWalter KeaneBig Eyes
2015
(15th)
Mark RylanceRudolf AbelBridge of Spies[12][13]
Jeff DanielsJohn SculleySteve Jobs
Robert De NiroRudy ManganoJoy
Michael KeatonWalter "Robbie" RobinsonSpotlight
Sylvester StalloneRobert "Rocky" BalboaCreed
2016
(16th)
Jeff BridgesMarcus HamiltonHell or High Water[14]
Kevin CostnerAl HarrisonHidden Figures
Stephen McKinley HendersonJim BonoFences
Issey OgataInoue MasashigeSilence
Timothy SpallDavid IrvingDenial
2017
(17th)
Richard JenkinsGilesThe Shape of Water[15]
Willem DafoeBobby HicksThe Florida Project
Laurence FishburneRichard MuellerLast Flag Flying
Woody HarrelsonBill WilloughbyThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher PlummerJ. Paul GettyAll the Money in the World
2018
(18th)
Richard E. GrantJack HockCan You Ever Forgive Me?[16][17]
Robert DuvallTom MulliganWidows
Sam ElliottBobby MaineA Star is Born
Robert ForsterNorbert EverhardtWhat They Had
Ian McKellenEarl of SouthamptonAll Is True
2019
(19th)
Tom HanksFred RogersA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood[18][19]
Jamie FoxxWalter McMillianJust Mercy
Anthony HopkinsPope Benedict XVIThe Two Popes
Al PacinoJimmy HoffaThe Irishman
Brad PittCliff BoothOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood

2020s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
2020
(20th)
Demián BichirMiguel BorrásLand[20][21]
Bill MurrayFelix KeaneOn the Rocks
Clarke PetersOtisDa 5 Bloods
Paul RaciJoeSound of Metal
Mark RylanceWilliam KunstlerThe Trial of the Chicago 7
2021
(21st)
Jared LetoPaolo GucciHouse of Gucci[22][23]
Ciarán Hinds"Pop"Belfast
J.K. SimmonsWilliam FrawleyBeing the Ricardos
Timothy SpallEquerry Major Alistair GregorySpencer
David StrathairnPete KrumbeinNightmare Alley
2022
(22nd)
Judd HirschBoris PodgornyThe Fabelmans
Andre BraugherDean BaquetShe Said
Brendan GleesonColm DohertyThe Banshees of Inisherin
Woody HarrelsonsjökaptenTriangle of Sadness
Ke Huy QuanWaymond WangEverything Everywhere All at Once
2023
(23rd)
Robert De NiroWilliam King HaleKillers of the Flower Moon
Willem DafoeDr. Godwin BaxterPoor Things
Colman DomingoAlbert "Mister" JohnsonThe Color Purple
Robert Downey Jr.Lewis StraussOppenheimer
Mark RuffaloDuncan WedderburnPoor Things

Actors with multiple nominations

The following individuals received multiple Best Supporting Actor nominations:

NominationsActor
3Robert De Niro
John Goodman
Bill Murray
Christopher Plummer
2Kevin Costner
Willem Dafoe
Robert Duvall
Woody Harrelson
Ben Kingsley
John Malkovich
Mark Rylance
J.K. Simmons
Timothy Spall
Christoph Waltz
Tom Wilkinson

Age superlatives

RecordActorFilmAge (in years)
Oldest winnerJudd HirschThe Fabelmans87
Oldest nomineeChristopher PlummerAll the Money in the World88
Youngest winnerAlec BaldwinIt's Complicated51
Youngest nomineeJared LetoHouse of Gucci50

See also

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