March
MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS!
PBS And AARP Partner Again To Honor Movies And TV Shows That The Older Demo Actually Like. By Jeff Pfeiffer Youngsters may have specially targeted awards ceremonies honoring films that they like, such as the MTV Movie Awards, but, for the fifth year now, PBS will broadcast, under its Great Performances banner, “Movies for Grownups Awards 2022 With AARP the Magazine.” The event celebrates and encourages productions and artists from the past year’s theatrical films, and TV/streaming movies/ limited series, that have unique appeal to movie lovers with a more mature sensibility. Notable nominees featured at this year’s Movies for Grownups ceremony, which will be hosted by actor Alan Cumming, include:
FRIDAYS:
1970s Oscar Winners Network (1976, March 4) Julia (1977, March 11) The Sting (1973, March 18) Fiddler on the Roof (1971, March 25) Julia
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: Being the Ricardos, Belfast, King Richard, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story Best Actress (TV/Streaming): Gillian Anderson (The Crown), Andie MacDowell (Maid), Sandra Oh (The Chair), Jean Smart (Hacks) and Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie) Best Actor (TV/Streaming): Kevin Costner (Yellowstone), Michael Keaton (Dopesick), Ewan McGregor (Halston), Billy Porter (Pose) and Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) Best TV Series: The Chair, The Crown, Hacks, Succession and Ted Lasso Best TV Movie/Limited Series: Halston, Maid, Mare of Easttown, Nine Perfect Strangers and The Underground Railroad Additionally, Tomlin will be honored with this year’s Career Achievement Award. The awards air on PBS Friday, March 18.
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1980s Oscar Winners Tootsie (1982, March 5) Arthur (1981, March 12) On Golden Pond (1981, March 19) Dangerous Liaisons (1988, March 26; network premiere)
1990s & 2000s Oscar Winners The Iron Lady (2011, March 6; network premiere) Good Will Hunting (1997, March 13) A River Runs Through It (1992, March 20) The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994, March 27; network premiere)
Oscar Winners in Specific Categories March 5 (Best Cinematography): The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Doctor Zhivago (1965) March 12 (Best Supporting Actor): Cool Hand Luke (1967) Spartacus (1960) March 19 (Best Actor): Sergeant York (1941) Gandhi (1982) March 26 (Best Director): Casablanca (1942) Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Good Will Hunting: ' Miramax/ Courtesy vE erett Collection.
EARLY NEXT MORNING):
The Sting
Tootsie
Oscar Winners in Specific Categories March 6 (Best Screenplay): Citizen Kane (1941) Little Women (1933) March 13 (Best Supporting Actress): Elmer Gantry (1960) The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) March 20 (Best Actress): Jezebel (1938) The Trip to Bountiful (1985) March 27 (Best Picture): It Happened One Night (1934) Gone With the Wind (1939) INTO EARLY NEXT MORNING):
Good Will Hunting
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