| AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Screenwriter | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best screenplay by a writer over 50 |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | AARP |
| First award | David Hare forThe Hours (2002) |
| Currently held by | Noah Baumbach &Greta Gerwig forBarbie (2023) |
| Website | https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/ |
TheAARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Screenwriter is one of theAARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by theAARP. The award honors a screenwriter over the age of 50 who has written an outstanding supporting screenplay for a film produced in a given year.[1] The award for Best Screenwriter was first given in2003, when the awards expanded beyond their initial categories ofBest Movie for Grownups,Best Director,Best Actor,Best Actress,Best Documentary,Best Foreign Film, andBest Movie for Grownups Who Refuse to Grow Up.[1]
The following individuals received two or more Best Screenwriter awards:
| The following individuals received multiple Best Screenwriter nominations: |
| Record | Screenwriter | Film | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Alvin Sargent | Spider-Man 2 | 77 |
| Oldest nominee | James Ivory | Call Me By Your Name | 89 |
| Youngest winner | Ethan Hawke | Before Midnight | 44 |
| Youngest nominee | Ethan Hawke | Before Midnight | 44 |