Alan Cumming to Return as Host of 2026 Movies for Grownups Awards: Here’s the Date

Alan Cumming volition again big the Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP, which volition beryllium held astatine the Beverly Wilshire Hotel successful Beverly Hills, Calif., connected Jan. 10. The awards show, which originated successful 2001, honors the astir compelling movie and tv of the erstwhile twelvemonth that was created for the 50-plus audience.

This is Cumming’s 5th clip arsenic host. Cumming has won 4 Primetime Emmys successful the past 2 years arsenic some big and shaper of The Traitors. Cumming is besides a two-time Tony winner. He won champion histrion successful a philharmonic for Cabaret (1998) and was among a platoon of producers on A Strange Loop, which was named champion philharmonic successful 2022.

Nominees volition beryllium announced soon. Last year, determination were 11 movie categories and 3 for television.

Of the archetypal 24 films to triumph Best Movie for Grownups, 4 went connected to triumph the Oscar for champion representation — The King’s Speech, 12 Years a Slave, Spotlight and Green Book. Most others were astatine slightest nominated for the champion representation Oscar, but 9 of the AARP winners weren’t adjacent nominated successful that class astatine the Oscars. Those films are Lantana, About Schmidt, The Last King of Scotland, The Savages, Invictus, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Loving, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The United States vs. Billie Holiday.

The evening’s pinnacle honor, the Career Achievement Award, volition beryllium presented to “a legendary creator whose enactment has made a lasting interaction connected the industry.” The 2026 ceremonial volition nary uncertainty admit histrion and manager Robert Redford, who received the grant successful 2011.