‘Spotlight’ Named Best ‘Movie for Grownups’ by AARP

Bryan Cranston, Lily Tomlin, Mark Rylance and Diane Ladd win acting awards

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“Spotlight,” Tom McCarthy’s drama about the Boston Globe’s investigation into clergy sexual abuse and coverup in the Catholic Church, has been named the year’s best movie in AARP the Magazine’s 15th annual Movies for Grownups Awards.

Bryan Cranston won the Best Actor award for his performance as blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo in “Trumbo,” while Lily Tomlin was named Best Actress for her role as a cranky poet in “Grandma.”

Supporting actor and actress awards went to Mark Rylance for “Bridge of Spies” and Diane Ladd for “Joy.” That last film also won the screenwriting award for David O.

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