​Clooney accepted the award with his usual sense of humor: “I have to say, you know, Movies For Grownups just means, you know, old people. And I realize now that the only way I was going to win anything is that Timothy Chalamet is too goddamn young. So put that in your pipe, Timothy.”

Noah Wyle reveals how George Clooney became his mentor during their "ER" days, sharing lessons he now applies on HBO's hit medical drama "The Pitt."

Dr. John Carter and Dr. Doug Ross scrubbed back in for one special night.

Today’s event, hosted by Alan Cumming, the Tony and Emmy Award-winning host of the widely lauded competition show The Traitors, will be broadcast by Great Performances on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 7/6c on PBS ( check local listings ), pbs.org/moviesforgrownups and the PBS app .

While presenting the Best Actor, TV award to his former ER costar Noah Wyle at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday, Jan. 10, Clooney, 64, took a moment to make a joke that nodded to PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive.