Overview
- At the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards in Beverly Hills, George Clooney won best actor for Jay Kelly and Noah Wyle won best TV actor for The Pitt.
- The longtime friends presented each other’s trophies, with Clooney telling the crowd, “When I grow up, I want to be Noah Wyle.”
- Clooney used his acceptance speech to denounce cruelty toward performers, noting he would be honored to work with Paul Dano, Owen Wilson and Matthew Lillard after referencing Quentin Tarantino’s recent remarks.
- Wyle credited Clooney for establishing a respectful, disciplined set culture on ER—be kind to everyone, learn lines and be on time—and said he found that “family” feeling again on The Pitt.
- Linking past and present, Clooney recalled ER’s peak 40 million viewers as coverage noted The Pitt’s second season now streaming on HBO Max under creator and ER alum R. Scott Gemmill.