Overview
- George Clooney won Best Actor for Jay Kelly and Noah Wyle won Best TV Actor for The Pitt at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards in Beverly Hills.
- The former ER costars presented each other with their awards during the Beverly Wilshire ceremony on the eve of the Golden Globes.
- Clooney praised Wyle as a friend, colleague, and family man, saying, "When I grow up, I want to be Noah Wyle," as Wyle wiped away tears.
- Wyle credited Clooney with setting ER’s on‑set standards, recalling his early directive to be kind to everyone, learn lines, and be on time.
- Clooney joked about the awards’ age focus and quipped that Timothée Chalamet is "too goddamned young," then pushed back on recent actor-bashing, saying he’d be honored to work with Paul Dano, Owen Wilson, and Matthew Lillard.