London
(ANI):
Robert
De
Niro
has
been
honoured
with
a
lifetime
achievement
award
at
an
event
organized
by
AARP
The
Magazine.
The
Taxi
Driver
bagged
the
annual
lifetime
trophy
at
the
ceremony
in
Los
Angeles.
Jeff
Bridges
won
Best
Actor
for
his
role
in
Crazy
Heart,
while
Dame
Helen
Mirren
took
Best
Actress
for
The
Last
Station.
The
magazine
editors
voted
Invictus,
directed
by
Clint
Eastwood
and
starring
Morgan
Freeman,
as
the
Best
Movie
for
Grownups.
"In
2009,
50plus
actors
and
filmmakers
took
center-stage
on
the
silver
screen,
turning
in
performances
and
films
that
were
riveting
and
nothing
short
of
daring," the
Daily
Express
quoted
Bill
Newcott,
entertainment
editor
of
the
magazine,
as
saying.
He
added:
“Tackling
war,
apartheid,
sexuality
and
adding
real
depth
to
romantic
comedies,
the
50plus
Hollywood
community
shows
once
again
that
they
are
an
integral,
much-needed
element
of
the
film
industry."