Kennedy Center Honors
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The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual American awards ceremony that celebrates lifetime contributions to the performing arts, recognizing artists for their impact on American culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual awards ceremony
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award ⓘ |
| awardsFor |
contributions to American culture
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lifetime achievement in the performing arts ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television special ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | CBS ⓘ |
| ceremonyUsuallyHeldIn | early December ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstTelevisionBroadcast | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre | performing arts award ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
State Department dinner
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White House reception ⓘ honors gala ⓘ |
| hasNotableHonoree |
Aretha Franklin
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Bette Midler ⓘ Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Dolly Parton ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Fred Astaire ⓘ George Clooney ⓘ Joni Mitchell ⓘ Leonard Bernstein ⓘ Lionel Richie ⓘ Lucille Ball ⓘ Meryl Streep ⓘ Oprah Winfrey ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ Steven Spielberg ⓘ Tom Hanks ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ |
| honorsField |
dance
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film ⓘ music ⓘ opera ⓘ other performing arts ⓘ television ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| inception | 1978 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location |
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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surface form:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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| mottoOrTheme | lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| organizer |
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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surface form:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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| presentedBy |
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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surface form:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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| purpose | to honor lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
approval by the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees
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recommendations from the Kennedy Center’s national artists committee ⓘ |
| typicalBroadcastMonth | December ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfHonoreesPerYear | 5 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kennedy Center Honors (citation/recognition era, honorary-type distinctions)
this entity surface form:
Kennedy Center Honors (as patron of the arts, context-dependent)
this entity surface form:
Kennedy Center Honors telecast
subject surface form:
Yo-Yo Ma
this entity surface form:
Kennedy Center Honors reception
subject surface form:
Arthur Miller
subject surface form:
Willie Nelson