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
award
awardsFor contributions to American culture
lifetime achievement in the performing arts
broadcastFormat television special
broadcastOn CBS
ceremonyUsuallyHeldIn early December
country United States
firstTelevisionBroadcast 1978
genre performing arts award
hasComponent State Department dinner
White House reception
honors gala
hasNotableHonoree Aretha Franklin
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
film
music
opera
other performing arts
television
theater
inception 1978
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
location John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
mottoOrTheme lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts
namedAfter John F. Kennedy
organizer John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
presentedBy John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
purpose to honor lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts
selectionProcess approval by the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees
recommendations from the Kennedy Center’s national artists committee
typicalBroadcastMonth December
typicalNumberOfHonoreesPerYear 5

Referenced by (82)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adolph Green
Agnes de Mille
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Angela Lansbury
Anthony Hopkins
Aretha Franklin
Arthur Miller
Barbra Streisand
Bette Davis
Betty Comden
Bob Hope
Buddy Guy
Carlos Santana
Carol Burnett
Carole King
Cary Grant
Chuck Berry
David Letterman
Diana Ross
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Dizzy Gillespie
Dolly Parton
Edward Albee
Ella Fitzgerald
Elton John
Ginger Rogers ("Kennedy Center Honors (citation/recognition era, honorary-type distinctions)")
Harold Prince
Harry Belafonte
Isaac Stern
Itzhak Perlman
Jack Nicholson
Jason Robards
Joan Baez
John Williams
Johnny Carson
LL Cool J
Leonard Bernstein
Linda Ronstadt
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Richie
Louis Bernstein
Luciano Pavarotti
Lucille Ball
Maggie Smith
Maria Tallchief
Marian Anderson
Marlon Brando
Mavis Staples
Merle Haggard
Meryl Streep
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Morgan Freeman
Neil Diamond
Norman Lear
Paul McCartney
Pete Seeger
Ray Charles
Robert De Niro
Sean Connery
Seiji Ozawa
Stephen Sondheim
Stevie Wonder
Tina Turner
Tony Bennett
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma
Zubin Mehta
awardReceived
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Fred Astaire
Gordon Getty ("Kennedy Center Honors (as patron of the arts, context-dependent)")
Martin Scorsese
Suzanne Farrell
notableAward
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
associatedWith
The Boss
associatedWithRecognition
Frederick Austerlitz
honor
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
hosts
White House social functions ("Kennedy Center Honors reception")
includesEventType
Don Mischer ("Kennedy Center Honors telecast")
notableWork

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