Kennedy Center Honors: About the Show
An extraordinary mix of renowned artists gather in Washington, D.C. to salute this year's
honorees at THE 30TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, to be broadcast Wednesday, December 26 at 9pm et/pt on the CBS Television Network.
Leon Fleisher, Steve Martin, Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese and Brian Wilson are the honorees for the 30th anniversary of this acclaimed annual special.
Caroline Kennedy hosts for the fifth consecutive year.
The cast includes Yolanda Adams, Jonathan Biss, Steve Carell, Kristin Chenoweth, Ciara, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Cameron Diaz, Art Garfunkel,Hootie & The Blowfish, Terrence Howard, Bill Irwin, Ricky Jay, Jaime Laredo, Libera, Lyle Lovett, Yo-Yo Ma, Anna Netrebko, Smokey Robinson, Earl Scruggs, Martin Short, Jordin Sparks and Vanessa Williams.
President and Mrs. George W. Bush, Vice President and Mrs. Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senator Edward M. Kennedy are among the political attendees.
The Kennedy Center Honors telecast has been honored with five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Program. It has also been recognized with the Peabody Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television and seven awards from the Writers Guild of America.
