At a ceremony held in the East Room of the White House prior to the official presentation of this year's Kennedy Center honors last night, President Obama welcomed the guests and praised the recipients of this year's distinguished award.
The Honors recipients are recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts – whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television – and are selected by the Center’s Board of Trustees. The primary criterion in the selection process is excellence. The Honors are not designated by art form or category of artistic achievement; the selection process, over the years, has produced balance among the various arts and artistic disciplines.
Tina Fey
Robert A. Altman & Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter
Mary Hart
Norah O'Donnel
Julie Chen
Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber
Naomi Watts
Laura Osnes
Laura Osnes & husband Nathan Johnson
Nancy Pelosi
Paul Pelosi & Nancy Pelosi
Debbie Allen
Norm Nixon & Debbie Allen
Hilaria Thomas
Hilaria Thomas & Alec Baldwin
Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson (HEART)
Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson & husband Geoff Bywater
Nancy Wilson & husband Geoff Bywater
Nancy Wilson (HEART)
Ann Wilson (HEART)
Tracy Chapman
Aretha Franklin
Bonnie Raitt
Fred Rappoport & Michele Lee
Michele Lee
Montego Glover
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