Notification Tool : 2012 Kennedy Center Honors
Follow what's new with:
2012 Kennedy Center Honors
Choose Your Delivery Preferences:
Immediate Notification by Email
Email
  

Advertisement

Jul 16th 2012, 11:55
Hide Post    
offlineBoomer
Hi Boomer,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 23:20
Total Topics: 126, Posts: 1,305
View Predictions
The 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients will be announced in a few weeks (usually around Labor Day). Who do you think will be the five chosen this year?

Keep in mind that it will be a mix of genres (film, theatre, television, popular music, and/or performing arts (classical, opera, dance, etc.). Also remember that there will be a mix of genders and at least one minority. The ones selected must be willing to attend.
Jul 16th 2012, 12:06
Hide Post    
offlineBoomer
Hi Boomer,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 23:20
Total Topics: 126, Posts: 1,305
View Predictions

Here are all of the previous KCH recipients...


1978 –
Marian Anderson (music)
Fred Astaire (film)
George Balanchine (dance)
Richard Rodgers (theatre)
Arthur Rubinstein (music)

1979 –
Aaron Copland (music)
Ella Fitzgerald (music)
Henry Fonda (film)
Martha Graham (dance)
Tennessee Williams (theatre)

1980 –
Leonard Bernstein (theatre)
James Cagney (film)
Agnes de Mille (dance)
Lynn Fontanne (theatre)
Leontyne Price (music)

1981 –
Count Basie (music)
Cary Grant (film)
Helen Hayes (theatre)
Jerome Robbins (dance)
Rudolf Serkin (music)

1982 –
George Abbott (theatre)
Lillian Gish (film)
Benny Goodman (music)
Gene Kelly (film)
Eugene Ormandy (music)

1983 –
Katherine Dunham (dance)
Elia Kazan (film/theatre)
Frank Sinatra (music)
James Stewart (film)
Virgil Thomson (music)

1984 –
Lena Horne (music)
Danny Kaye (film)
Gian Carlo Menotti (music)
Arthur Miller (theatre)
Isaac Stern (music)

1985 –
Merce Cunningham (dance)
Irene Dunne (theatre)
Bob Hope (film)
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe (theatre)
Beverly Sills (music)

1986 –
Lucille Ball (tv)
Ray Charles (music)
Yehudi Menuhin (music)
Jessica Tandy & Hume Cronyn (theatre)
Antony Tudor (dance)

1987 –
Perry Como (music)
Bette Davis (film)
Sammy Davis, Jr. (music/film)
Nathan Milstein (music)
Alwin Nikolais (dance)

1988 –
Alvin Ailey (dance)
George Burns (film/tv)
Myrna Loy (film)
Alexander Schneider (music)
Roger L. Stevens (theatre)

1989 –
Harry Belafonte (music)
Claudette Colbert (film)
Alexandra Danilova (dance)
Mary Martin (theatre)
William Schuman (music)

1990 –
Dizzy Gillespie (music)
Katharine Hepburn (film)
Risë Stevens (music)
Jule Styne (theatre)
Billy Wilder (film)

1991 –
Roy Acuff (music)
Betty Comden & Adolph Green (theatre)
Fayard & Harold Nicholas (dance)
Gregory Peck (film)
Robert Shaw (music)

1992 –
Lionel Hampton (music)
Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward (film)
Ginger Rogers (film)
Mstislav Rostropovich (music)
Paul Taylor (dance)

1993 –
Johnny Carson (tv)
Arthur Mitchell (dance)
Georg Solti (music)
Stephen Sondheim (theatre)
Marion Williams (music)

1994 –
Kirk Douglas (film)
Aretha Franklin (music)
Morton Gould (music)
Harold Prince (theatre)
Pete Seeger (music)

1995 –
Jacques d'Amboise (dance)
Marilyn Horne (music)
B. B. King (music)
Sidney Poitier (film)
Neil Simon (theatre)

1996 –
Edward Albee (theatre)
Benny Carter (music)
Johnny Cash (music)
Jack Lemmon (film)
Maria Tallchief (dance)

1997 –
Lauren Bacall (film)
Bob Dylan (music)
Charlton Heston (film)
Jessye Norman (music)
Edward Villella (dance)

1998 –
Shirley Temple Black (film)
Bill Cosby (tv)
John Kander & Fred Ebb (theatre)
Willie Nelson (music)
André Previn (music)

1999 –
Victor Borge (theatre)
Sean Connery (film)
Judith Jamison (dance)
Jason Robards (film/theatre)
Stevie Wonder (music)

2000 –
Mikhail Baryshnikov (dance)
Chuck Berry (music)
Plácido Domingo (music)
Clint Eastwood (film)
Angela Lansbury (theatre/film/tv)

2001 –
Julie Andrews (theatre/film)
Van Cliburn (music)
Quincy Jones (music)
Jack Nicholson (film)
Luciano Pavarotti (music)

2002 –
James Earl Jones (theatre/film)
James Levine (music)
Chita Rivera (theatre/dance)
Paul Simon (music)
Elizabeth Taylor (film)

2003 –
James Brown (music)
Carol Burnett (tv)
Loretta Lynn (music)
Mike Nichols (film/theatre)
Itzhak Perlman (music)

2004 –
Warren Beatty (film)
Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee (theatre)
Elton John (music)
Joan Sutherland (music)
John Williams (music)

2005 –
Tony Bennett (music)
Suzanne Ferrell (dance)
Julie Harris (theatre)
Robert Redford (film)
Tina Turner (music)

2006 –
Zubin Mehta (music)
Dolly Parton (music)
Smokey Robinson (music)
Steven Spielberg (film)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (theatre)

2007 –
Leon Fleisher (music)
Steve Martin (film)
Diana Ross (music)
Martin Scorsese (film)
Brian Wilson (music)

2008 –
Morgan Freeman (film)
George Jones (music)
Barbra Streisand (music/film)
Twyla Tharp (dance)
Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey (music)

2009 –
Mel Brooks (film/theatre)
Dave Brubeck (music)
Grace Bumbry (music)
Robert De Niro (film)
Bruce Springsteen (music)

2010 –
Merle Haggard (music)
Jerry Herman (theatre)
Bill T. Jones (dance)
Paul McCartney (music)
Oprah Winfrey (television)

2011 –
Barbara Cook (theatre)
Neil Diamond (music)
Sonny Rollins (music)
Meryl Streep (film)
Yo-Yo Ma (music)

Jul 16th 2012, 12:14
Hide Post    
offlineBoomer
Hi Boomer,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 23:20
Total Topics: 126, Posts: 1,305
View Predictions

Here is a list of possibilities I have assembled (all over age 50) to be considered this year and beyond. The committee generally chooses people beyond age 60 but sometimes will select a person slightly younger. Please feel free to add other names to the conversation or choose from this list.


SINGERS/MUSICIANS:
Herb Albert/Jerry Moss
Burt Bacharach
Joan Baez
Jeff Beck
David Bowie
Garth Brooks
Jackson Browne
Shirley Caesar
Glen Campbell
Cher
Eric Clapton
Ornette Coleman
Judy Collins
Phil Collins
Chick Corea
Elvis Costello
Andrae Crouch
Fats Domino
Glenn Frey/Don Henley
Peter Gabriel
Barry Gibb
Vince Gill
Berry Gordy
Al Green
Buddy Guy
Herbie Hancock
Emmylou Harris
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
Billy Joel
Tom Jones
Carole King
Gladys Knight
Patti LaBelle
Brenda Lee
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Darlene Love
Madonna
Barry Manilow
Johnny Mathis
Reba McEntire
Pat Metheny
Bette Midler
Joni Mitchell
Ennio Morricone
Van Morrison
Robert Plant/Jimmy Page
Prince
Bonnie Raitt
Lionel Richie
Arturo Sandoval
Carlos Santana
Mavis Staples
Ringo Starr
Rod Stewart
Sting
Sly Stone
George Strait
James Taylor
Allen Toussaint
U2 (Bono)
Frankie Valli
Tom Waits
Dionne Warwick
Nancy Wilson
Neil Young

FILM PERFORMERS:
Jeff Bridges
Ellen Burstyn
Michael Caine
John Cleese
George Clooney
Glenn Close
Tom Cruise
Billy Crystal
Geena Davis
Doris Day
Judi Dench
Olivia deHavilland
Michael Douglas
Richard Dreyfuss
Faye Dunaway
Robert Duvall
Sally Field
Jane Fonda
Joan Fontaine
Harrison Ford
Whoopi Goldberg
Gene Hackman
Tom Hanks
Goldie Hawn
Dustin Hoffman
Anthony Hopkins
Samuel L. Jackson
Diane Keaton
Ben Kingsley
Kevin Kline
Jessica Lange
Jerry Lewis
Sophia Loren
Shirley MacLaine
Helen Mirren
Eddie Murphy
Bill Murray
Maureen O’Hara
Peter O’Toole
Al Pacino
Sean Penn
Vanessa Redgrave
Mickey Rooney
Susan Sarandon
Sissy Spacek
Maggie Smith
John Travolta
Jon Voight
Denzel Washington
Robin Williams

FILM DIRECTORS:
Woody Allen
James L. Brooks
James Cameron
Ethan & Joel Coen
Francis Ford Coppola
Stanley Donen
Ron Howard
Norman Jewison
Barry Levinson
George Lucas
Oliver Stone

TELEVISION PERFORMERS:
Alan Alda
Edward Asner
Candice Bergen
Sid Caesar
Tyne Daly
Michael J. Fox
James Garner
Kelsey Grammer
Cloris Leachman
Norman Lear
David Letterman
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
Regis Philbin
Carl Reiner
Jerry Seinfeld
William Shatner
Cicely Tyson
Dick Van Dyke
Betty White
 
THEATRICAL & FINE ARTS:
Martina Arroyo
Daniel Barenboim
Trisha Brown
Diahann Carroll
Carol Channing
Lucinda Childs
Zelda Fichandler
Harvey Fierstein
Renee Fleming
William Forsythe
Philip Glass
Cynthia Gregory
John Guare
Bud Herseth
Hal Holbrook
Garrison Keillor
Allegra Kent
Gelsey Kirkland
Tony Kushner
Patti LuPone
Lorin Maazel
Natalia Makarova
David Mamet
Peter Martins
Patricia McBride
Terrence McNally
Thomas Meehan
Liza Minnelli
Meredith Monk
Rita Moreno
Mark Morris
Seiji Ozawa
Bernadette Peters
Christopher Plummer
Samuel Ramey
Ann Reinking
Regina Resnik
Tim Rice
Stephen Schwartz
Renata Scotto
Marian Seldes
Ravi Shankar
Sam Shepard
Leonard Slatkin
Tom Stoppard
Elaine Stritch
Susan Stroman
Michael Tilson Thomas
Helgi Tomasson
Lily Tomlin
Tommy Tune
Frederica Von Stade
Andre Watts
George C. Wolfe
Maury Yeston
Pinchas Zukerman

 

Jul 16th 2012, 12:25
Hide Post    
offlineNateDoggg
Hi NateDoggg,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: Jun 5th 2011, 10:18
Total Topics: 2, Posts: 188
View Predictions
Thanks, Boomer! Even before you posted the list, I was thinking Bacharach, Hanks, King, Moreno, and White would make for a very entertaining evening, but I'm used to there usually being one or two who I have never heard of before. Anyway, I'll lock in my list for now.
Jul 16th 2012, 12:32
Hide Post    
offlineBoomer
Hi Boomer,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 23:20
Total Topics: 126, Posts: 1,305
View Predictions

I will probably make changes later, but here are my predictions as of today...

Renee Fleming (opera)
Buddy Guy (music)
Dustin Hoffman (film)
Shirley Maclaine (film/theatre)
James Taylor (music)



with a back-up group because I can't seem to be decisive...

Glen Campbell (music)
Harrison Ford (film)
Cynthia Gregory (dance)
Mick Jagger (music)
Betty White (television)

Jul 16th 2012, 13:02
Hide Post    
offlineIrishmovielover4ever
Hi Irishmovielover4ever,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: Apr 22nd 2011, 13:18
Total Topics: 84, Posts: 2,605
View Predictions
One word of who should be given the honor CAROL CHANNING (overdue)
Jul 16th 2012, 13:14
Hide Post    
offlineBoomer
Hi Boomer,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 23:20
Total Topics: 126, Posts: 1,305
View Predictions
Channing will probably not receive one. Jerry Herman was just honored 18 months ago, and some of the exact same songs would have to be used again. From a production standpoint, they do not want to do that.
Jul 16th 2012, 14:00
Hide Post    
offlinethesmartone
Hi thesmartone,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 16:23
Total Topics: 104, Posts: 1,558
View Predictions
Im thinking Glen Campbell will receive it for music this year. They did a big celebration for him at the Grammy's this year, and he was recently announced to have althzeimers.

For Film Performances, I'm thinking they will give it to either Olivia de Havilland, Doris Day, or Joan Fontaine. But my gut is telling me Olivia de Havilland

For Film Directors, I'd say Woody Allen will probably get it.

For TV Performers, I think its down to three people: Cloris Leachman, Mary Tyler Moore, or Betty White. But I bet Betty White will get it.
Jul 16th 2012, 15:01
Hide Post    
offlineBoomer
Hi Boomer,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 23:20
Total Topics: 126, Posts: 1,305
View Predictions
Just remember they have to agree to show up for the entire weekend.

I am not sure if Allen, de Havilland, Day or Fontaine would do that.
Jul 16th 2012, 17:06
Hide Post    
offlineGuru
Hi Guru,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: Oct 20th 2010, 03:48
Total Topics: 102, Posts: 303
View Predictions
Al Pacino received the National Medal of Arts in 2011. He could be on their radar.
Jul 16th 2012, 20:41
Hide Post    
offlineLaactingnyc
Hi Laactingnyc ,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 29th 2011, 20:51
Total Topics: 38, Posts: 1,903
View Predictions
I would love it if Betty White, Carl Reiner, and Olivia De Havilland got in! :)
Jul 17th 2012, 06:43
Hide Post    
offlineallabout oscars
Hi allabout oscars,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: Sep 20th 2011, 04:19
Total Topics: 1, Posts: 1,107
View Predictions
In a perfect world....

WOODY ALLEN
DAME KIRI TEKANAWA
DUSTIN HOFFMAN
WYNTON MARSALIS
BERNADETTE PETERS
Jul 17th 2012, 09:44
Hide Post    
offlinethesmartone
Hi thesmartone,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 22nd 2011, 16:23
Total Topics: 104, Posts: 1,558
View Predictions
Who knows? Maybe since Peter O'Toole just announced he is retiring from acting, they might choose to honor him!
Jul 17th 2012, 14:50
Hide Post    
offlineMysteriousRent
Hi MysteriousRent,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: Nov 7th 2010, 23:57
Total Topics: 0, Posts: 698
View Predictions
With the big re-mounting of Einstein on the Beach, this year could be a very good year for Phillip Glass. You would have a company together to perform from his most important work. 

Jul 17th 2012, 16:36
Hide Post    
offlineLaactingnyc
Hi Laactingnyc ,
would like to add you as a friend on goldderby.com. Friends can exchange messages in private and see each others updates on their profiles.

Joined: May 29th 2011, 20:51
Total Topics: 38, Posts: 1,903
View Predictions
I love his soundtrack on "The Hours"