The 45th Kennedy Center Honors

[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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Who do you predict will win the KCH in 2022? My choices are:

Burt Bacharach
Cynthia Gregory
Spike Lee
Liza Minelli
Arturo Sandoval

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[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 801 Posts: 1321 View Predictions]

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List of previous 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)

2012 –
Buddy Guy (music)
Dustin Hoffman (film)
Led Zeppelin – John Paul Jones/Jimmy Page/Robert Plant (music)
David Letterman (television)
Natalia Makarova (dance)

2013 –
Martina Arroyo (music)
Herbie Hancock (music)
Billy Joel (music)
Shirley MacLaine (film)
Carlos Santana (music)

2014 –
Al Green (music)
Tom Hanks (film)
Patricia McBride (dance)
Sting (music)
Lily Tomlin (film/theatre)

2015 –
Carole King (music)
George Lucas (film)
Rita Moreno (film/theatre)
Seiji Ozawa (music)
Cicely Tyson (TV/theatre)

2016 –
Martha Agerich (music)
The Eagles (music)
Al Pacino (film)
Mavis Staples (music)
James Taylor (music)

2017 –
Carmen de Lavallade (dance)
Gloria Estefan (music)
LL Cool J (music)
Norman Lear (TV)
Lionel Richie (music)

2018 –
Cher (music/film)
Philip Glass (music)
Reba McEntire (music)
Wayne Shorter (music)
Hamilton (theatre)

2019 –
Earth, Wind and Fire (music)
Sally Field (film)
Linda Ronstadt (music)
Michael Tilson Thomas (music)
Sesame Street (TV)

2020/2021 –
Debbie Allen (dance)
Joan Baez (music)
Garth Brooks (music)
Midori (music)
Dick Van Dyke (TV)

2021 –
Justino Diaz (music)
Berry Gordy (music)
Lorne Michaels (TV)
Bette Midler (music/film)
Joni Mitchell (music)

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[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 801 Posts: 1321 View Predictions]

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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:
ABBA
Aerosmith
Alabama
Herb Albert/Jerry Moss
Burt Bacharach
Jeff Beck
Mary J. Blige
Bon Jovi
Brooks and Dunn
Jackson Browne
David Byrne
Shirley Caesar
Chicago
Eric Clapton
Judy Collins
Phil Collins
Elvis Costello
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Roberta Flack
John Fogerty
Peter Gabriel
Barry Gibb
Vince Gill
Daryl Hall/John Oates
Emmylou Harris
Julio Iglesias
Isley Brothers
Alan Jackson
Janet Jackson
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
Jay-Z
Flaco Jimenez
Booker T. Jones
Tom Jones
Chaka Khan
Gladys Knight
Alison Krauss
Kris Kristofferson
Patti LaBelle
Queen Latifah
Brenda Lee
Jerry Lee Lewis
Darlene Love
Madonna
Barbara Mandrell
Barry Manilow
Johnny Mathis
Bill Medley
John Mellencamp
Pat Metheny
Sam Moore
Van Morrison
Randy Newman
Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
Pink Floyd
Queen
Bonnie Raitt
R.E.M.
Robbie Robertson
Run DMC
Arturo Sandoval
Bob Seger
Wayne Shorter
Carly Simon
Ricky Skaggs
Ringo Starr
Cat Stevens
Rod Stewart
Sly Stone
George Strait
U2 (Bono)
Frankie Valli
Tom Waits
Dionne Warwick
Steve Winwood
Neil Young
ZZ Top

FILM PERFORMERS:
Alan Arkin
Antonio Banderas
Angela Bassett
Annette Bening
Ruben Blades
Jeff Bridges
Sandra Bullock
Ellen Burstyn
Michael Caine
John Cleese
George Clooney
Glenn Close
Kevin Costner
Tom Cruise
Billy Crystal
Geena Davis
Viola Davis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Judi Dench
Catherine Deneuve
Johnny Depp
Michael Douglas
Richard Dreyfuss
Faye Dunaway
Robert Duvall
Jane Fonda
Harrison Ford
Jodie Foster
Mel Gibson
Whoopi Goldberg
Gene Hackman
Goldie Hawn
Anthony Hopkins
Samuel L. Jackson
Tommy Lee Jones
Diane Keaton
Michael Keaton
Nicole Kidman
Ben Kingsley
Kevin Kline
Jessica Lange
Sophia Loren
Marlee Matlin
Frances McDormand
Helen Mirren
Julianne Moore
Eddie Murphy
Bill Murray
Gary Oldman
Edward James Olmos
Sean Penn
Michelle Pfeiffer
Brad Pitt
Vanessa Redgrave
Julia Roberts
Susan Sarandon
Will Smith
Sissy Spacek
Maggie Smith
Emma Thompson
John Travolta
Jon Voight
Christopher Walken
Denzel Washington
Sigourney Weaver
Renee Zellweger

FILM DIRECTORS:
Woody Allen
James L. Brooks
James Cameron
Ethan and Joel Coen
Francis Ford Coppola
Alfonso Cuaron
David Fincher
Ron Howard
Norman Jewison
Ang Lee
Spike Lee
Barry Levinson
David Lynch
Ridley Scott
Oliver Stone
Quentin Tarantino

TELEVISION:
Alan Alda
Candice Bergen
James Burrows
Tyne Daly
Ted Danson
Ellen DeGeneres
Michael J. Fox
Kelsey Grammer
Jay Leno
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Bob Newhart
Jerry Seinfeld
William Shatner

THEATRICAL & FINE ARTS:
Jane Alexander
Daniel Barenboim
Kathleen Battle
Andrea Bocelli
Matthew Broderick
Stockard Channing
Lucinda Childs
Harvey Fierstein
Renee Fleming
William Forsythe
Cynthia Gregory
Joel Grey
John Guare
Rosemary Harris
Hugh Jackman
Flaco Jimenez
Shirley Jones
Garrison Keillor
Allegra Kent
Gelsey Kirkland
Tony Kushner
Nathan Lane
Frank Langella
John Lithgow
Patti LuPone
David Mamet
Ann-Margret
Wynton Marsalis
Peter Martins
Elaine May
Audra McDonald
Ian McKellen
Alan Menken
Sherrill Milnes
Liza Minnelli
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Meredith Monk
Mark Morris
Robert Morse
Mandy Patinkin
Bernadette Peters
Samuel Ramey
Tim Rice
Stephen Schwartz
Renata Scotto
Leonard Slatkin
Tom Stoppard
Susan Stroman
Charles Strouse
Helgi Tomasson
Tommy Tune
Kathleen Turner
Luis Valdez
Ben Vereen
Frederica Von Stade
Andre Watts
Jimmy Webb
George C. Wolfe
Maury Yeston
Pinchas Zukerman

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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Why do you lump the fine arts (including theatre and jazz) together?

Wayne Shorter already got the KCH in 2018.

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[keithw Joined: Aug 17th, 2012 Topics: 1 Posts: 118 View Predictions]

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Hopefully…
Burt Bacharach
Liza Minnelli
Gene Hackman
Dionne Warwick
Bob Newhart

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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If Spike Lee gets the KCH (and why not), his tribute should include “Fight the Power,” “Hell You Talmbout” (which was covered in American Utopia, which Spike Lee filmed) and the step dance from School Daze.

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[Zackmorris0891 Joined: May 27th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 6 View Predictions]

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My 2022 choices are:
the Rolling Stones
Dionne Warwick
Jane Fonda
Francis Ford Coppola
Arturo Sandoval

2023:
Julio Iglesias
Burt Bacharach
Denzel Washington
Cynthia Gregory
Patti Lupone

2024:
Frankie Valli
Gladys Knight
Alan Alda
Liza Minnelli
Carlos Prieto

2025:
Harrison Ford
Fleetwood Mac
Emmylou Harris
Spike Lee
Luis Valdez

2026:
Priscilla Lopez
Barry Gibb
George Strait
Whoopi Goldberg
Alan Menken

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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Now that it’s July, the honorees should be announced soon. I’m still aiming for Liza Minelli, Spike Lee, Arturo Sandoval, Cynthia Gregory and Burt Bacharach.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 141 Posts: 6245 View Predictions]

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This was tough, but I’ve managed to come up with 5 contenders in each of the following fields who I think most deserve a Kennedy Center Honor.

SINGERS/MUSICIANS:
Burt Bacharach
Phil Collins
Jerry Lee Lewis
Barry Manilow
Frankie Valli

FILM PERFORMERS:
Billy Crystal
Whoopi Goldberg
Gene Hackman
Sophia Loren
Vanessa Redgrave

FILM DIRECTORS:
Francis Ford Coppola
Ron Howard
Norman Jewison
Spike Lee
Oliver Stone

TELEVISION:
Alan Alda
Candice Bergen
Michael J. Fox
Bob Newhart
William Shatner

THEATRICAL & FINE ARTS:
Joel Grey
Shirley Jones
Liza Minnelli
Tommy Tune
Ben Vereen

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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Why did you put the fine arts in one category? And how come there’s no one from opera, ballet, jazz or classical music?

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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I’ve got 40 picks by categories:

OPERA
Renee Fleming
Anna Netrebko
Renata Scotto
Kiri Te Kanawa
Frederica Von Stade

DANCE
Michael Flatley
Savion Glover
Cynthia Gregory
Peter Martins
Mark Morris

CLASSICAL MUSIC
John Adams
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Meredith Monk
Andre Rieu
Pinchas Zukerman

JAZZ
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Bela Fleck
Wynton Marsalis
Bobby McFerrin
Arturo Sandoval

THEATRE
Tony Kushner
Liza Minelli
Stephen Schwartz
Bernadette Peters
Tommy Tune

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Burt Bacharach
Shirley Caesar
Johnny Mathis
Queen Latifah
The Rolling Stones

FILM
Michael Caine
Glenn Close
Francis Ford Coppola
Spike Lee
Sophia Loren

TELEVISION
Alan Alda
Ellen DeGeneres
Whoopi Goldberg
John Lithgow
Bob Newhart

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[Rachel615 Joined: Sep 20th, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 2331 View Predictions]

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Arturo Sandoval
Cynthia Gregory
Denzel Washington
Emmylou Harris
Renee Fleming

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[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 801 Posts: 1321 View Predictions]

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They will not choose an opera singer two years in a row.

My 5 best guesses for this year:

Glenn Close
Spike Lee
Liza Minnelli (especially with the Judy Garland centennial)
Rolling Stones or Queen
Arturo Sandoval

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[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 801 Posts: 1321 View Predictions]

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A couple of other combinations (mixing types of artists) that might be possible:

Harrison Ford
Barry Gibb
Cynthia Gregory
Flaco Jimenez
Gladys Knight

Ruben Blades
Jessica Lange
Tommy Tune
Frankie Valli
Dionne Warwick

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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Chris Beachum wrote:

They will not choose an opera singer two years in a row. My 5 best guesses for this year: Glenn Close Spike Lee Liza Minnelli (especially with the Judy Garland centennial) Rolling Stones or Queen Arturo Sandoval

Good picks, but there has to be at least one person from opera, dance or classical music. I wish they’d do more than one each year, as used to be the case.

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