The Kennedy Center Honors 1978

The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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    Season 1

    1978

    1 episodes

    Season 1 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 1978.

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    Season 2

    1979

    1 episodes

    Season 2 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1979.

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    Season 3

    1980

    1 episodes

    Season 3 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1980.

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    Season 4

    1981

    1 episodes

    Season 4 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1981.

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    Season 5

    1982

    1 episodes

    Season 5 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 25, 1982.

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    Season 6

    1983

    1 episodes

    Season 6 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1983.

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    Season 7

    1984

    1 episodes

    Season 7 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 25, 1984.

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    Season 8

    1985

    1 episodes

    Season 8 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1985.

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    Season 9

    1986

    1 episodes

    Season 9 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1986.

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    Season 10

    1987

    1 episodes

    Season 10 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1987.

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    Season 11

    1988

    1 episodes

    Season 11 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1988.

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    Season 12

    1989

    1 episodes

    Season 12 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1989.

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    Season 13

    1990

    1 episodes

    Season 13 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 1990.

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    Season 14

    1991

    1 episodes

    Season 14 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1991.

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    Season 15

    1992

    1 episodes

    Season 15 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1992.

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    Season 16

    1993

    1 episodes

    Season 16 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1993.

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    Season 17

    1994

    1 episodes

    Season 17 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 1994.

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    Season 18

    1995

    1 episodes

    Season 18 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 1995.

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    Season 19

    1996

    1 episodes

    Season 19 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1996.

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    Season 20

    1997

    1 episodes

    Season 20 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 1997.

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    Season 21

    1998

    1 episodes

    Season 21 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 1998.

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    Season 22

    1999

    1 episodes

    Season 22 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 1999.

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    Season 23

    2000

    1 episodes

    Season 23 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2000.

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    Season 24

    2001

    1 episodes

    Season 24 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2001.

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    Season 25

    2002

    1 episodes

    Season 25 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2002.

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    Season 26

    2003

    1 episodes

    Season 26 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2003.

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    Season 27

    2004

    1 episodes

    Season 27 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 21, 2004.

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    Season 28

    2005

    1 episodes

    Season 28 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2005.

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    Season 29

    2006

    1 episodes

    Season 29 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2006.

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    Season 30

    2007

    1 episodes

    Season 30 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2007.

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    Season 31

    2008

    1 episodes

    Season 31 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 2008.

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    Season 32

    2009

    1 episodes

    Season 32 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 2009.

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    Season 33

    2010

    1 episodes

    Season 33 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 28, 2010.

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    Season 34

    2011

    1 episodes

    Season 34 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2011.

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    Season 37

    2014

    1 episodes

    Season 37 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 30, 2014.

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    Season 38

    2015

    1 episodes

    Season 38 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 29, 2015.

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    Season 40

    2017

    1 episodes

    Season 40 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2017.

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    Season 41

    2018

    1 episodes

    Season 41 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2018.

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    Season 42

    2019

    1 episodes

    Season 42 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 15, 2019.

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    Season 43

    2021

    1 episodes

    Season 43 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on June 6, 2021.

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    Season 44

    2021

    1 episodes

    Season 44 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 5, 2021.

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    Season 45

    2022

    1 episodes

    Season 45 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 27, 2022.

    The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors celebrates the lifetime of contributions to American culture from the five honorees.

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    Season 46

    2023

    1 episodes

    Season 46 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on December 26, 2023.

    In a star-studded celebration at the Kennedy Center Opera House, the 2023 Honorees including Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Dionne Warwick will be saluted by today’s leading performers from New York, Hollywood, and the arts capitals of the world. They will accept the recognition and gratitude of their peers through show-stopping performances and emotional tributes. Additionally, former Kennedy Center Honoree (2017) Gloria Estefan returns as host, marking her third time hosting the special.

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    Season 47

    1970

    1 episodes

    Season 47 of The Kennedy Center Honors premiered on -.

    CBS presents The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, an entertainment special celebrating lifetime artistic achievement in a star-studded celebration at the Kennedy Center Opera House stage. Honored recipients include acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; the legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead.