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![Jon Stewart poses for a portrait in promotion of his forthcoming directorial and screenwriting feature debut "Rosewater" on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jon-stewart-1630x1254.jpg)
— Dick Cavett
— Kevin Spacey
— Lucie Arnaz
— Michelle Monaghan
— Bennett Miller
— Richard Linklater
— Tom Hanks, Al Green, Lily Tomlin, Sting, Patricia McBride Now, on with the 2015 list … (Kennedy Center Honors)
Kennedy Center Honors
![Actress/model Brooke Shields and her mother Teri are shown at Grantley Adams International Airport about to board a Pan Am plane after a week's business visit in Barbados, Nov. 3, 1984. (AP Photo/Willie Alleyne)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/brooke-shields-mom-1775x1254.jpg)
— Alex Garland
— Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen
— André De Shields & Timothy Douglas
— Bad Company (Simon Kirke), Blackhearts (Ricky Byrd), Southside Johnny (Jeff Kazee)
— Better Than Ezra (Tom Drummond)
— Berry Gordy & Charles Randolph-Wright
— Billy Bob Thornton
— Biz Markie
— Boyz II Men, Joss Stone, Tommy Tune
— Bradley Cooper
— ‘Breaking Bad’ Cast
— Brian Grazer
— Brooke Shields
— Chaka Khan
— Cheap Trick (Tom Petersson)
— Crosby, Still & Nash
— David Simon & Tom McCarthy
— Davis Guggenheim
— Dolph Lundgren
— Eddie Murphy (ft. Kathy Griffin, Trevor Noah)
— Ellen Page
— Gabe Polsky
— George Clinton
— George Lucas, Carole King, Rita Moreno, Seiji Ozawa, Cicely Tyson (Kennedy Center Honors)
— Hal Ketchum
— Jacques Cousteau Jr.
— James Vanderbilt
— Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen
— André De Shields & Timothy Douglas
— Bad Company (Simon Kirke), Blackhearts (Ricky Byrd), Southside Johnny (Jeff Kazee)
— Better Than Ezra (Tom Drummond)
— Berry Gordy & Charles Randolph-Wright
— Billy Bob Thornton
— Biz Markie
— Boyz II Men, Joss Stone, Tommy Tune
— Bradley Cooper
— ‘Breaking Bad’ Cast
— Brian Grazer
— Brooke Shields
— Chaka Khan
— Cheap Trick (Tom Petersson)
— Crosby, Still & Nash
— David Simon & Tom McCarthy
— Davis Guggenheim
— Dolph Lundgren
— Eddie Murphy (ft. Kathy Griffin, Trevor Noah)
— Ellen Page
— Gabe Polsky
— George Clinton
— George Lucas, Carole King, Rita Moreno, Seiji Ozawa, Cicely Tyson (Kennedy Center Honors)
— Hal Ketchum
— Jacques Cousteau Jr.
— James Vanderbilt
— Jane Lynch
— Jay Roach
— Joe Diffie & Sammy Kershaw
— Juliette Binoche
— Kal Penn
— KC & the Sunshine Band
— Kevin MacDonald
— Lea Thompson
— Lee Grant
— Leighton Meester
— Lewis Black
— ‘Mad Men’ Cast
— Marky Ramone
— Martha Reeves
— Morgan Neville, Matthew Heineman, Marc Silver
— Melissa Etheridge
— O.A. R.
— Paul Anka
— Raymond Cruz
— REO Speedwagon (Bruce Hall) & Blues Traveler (Tad Kinchla)
— Ricky Skaggs & Lee Ann Womack
— Ron Perlman
— Ron White
— Stevan Riley
— Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
(AP/Willie Alleyne) — Jay Roach
— Joe Diffie & Sammy Kershaw
— Juliette Binoche
— Kal Penn
— KC & the Sunshine Band
— Kevin MacDonald
— Lea Thompson
— Lee Grant
— Leighton Meester
— Lewis Black
— ‘Mad Men’ Cast
— Marky Ramone
— Martha Reeves
— Morgan Neville, Matthew Heineman, Marc Silver
— Melissa Etheridge
— O.A. R.
— Paul Anka
— Raymond Cruz
— REO Speedwagon (Bruce Hall) & Blues Traveler (Tad Kinchla)
— Ricky Skaggs & Lee Ann Womack
— Ron Perlman
— Ron White
— Stevan Riley
— Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
AP/Willie Alleyne
![US actor Richard Gere talks during the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rihcard-gere-1727x1254.jpg)
AP/Antonio Calanni
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(Courtesy Awesome Con)
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![In this Aug. 19, 2015 photo David Oyelowo poses for a portrait in New York. Oyelowo plays an emotionally damaged man losing himself further after a spasm of off-camera violence in HBO's "Nightingale," a role which garnered him an Emmy nomination on July 16. The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sept. 20.(Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/david-oyelowo-1880x1254.jpg)
Dan Hallman/Invision/AP/Dan Hallman
![Actors Jean Stapleton, seated, left, and Carroll O'Connor, seated, right, hold their Emmys after receiving them in Hollywood, Calif., Sept. 18, 1978. At rear, from left to right are Rob Reiner, who won an Emmy for supporting actor in the same series; Norman Lear, producer of the show; and executive producer Mort Lachman. (AP Photo)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/all-in-family2-1425x1254.jpg)
AP/YARNOLD
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![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/george-stevens.jpg)
![Paul Dano, Brian Wilson, and John Cusack pose for a portrait during press day for "Love & Mercy" at The Four Seasons on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/love-mercy-cropped.jpg)
Casey Curry/Invision/AP/Casey Curry
![Singer Glenn Frey, left, and musician Joe Walsh of The Eagles perform at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif. on Friday, May 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/joe-walsh-frey-1880x1166-1880x1166.jpg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS/Dan Steinberg
![In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 photo, filmmaker Spike Lee poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Reflecting on his career as he prepares to accept an honorary Oscar, the 58-year-old suddenly stands up and bounds around as he considers various ideas, at times bellowing so exuberantly, it echoes. Lee laughs as easily as he gets serious, and says hes profoundly touched by the film academy honor hell receive Saturday, Nov. 14, at the seventh annual Governors Awards. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/spike-lee-pose1-1880x1233.jpg)
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Chris Pizzello
![Larry King](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/larry-king-wtop.jpg)
WTOP/Jason Fraley
![Aretha Franklin performs in front of Pope Francis during the World Meeting of Families in the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/aretha-franklin-1759x1254.jpg)
AP/Alessandra Tarantino
![Musician Roger Waters performs with a band of wounded veterans during the Stand Up for Heroes event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 6, 2013, in New York. Waters will play a similar event at the Music Heals concert Friday at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. (John Minchillo/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/water-stand-heroes.jpg)
John Minchillo
![In this Oct. 20, 2015 photo, Drew Barrymore poses for a portrait to promote her new book "Wildflower," in New York. Barrymore has a new movie, "Miss You Already," with Tony Collette opening Nov. 6, a beauty line called Flower and runs a production company called Flower Films. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/drew-barrymore-e1642340894757-1880x1252.jpg)
Amy Sussman/Invision/AP/Amy Sussman
![In this photo released by Starpix, Linda Blair, who in 1973 starred in the original version of "The Exorcist," joins the film's director, William Friedkin, for a photo at a screening of the remastered film, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/friedkin.jpg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS/Dave Allocca
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![Jon Stewart poses for a portrait in promotion of his forthcoming directorial and screenwriting feature debut "Rosewater" on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jon-stewart-260x174.jpg)
![Actress/model Brooke Shields and her mother Teri are shown at Grantley Adams International Airport about to board a Pan Am plane after a week's business visit in Barbados, Nov. 3, 1984. (AP Photo/Willie Alleyne)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/brooke-shields-mom-260x174.jpg)
![US actor Richard Gere talks during the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rihcard-gere-260x174.jpg)
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![In this Aug. 19, 2015 photo David Oyelowo poses for a portrait in New York. Oyelowo plays an emotionally damaged man losing himself further after a spasm of off-camera violence in HBO's "Nightingale," a role which garnered him an Emmy nomination on July 16. The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sept. 20.(Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/david-oyelowo-260x174.jpg)
![Actors Jean Stapleton, seated, left, and Carroll O'Connor, seated, right, hold their Emmys after receiving them in Hollywood, Calif., Sept. 18, 1978. At rear, from left to right are Rob Reiner, who won an Emmy for supporting actor in the same series; Norman Lear, producer of the show; and executive producer Mort Lachman. (AP Photo)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/all-in-family2-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/shatner-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/george-stevens-260x174.jpg)
![Paul Dano, Brian Wilson, and John Cusack pose for a portrait during press day for "Love & Mercy" at The Four Seasons on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/love-mercy-cropped-260x174.jpg)
![Singer Glenn Frey, left, and musician Joe Walsh of The Eagles perform at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif. on Friday, May 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/joe-walsh-frey-1880x1166-260x174.jpg)
![In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 photo, filmmaker Spike Lee poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Reflecting on his career as he prepares to accept an honorary Oscar, the 58-year-old suddenly stands up and bounds around as he considers various ideas, at times bellowing so exuberantly, it echoes. Lee laughs as easily as he gets serious, and says hes profoundly touched by the film academy honor hell receive Saturday, Nov. 14, at the seventh annual Governors Awards. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/spike-lee-pose1-260x174.jpg)
![Larry King](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/larry-king-wtop-260x174.jpg)
![Aretha Franklin performs in front of Pope Francis during the World Meeting of Families in the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/aretha-franklin-260x174.jpg)
![Musician Roger Waters performs with a band of wounded veterans during the Stand Up for Heroes event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 6, 2013, in New York. Waters will play a similar event at the Music Heals concert Friday at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. (John Minchillo/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/water-stand-heroes-260x174.jpg)
![In this Oct. 20, 2015 photo, Drew Barrymore poses for a portrait to promote her new book "Wildflower," in New York. Barrymore has a new movie, "Miss You Already," with Tony Collette opening Nov. 6, a beauty line called Flower and runs a production company called Flower Films. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/drew-barrymore-e1642340894757-260x174.jpg)
![In this photo released by Starpix, Linda Blair, who in 1973 starred in the original version of "The Exorcist," joins the film's director, William Friedkin, for a photo at a screening of the remastered film, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/friedkin-260x174.jpg)