America to Celebrate the Careers of Five Extraordinary Artists Sunday, December 7, 2014. Gala will be broadcast on CBS on December 30, 2014 at 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the five individuals who will receive the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 37th annual national celebration of the arts are: singer Al Green, actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, singer-songwriter Sting and comedienne Lily Tomlin...