2012: The Year in Entertainment (72 images)

Meryl Streep takes a photo of herself with United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton following a dinner honoring the seven 2012 recipients of the Kennedy Center honors at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 1, 2012. The 2012 honorees are Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, late-night host David Letterman, dancer Natalia Makarova, and the British rock band Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones). UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

Emmanuelle Riva (L), Michael Haneke (C) and Jean-Louis Trintignant arrive at the award photocall after Haneke received the "Palm D'Or" prize for the film "Amour (Love)" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 27, 2012. UPI/David Silpa