2014 Kennedy Center Honors (107 images)

The five recipients of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors pose for a group photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2014. The 2014 honorees are: actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, top left; singer-songwriter Sting, top center; singer Al Green, top right; ballerina Patricia McBride, bottom left; and comedienne Lily Tomlin, bottom right. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

The five recipients of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors pose for a group photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 6, 2014. From left to right top row: David M. Rubenstein, Chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks; singer-songwriter Sting; singer Al Green; Michael Stevens, writer and producer of the annual Kennedy Center Honors; and George Stevens, Jr., producer of the annual Kennedy Center Honors. From left to right, bottom row: Deborah F. Rutter, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry; ballerina Patricia McBride; comedienne Lily Tomlin; and Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Secretary Kerry..Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

Singer-songwriter Sting (R) and actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, two of the five recipients of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors, share some thoughts as they wait to pose for a group photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2014. The 2014 honorees are: singer Al Green, actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, singer-songwriter Sting, and comedienne Lily Tomlin. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

Actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, one of the five recipients of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors, waits to pose for a group photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2014. The 2014 honorees are: singer Al Green, actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, singer-songwriter Sting, and comedienne Lily Tomlin. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool