Donald Trump announced the winners of the 2025 Kennedy Awards: an annual ceremony honoring achievements in the arts

Donald Trump announced the names of the recipients of the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors: an annual award ceremony that recognizes achievements in the performing arts in music, film, theater, and other forms of art. The ceremony will take place at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, and the president announced the names of the honorees, including Gloria Gaynor, the singer of the hit «I Will Survive», - and «Rocky» star Sylvester Stallone.

On August 12, Trump called the ceremony a «very exciting project», - referring to the recent reorganization of the Kennedy Center Council and the upcoming award ceremony.

«We will do something that will happen quickly, relatively inexpensively, and we will do it better than ever», - Trump noted, adding that he is «glad to be here when we officially announce the incredibly talented artists who will be honored later this year at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors».

The president also revealed that he has signed a contract to host the award ceremony. Below you will find the names of the honorees at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.

— George Strait
— Michael Crawford
— Sylvester Stallone
— Gloria Gaynor
— Kiss

Congratulations to our 48th class! pic.twitter.com/y8iWt4U0Lq

— Kennedy Center (@kencen) August 13, 2025

The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony will take place in December 2025.

The names of the honorees at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony are listed below;

In the past, the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was available to watch on CBS and for streaming on Paramount+. It is likely that this will be the case for the 2025 event as well