<P> Honoree recommendations are accepted from the general public , and the Kennedy Center initiated a Special Honors Advisory Committee , which comprises two members of the Board of Trustees as well as past Honorees and distinguished artists . The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees selects the Honoree recipients based on excellence in music , dance , theater , opera , motion pictures or television . The selections are typically announced sometime between July and September . </P>
who decides who gets the kennedy center honors
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees