Walter Cronkite hosts the 24th annual gala in Washington, D.C. The honorees are Julie Andrews, Van Cliburn, Quincy Jones, Jack Nicholson and Luciano Pavarotti. Entertainers paying tribute to the stars include Warren Beatty, Michael Douglas, Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Carol Burnett, Marilyn Horne, Renee Fleming, Candice Bergen, Annette Bening, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Robert Goulet and Jeremy Irons.