As the Kennedy Center remains in a state of politically driven upheaval, the Washington, D.C., performing arts venue has unveiled its 2026 list of honorees for its flagship event.

Oscar-nominated actor Andy Garcia and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet are among those set to receive Kennedy Center Honors at the Dec. 7 ceremony. The list also includes singer Paul Anka, country musician Barbara Mandrell and legendary music producer David Foster, who has worked with the likes of Céline Dion and Whitney Houston.

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In a press release to HuffPost, President Donald Trump described the honorees as “amazing artists whose lifelong work has shaped American culture and inspired generations of audiences.”

“We are proud to honor this year’s class and to continue a tradition that has defined the Center for nearly 50 years,” he said, per the press release.

Not surprisingly, this year’s list of honorees includes several of Trump’s most devoted celebrity supporters.

Mamet, whose best-known works include “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “American Buffalo,” has praised Trump in interviews and gone on the defensive when asked about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Speaking to TMZ in 2016, Anka described Trump as “an old friend of mine for 50 years.” Trump last year shared a new rendition of the song “My Way,” made famous in 1969 by Frank Sinatra, featuring reworked lyrics by Anka that referenced both the White House and Mar-a-Lago.

For the first time in the event’s 49-year history, the Kennedy Center Honors will take place at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., in lieu of its namesake venue, which is currently closed amid a contentious battle with the Trump administration.

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The Kennedy Center was built in 1971 as a “living memorial” to President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963. Last year, Trump sent shockwaves through the performing arts community when he took over the venue and attempted to rebrand it as the Trump-Kennedy Center, prompting a host of legal and legislative challenges.

In February of this year, the president announced his plan to shutter the venue for two years for extensive renovations. By May, however, a federal judge ruled Trump’s name had been added to the building illegally and without congressional approval, and ordered it removed.

Though Congress had previously secured $257 million for the Kennedy Center’s upkeep, Trump told Time last month that he wouldn’t allow renovations to start unless his name appears on the building again.

As for the Kennedy Center Honors, it’s unclear just how involved Trump intends to be with this year’s ceremony. Last year’s event featured actor Sylvester Stallone and disco icon Gloria Gaynor as honorees, with Trump himself hosting the ceremony. Ratings for the CBS broadcast of the ceremony, however, were reportedly at an all-time low.