Tom Hanks received an official honor.
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture ( though recipients do not need to be U.S. citizens ) . The Legion of Honour , full name National Order of the Legion of Honour ( Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur ) , is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits , established 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte . Tom Hanks . In 2014 , he received a Kennedy Center Honor and , in 2016 , he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama , as well as the French Legion of Honor .