actress kris illy tyson is among the honorees, actress and dancer rita more eno, filmmaker george lucas and singer songwriter carol king. the ceremony will air december 29th right here on cbs. >> it has been a lean time for the old classics just aren't to. so some orchestras are taking inspiration from a newer source. here's omar villafranca. >> reporter: it may seem impossible to get gamers off the sofa, but a recent performance drew hordes of them to a dallas symphony orchestra. they came to hear music from their favorite video game, the legend of zelda. organized in a four-movement symphony. >> how are you doing tonight? >> reporter: the show's producer jason paul sent years producing concert tours for opera legend luciano pavarotti. in his personal travels to japan he discovered how popular gaming concerts were there, and thought maybe they could also catch on in the u.s >> when did you know, okay, this is going to click? >> i kind of knew it after the first time i did it in 2004. it just was an instant success. it was a virtual riot at the box office. now we are at an all-time high