Hall of Fame
The KMLF Hall of Fame award was created to honor those who have exhibted continued support of the festival for many years. Recipients of this award are usually long time directors and former committee members of the KMLF. The list below shows those who have been honored in the past.
| 1989 | Anne Walker Burns | 1998 | Dr. William Collins |
| Nettie Hutchison | Pauline Chandler | ||
| R.M Watt | Rose Mary Combs | ||
| Mrs. J. Kidwell Grannis | John E. Jones | ||
| Walter B. Smith | Jennifer Jones | ||
| Bert T. Combs | Jim Brittian | ||
| Wendell Ford | Helen Brittian | ||
| Doug Blair | 1999 | Dr. Dudley Pomeroy | |
| 1990 | John Hill Bailey Sr. | Milton Brooks | |
| John Hill Bailey Jr. | Irene Adams | ||
| Hazel Stacy | Robert Berger | ||
| Paul Green | 2000 | Dave Burns | |
| 1991 | Mary Evelyn Rogers | Edith Asher | |
| Lon B. Rogers | Nelda Taylor | ||
| Jean Chrisman | Barbara Grace | ||
| Norman Chrisman Jr. | Valerie Saunders | ||
| 1992 | Ted Gilbert | 2001 | Darlys Warren |
| Dan Stewart | Oleika Shriners | ||
| Joe Akers | 2002 | Carolyn Brooks | |
| Dave Suggs | Helen Smith | ||
| 1993 | Mary Lour Whitney | 2003 | Sidney Gaunt |
| C.V. Whitney | John Rowland | ||
| Effie Arnett | Billie Rowland | ||
| Cawood Smith | 2004 | John Garfield Howard | |
| Mary Wilson | Pineville Community Hospital | ||
| Alenn Vanbever | Pineville City Schools | ||
| 1994 | Mabel Osborne | 2005 | Betty Golden |
| Mildred Patterson | Coca Cola Bottling Company | ||
| Mary Bob Hoe | Cinder & Sonny Parsons | ||
| Harry Hoe | 2006 | Clear Creek Bible College | |
| Julia Tackett | The Sensations | ||
| Tom Mills | 2007 | 1977 PHS Marching Band | |
| 1995 | Ray Akers | Charles Evans | |
| Bob Madon | Jackie Downey | ||
| Keith Davis | 2008 | Jeff Brock | |
| Norma Davis | John & Susan Combs | ||
| Nell W. Poline | Tuck Woolum | ||
| Kathleen O. Roan | 2009 | Charles Bishop | |
| 1996 | Bill Morgan | Gary Ferguson/Pineville Sun | |
| Harry Nadler | Aubrey & Beverly Bailey | ||
| Homer Hail | 2010 | John & Ina Robbins | |
| Charles V. Beach | Rodney & Rosemary Parsons | ||
| Mason Combs | 2011 | Elizabeth Madon | |
| Dr. James Golden | Michele Roan | ||
| James O. Roan | Barbara Evans | ||
| 1997 | Gerry C. Roan | Martha C. Woolum | |
| Edward Wilson | Michael D. White | ||
| T. Gugene Spragens | 2012 | Buddy Bishop | |
| Dr. George Zack | Robert Roan | ||
| Micheal Roan | |||
| Kerry & Cathy Woolum |
