2023-TWBFF-Award-Nominations---Winners

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8th Annual Int'l

T-shirts with Film Selections or Finalists on the backs.

Best Western (Tie)

Feature Film

Joe Crist

The Killing of Billy the Kid

Best Western

Short Film

Touched

Best Western

Mini-Short Film

Keep Your Mouth Shut

Best Western Micro-Mini-Short Film

The Shed

Best Modern-Day Western Feature Film

Dog Boy

Best Modern Day Western Short Film

For Better or Worse

Best Foreign Film

Six Days to Die

Best Documentary Film

Hollywood's Last Real Cowboy:

The Gene McLaughlin Story

Best Trailer/Teaser Film

Geronimo's Revenge

Best Foreign Western Trailer

Letter to Daughter

Best Documentary Trailer

The Roping Fools

Best Music Video Nominations

Lulu's Back In Town

Best Actor (Western Feature) Film (Tie)

Dallas Valdez - Joe Crist

Thom Hallum - The Killing of Billy the Kid

Best Actor (Western Short) Film (Tie)

Ryon Marshall - Touched

Steven Krimmel - The Boonashy

Best Actor (Mini Short Western) Film

Kaiser Johnson - Jack Higley Shouldn't be a Cowboy

Best Actor

(Micro-Mini Short Western) Film

Larry Poole - The Hunt for Jack Kincaid

Best Actor

(Modern Day Feature Western) Film

George Meyers - Robo Hills

Best Actor

(Modern Day Short Western)

Kenny Schreiber - For Better or Worse

Best Actor - (Foreign Film) Film

Darryl Hinds - Six Days to Die

Best Actor (Music Video) Film

Tom Hoffmann - Lulu's Back In Town

Best Actress (Western Feature) Film

Melissa D'Agostino - Six Days to Die

Best Actress (Western Short) Film

Andrea Hickey - Gammons' Greed

Best Actress (Mini Short Western) Film

Kasey Haas - The Woman Who Cried, Ringo!

Best Actress

(Micro-Mini Short Western) Film

Grace Lynn - The Hunt for Jack Kincaid

Best Actress

(Modern Day Feature Western) Film

Lana Wood - Dog Boy

Best Actress

(Modern Day Short Western) Film

Cassia Rose - For Better or Worse

Best Actress - (Foreign) Film

Chantal Dubs - Bounty for Bernadette

Best Actress (Music Video)

Daralee Ota - Lulu's Back In Town

Best Supporting Actor (Tie)

(Western Feature) Film

Curt Lambert – Joe Crist

Matt Mascaro - The Counterfeit Kid

Best Supporting Actor

(Western Short) Film

Larry Poole - The Weight of the Badge

Best Supporting Actor

(Western Mini Short) Film

Casey James - Shut Your Mouth

Best Supporting Actor

Modern Day

Feature/Short Western Film

JT Hill - For Better or Worse

Best Supporting Actor

(Foreign) Film

Colm Feore - Six Days to Die

Best Supporting Actress (Tie)

(Western Feature) Film

Nancy Stafford - Far Haven

Lorelei Redmond - Goin' Home

Best Supporting Actress

(Western Short) Film

Jill Galbraith - The Return: Wrath of the Ravishing

Best Supporting Actress

(Western Mini Short)

Emma Olan - The Last Resort

Best Director (Western Feature)

Mark Allen Michaels

'Joe Crist'

Best Director (Western Feature)

Brett Bentman

'The Killing of Billy the Kid'

Best Director (Western Short)

Ryan Riffle & Richard Riffle

'Gammons' Greed'

Best Director (Mini-Short Western)

Michael Dohrmann

'Keep Your Mouth Shut'

Best Director (Micro-Mini Western)

Rich Varville

'The Hunt for Jack Kincaid'

Best Director

(Modern Day Feature Western)

Paul Winters - 'Dog Boy'

Best Director

(Modern Day Short Western)

Bill Foster - 'For Better or Worse'

Best Director (Foreign Western)

Matt Campagna

'Six Days to Die'

Best Director (Western Documentary)

Steven Weiss - Hollywood's Last

Real Cowboy: The Gene McLaughlin Story

Best Director (Western Trailer)

Mario Gandolfo

'Geronimo's Revenge'

Best Director (Western Music Video)

Warren Yeager

'Lulu's Back In Town'

Best Female

Western Filmmaker

Payten Brewer - 'Sister'

Best Female Documentary Filmmaker

Keely Brazil Covello/Michaela Brazil Gillies

'You Just Can't See Them From The Road'

Best Female Music Video Filmmaker

Blacksmith Rose and Claire DeJarnett

'They Don't Make 'Em Like Willie Anymore'

Best 1st Time Filmmaker

Keely Brazil Covello/Michaela Brazil Gillies

'You Just Can't See Them From The Road'

Best Student Western

Micah Gándola

'The Ballad of the Westwind Kid'

Best Cinematography

Western Feature

Dan Fowlks - 'Lex Talionis'

Best Cinematography Western Short

Tyler Carlin

'Twenty One at the Belle Saloon'

Best Cinematography

(Foreign Western)

Martin Wey - 'Bounty for Bernadette'

Best Cinematography Western Mini Short

Michael Dohrmann

'Keep Your Mouth Shut'

Best Young Actor (Western)

Lev Cameron

'Far Haven'

Best Young Actress (Western)

Lilly Mae Stover

'Lex Talionis'

Best Western Drama Feature Film

The Oldest Posse

Best Western Drama Short Film

The Return: Wrath of the Ravishing

Best Western Drama Mini Short Film

The Hunt for Jack Kincaid

Best Action Western Feature Film

Goin' Home

Best Action Western Short Film

The Strange Story of Blasting Betty

Best Western Adventure Film

Six Days to Die

Best Western Comedy Film

Keep Your Mouth Shut

Best Western Horror Film

Gammons' Greed

Best Western Sci-fi Film

Robo Hills

Best Western Fantasy Film

Robo Hills

Best Western Suspense Film

The Killing of Billy the Kid

Best Western Romance Film

The Counterfeit Kid

Best Faith Based Western Film

The Church, Part 2, The Remnants

Best Noir Film

The Last Resort

Best Family Western Film

Provide

Best Western Film Twist

The Woman Who Cried, Ringo!

Best Dark Drama Film

Hostile Territory

Best Western Feature Film Cast Ensemble

Goin' Home

Best Western Short Film Cast Ensemble

Lulu's Back In Town

Best Narrator

Baxter Black - Hollywood's Last Real Cowboy:

The Gene McLaughlin Story

Best Revenge Film

Twenty One at the Belle Saloon

Best Animation Film

The Boonashy

Kodak Ektachrome Super 8

Reel Film Award

'The Last Resort'

Best Arizona Western Feature Film

Double-Crossed in Durango

Best Arizona Short Western Film

Keep Your Mouth Shut

Best Texas Western Feature Film

The Killing of Billy the Kid

Best Texas Western Short Film

Touched

Best California Film

You Just Can't See Them From The Road

Best Canadian Film

Six Days to Die

Best Western Film Location

Buggy Barn Museum

Best Western Promo Ad

Silver Sins Film Campaign

2023 Jerry Vance Award

Lifetime Stuntman Achievement

Recipient - Robert Jensen

2023 Charlie LeSueur Award

Recipient - Nick Pernokas

2023 Robert Shelton Award

1st Recipient - Kent McCray

2023 Robert Shelton Award

2nd Recipient - Rick Harker

Best Indigenous Western

Cochise Legendary Warrior

Best Originality Western

Six Days To Die

Best Post-Apocalyptic Western

Six Days To Die

Movie Poster 1st Place

Geronimo's Revenge

Movie Poster 2nd Place

Goin' Home

Movie Poster 3rd Place

The Church Part 2 (The Remnants)

Best Short Form Poetry

'Empty Space Under The Christmas Tree'

by Manuela Schneider

Best Long Form Poetry

'The Old Shed'

by Manuela Schneider

1st Place Best Wardrobe Designer Photos

'Wild Instincts' (Company)

2nd Place Wardrobe Designer Photos

Goin' Home (Film)

3rd Place Wardrobe Designer Photos

'Silver Sins' (Film)

Photography - 1st Place

'Springtime in Texas' by Mike Thompson

Photography - 2nd Place

'Indian Girl and Horse' by Steve Shaw

Best Feature Composer/Score/Song

Six Days To Die - 'Sorry Not Sorry'

by Nck Name and Laurence Correa

Best Western Short Score/Song

The Ride To Tres Cuerdas

'Heaven Yes, Hell No' by Thomas Michael Riley

Best Western Foreign Short

Composer/Score/Song

'Bounty For Bernadette' by Silvio Buchmeier

1st Place Best Western MP3 Song

'Cowboy's State of Mind' by J. Rodney Dunn

2nd Place Best Western MP3 Song

'Out Here In the Sticks' by Carol Markstrom

3rd Place Best Western MP3 Song

'Stray' By Jim Jones'

Best All Genre MP3 Music

'Gulf Coast Tantrums' by Aurora LaRay

Best Faith Based MP3 Music

'Old Timer's Lament' by Wanda Cramer

Best Western Movie Score MP3

'Tombstone Dreams' by Jim Jones

1st Place Best Music Lyrics

'Cowboy's State of Mind' by Mike Thompson

2nd Place Best Music Lyrics

'Rain' by Aurora LaRay

3rd Place Best Music Lyrics

'Tombstone Dreams' by Jim Jones

Best Art Work

'In Search of Cochinay' by Steve Shaw

Best Ambassador Fore The Western Lifestyle,

Actress,TV & Awards Show Host

Bobbi Jeen Olson