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Best Feature
Big Budget Film (200K - 1.5M)
​Was Once a Hero

Best Feature
Low Budget Film (10K - 100K) (Tie)
​Doc Holliday 2
Lady Outlaw

Best Short
Big Budget Film (6K-50K)
Outlast

Best Short
Low budget Film (0 - 5K)
Yesteryear Once More

Best Mini-Short
The Coyote Sisters

Best Micro-Mini-Short
Rockgut Whiskey

Best Modern-Day Feature
Ride

Best Modern-Day Short
A Simple Payday

Best Modern Day Mini-Short
The Man in the Blue Suit

Best Foreign Film (Tie)
Bloody Fury
L'Ankou, L'Enfant et les Brigands

Best Documentary
White Buffalo Presents: Voices Of The West

Best Mockumentary
An Ounce Short

Best Trailer (Tie)
The Whore and the Horseman
Vengeance: A Tombstone Remembrance

Best Teaser 
Miner Justice

Best Music Video
Jeffords Secret - Performed by Carol Markstrom

Best Actor (Feature) Film (Tie)
Tom Zembrod - Doc Holliday 2
Darby Hinton - Was Once a Hero

Best Actor (Short) Film (Tie)
Bennett Huxley Miller - Salt Lake Jake
George Meyers - Yesteryear Once More

Best Actor (Mini Short) Film
Cliff Owens - The Lawman

Best Actor (Micro-Mini Short) Film
John Marrs - No Reservations

Best Actor (Modern-Day Feature) Film (Tie)
Jake Allyn - Ride
Josh Plasse - Ride

Best Actor (Modern-Day Short) Film
Kyle Louis - A Simple Payday

Best Actor (Modern-Day Mini-Short)
Robert Francis - The Man in the Blue Suit

Best Actor (Foreign) (Tie)
Kevin McNally - Bloody Fury
Josep María Alejandre - The Searcher

Best Voice Over Actor
Kenny Schreiber - The Awakening Of Jacob Crown

Best Actress (Feature) (Tie)
Lisa Butala - Lady Outlaw
Manuela Schneider - Memoirs of Madame Moustache
Heather Graham - Place of Bones

Best Actress (Short)
Aubree Horton-Clark - Too Tuff To Die

Best Actress (Mini Short)
Tory LeClair - The Coyote Sisters

Best Actress (Micro-Mini Short)
Ashley Bowers - Eye for an Eye

Best Actress (Modern-Day Feature Western)
Annabeth Gish - Ride

​Best Actress (Modern Day Short)
Cali Tucker - Old Nevada

Best Actress (Modern Day Mini-Short)
Avrielle Corti - The Man in the Blue Suit

Best Actress (Foreign)
Megan Daynes - Attack on Tranquility

Best Actress (Music Video)
Alexandra Augustine - Take You Out

Best Supporting Actor (Feature)
Wes Gillum - Lady Outlaw

​Best Supporting Actor (Short)
Wade Brinson - Salt Lake Jake

Best Supporting Actor (Mini-Short)
Garrison Rule - The Coyote Sisters

Best Supporting Actor (Micro Mini-Short)
Vernon Butterfield - Gone Fishin'

Best Supporting Actor Modern-Day Feature
Forrie J. Smith - Ride

Best Supporting Actor Modern-Day Short
Robert Craighead - A Simple Payday

​Best Supporting Actor Modern Day Mini-Short
Jason Chimonides - The Man in the Blue Suit

Best Supporting Actor (Foreign)
Joris Adu - Bloody Fury

Best Supporting Actress Feature (Tie)
Maribel Jimenez - Memoirs of Madame Moustache
Rebecca Holden - Was Once a Hero

​Best Supporting Actress Short
Dakota Hyatt - Sisters of Sundown

Best Supporting Actress Mini-Short
Lydia Mushkatina - Black and Amber

Best Supporting Actress Modern-Day
Laci Kaye Booth - Ride
Misty Rowe - Old Nevada

​Best Supporting Actress (Music Video)
Robyn Deverett - Take You Out

Best Director Feature (Tie)
Brett Bentman - Doc Holliday 2
Michael Tuthill - Was Once a Hero

Best Director Short
Andrew Huxley Miller - Salt Lake Jake

Best Director Mini-Short
Evan Patrick Adams - The Man in the Blue Suit

Best Director Micro-Mini
Trevor Rock - Rockgut Whiskey

Best Director Modern-Day Feature
Jake Allyn - Ride

Best Director Modern Day Short
Gary Sax - Old Nevada

Best Director Modern Day Mini-Short
Gianluca Console - No Man's Land

Best Director (Foreign)
Jordan Inconstant - Bloody Fury

Best Director (Documentary) (Tie)
Barry Tolli - The Wolf In The Chute
Cam Mackey - White Buffalo Presents: Voices of The West

Best Director (Trailer)
Mark Headley - Vengeance: A Tombstone Remembrance

Best Director (Teaser)
Alex Petty - Atascosa

Best Director (Music Video)
Michael Foster
'Jeffords Secret

This award is sponsored by C.J. Morrison.
Best Female Director Feature
Audrey Cummings - Place of Bones

Best Female Director Short
Elle Marlow & Anouschka Alexa - Sisters of Sundown

Best Female Director Western Mini-Short
Autumn Harrison & Tory LeClair
The Coyote Sisters

Best Female Mockumentary Filmmaker
Chris Enss
'An Ounce Short' 

Best Female Director (Trailer/Teaser)
Manuela Schneider - Memoirs of Madame Moustache

Best Female Music Video Director
Alexandra Augustine
Take You Out 

Best 1st Time Filmmaker (Tie)
Jake Allyn - Ride
Autumn Harrison & Tory LeClair - The Coyote Sisters

Best Student Film (Tie)
Outlast
The Man in the Blue Suit

Best Cinematographer Feature
Brett William Mauser - Lady Outlaw

Best Cinematographer Short
Mia Longoria - Too Tuff To Die


Best Cinematographer Mini-Short
Phil Montgomery - The Coyote Sisters

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Best Movie Poster
Memoirs of Madame Moustache

Background Scene Photos
1st Place 'Memoirs of Madame
Moustache' Photographer
Barbara Prichard

Best Photography Still
'Abandoned' by Photographer
Amanda Jo Smith

Best 1st Time Poetry Writer
'Trying to Survive' 
by Amanda Jo Smith

Best Poetry
'The Painting'
by Bill Foster

Best Music Lyrics - 1st Place
'Brown Bottle Fever'
by Mike Thompson

Best Music Lyrics - 2nd Place
'A Mother's Love' 
by Judy Belshe-Toernblom

Best Music MP3
1st Place
'Brown Bottle Fever'
Lori Jo Thomas

Best Music MP3
2nd Place
'This Old Barn'
by Dan Washburn

Best Wardrobe Designer
Karin McKechnie-Lid & Adam Lid. 
'Memoirs of Madame Moustache'

Best of Fest Wardrobe
Designer Photos
'Memoirs of
Madame Moustache'

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WRITER’S CATEGORY,
sponsored by Christian Ferrarelli.​

SCREENPLAY WINNERS


Best Action Western Feature Screenplay
"A Bullet For God's Bounty"
by Don Stroud 

Best Arizona Screenplay
"Arizona Way Out West & Wacky:
The Play" by Zachary Simpson

Best Dramedy Short Screenplay
"Bagel Dog" by Tracy L Swanson

Best Mini-Short Western Screenplay
"Book Of Winchester"
by Rachel Barrett

Best Drama Western Feature Screenplay
"Buckshot"
by Larry Jay Martin

Best Short Modern Day
Western Awareness Screenplay
"Clara's Garden" by Bill Foster

Best Post Apocalyptic Short Screenplay
"Eye For An Eye"
by Ashley Bowers

Best Feature Western Screenplay
"Fool's Silver"
by Terry K Jacob

Best True Story Feature Screenplay
"Happy Trails" 
by Chris Enss

Best Sci-fi Feature Screenplay
"Junior's Ranch"
by Alec Cuddeback

Best Adventure Western Feature Screenplay
"McIntyre's Mountain"
by Nathan Carliner &
Miriam Esther Goldman

Best Comedy Feature Screenplay
"Meeting Director Sam Peckinpah"
by Nancee LaFayette 

Best Crime Action Western
Feature Screenplay
"Mr. Pettigrew"
by Larry J. Martin

Best Female Western
Feature Screenwriter
"Sarah Runner" 
by Billie Harris 

Best Of The Fest
Western Feature Screenplay
"Sonny Came Home" by - Ben Sarro

Best First-time Western Short Screenwriter
"That's the Way It Is" 
by D. Preston Davidson

Best Feature Neo-Western Screenplay
"The Apache Way"
by Phillip E. Hardy

Best Family Western Short Screenplay
"The Children of Angel Creek"
by Richard J Telesca

Best Foreign Feature Screenplay
"The Devil's Right Hand" 
by Algis Danaitis

Best Comedy Western Short Screenplay
"The Ranger's Bath"
by Robert Bruce Sikes

Best Romance Short Screenplay
"The Verdict"
by Bill Foster

Best Modern Day
Western Rodeo Screenplay
"Thunder Run"
by Taylor Grant 

Best First-time Western
Feature Screenwriter
"The Whore and
the Horseman" by Matt Malone

Best Romance Western Feature Screenplay
"When Two Ends Meet"
by Tom Tanno 
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Best T.V. Pilot Winners

Best Suspense Western
T.V. Pilot Screenplay
"Tales of the Valley"
by Richard Scott

Best Adventure T.V. Pilot  Screenplay
"The Search"
by Sid Kramer
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Manuscript Winners

Best Arizona Modern Western Manuscript
"A Reckoning at Caldwell Ranch"
by - Dennis H. Williams

Best Unpublished Modern Western
Short Manuscript
"Colorado Springs:
Competitors - Book 1
by Manuela Schneider


Best Modern Western Romance Manuscript
"Enchanted Cowgirl:
A Western Romance"
by Mark E. Scott 

Best Modern Western Rodeo Manuscript
"Mike Garrett"
by Dennis H. Williams

Best Texas Western Manuscript
Putney's Secret, The Legend of
Jack Callahan by
David Preston Davidson

Best Family Western Manuscript
"Take Um' to Colorado"
by Bill Foster

Best Revenge Western Manuscript
"Texas Blood Oath"
by H.M. Taylor

Best Oklahoma Family Faith Manuscript
"The Setting Son
by Martha Jordan

Best Horror Romance Western Manuscript
"The Unknown Enemy"
by Manuela Schneider

Best Modern Western Fantasy Manuscript
"Time Jumping Cowgirl
& Her Marine: Western Fantasy
Romance by Mark E. Scott 






Best Cinematographer Modern-Day
Western Feature
Keith J. Leman - Ride

Best Cinematographer
Modern-Day Western Short 
Connor Nelson - Future West: Origin

Best Drone Cinematographer
Warren Lara - Lucky 7 Angus:
An Art of a Cowboy Story

Best Cinematographer Foreign
William Samson
Attack On Tranquility

Best Young Actor (Western)
Keaton Gilbert - Harsh Treatment
Jude Sack - No Name & Dynamite
William Northup - No Name & Dynamite
Blaise Berry - Seeds
Yancey Levi - The Awakening Of Jacob Crown
August Levi - The Awakening Of Ja cob Crown
Maddex Means - The Company of Thieves
Zach Fleischman - The Company of Thieves
Noah Deavers - Was Once a Hero

Best Young Actress (Western) 
Charlotte Vautier - L'Ankou, L'Enfant et les Brigands
Daisy Northup - No Name & Dynamite
Zia Carlock - Ride
Rome Carlock - Ride
Daphne Hardt - Sisters of Sundown
Krystal Hardt - Sisters of Sundown
Taloa Abeita - The Company of Thieves
Aubree Horton-Clark - Too Tuff To Die

Best Film Animal (Tie)
Squishy the Turtle - No Name & Dynamite
Nacho the Horse - Old Nevada
Hero the Dog - The Man in the Blue Suit

Best Drama Feature
Lady Outlaw

​Best Drama Short
On Earth, as it is in Heaven

​Best Drama Mini Short (Tie)
A Flame's Reach
Black and Amber

​Best Action Feature 
Harsh Treatment

Best Action Short
Ambush at St. Mary's
Old Nevada

​Best Adventure
The Company of Thieves

Best Comedy (Tie)
The Coyote Sisters
The Legend of Cactus Canyon

Best Dark Comedy 
The Coyote Sisters

Best Dramedy
A Simple Payday

​Best Crime Drama
Ride

Best Horror
Place of Bones

Best Thriller 
Place of Bones

Best Sci-fi
Yesteryear Once More

Best Fantasy
Bloody Fury

​Best Suspense
Place of Bones

​Best Romance
Lady Outlaw

Best Faith Based
The Awakening Of Jacob Crown

Best True Story
Memoirs of Madame Moustache

Best Family Film
Sheriff Walter Johnson

​Best Film Twist
Place of Bones

Best Dark Drama Film
Place of Bones

Best YouTube Film
An Ounce Short

Best Web Film
Future West: Origin

Best PSA Film
Don’t Text and Ride

Best Feature Film Cast Ensemble (Tie) 
Ride
Was Once a Hero

Best Short Film Cast Ensemble
The Lawman

​Best Inspirational Film
The Awakening Of Jacob Crown

Best Awareness Film
Was Once a Hero

Best Rodeo Film
Ride

Best Steampunk Western
Bloody Fury 

Best Indigenous Film
White Buffalo Presents:
'Voices Of The West' 

​Best Originality
The Dirty Thirties

Best Post-Apocalyptic Film
Seeds

​Best Narrator
Josh Gamboa - The Legend of Cactus Canyon

Best TV / Pilot Episode Show
Old Nevada

Best Film Revenge
A Flame's Reach

Best Animation Film
Bloody Fury

Best Arizona Feature Film
Memoirs of Madame Moustache

Best Arizona Short Western
What Must Be Done

Best Texas Feature Film
Harsh Treatment

Best Texas Short Film
Yesteryear Once More

Best California Film
Sheriff Walter Johnson

Best Tennessee Film
Ride

Best Colorado Film
The Last Claim

Best New Mexico Film
The Legend Of Cactus Canyon

Best Western Film Location
Buggy Barn Museum

Best Arizona Film Location
Buck On The Run

Best Texas Film Location
Byggy Barn Museum

Best Montana Film Location
Nemesis - A Movie Town

Best Western Promo Ad
Buck on the Run

Best TV Pilot Teaser
Atascosa

Best Film With The Most Stunts
The Lawman

Best Director (Western Lifestyle Clips)
Rowdy Olson
'Western Trading Post Compilation'

This Award is Sponsored by
Brenrock Productions LLC​
Best Feature Score/Song (Tie)
"Ride" Performed by
C. Thomas Howell & Zia Carlock - Ride
"Angel Waltz" Performed by
Ana Cristina Cash - Was Once A Hero


​Best Short Score/Song 
"Me 'N' Jesus" by Thomas Michael Riley
The Awakening of Jacob Crown

Best Western Foreign Short
Composer/Score/Song 
​Salvatore Sangiovanni & Susan DiBonna
'Bloody Fury'

Original Film Score Feature (Tie)
​Jordan Miller
for 'Was Once A Hero'
Those Who Ride With Giants
for 'Ride'

Original Film Score Shorts (Tie)
​Royal Dean III
for 'The Wolf In The Chute'​

Composer/Score/Song 
​Ellis Bryant - Future West: Origin
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Film Fest Director's Choice (Tie)
Big Budget Feature Film  
'Harsh Treatment' 
'Place of Bones'  

Film Fest Director's Choice
Low Budget Feature Film
'Memoirs of Madame Moustache' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Big Budget Short Film
'On Earth, as it is in Heaven' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Low Budget Short Film
'Salt Lake Jake' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Mini-Short Film
Black and Amber 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Micro-Mini-Short
'No Reservations'

Film Fest Director's Choice
Modern-Day Western Feature
'On the Edge of Freedom' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Best Modern-Day Western Short
'Old Nevada' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Best Modern Day Western 
Mini-Short - No Man's Land 

This Award is sponsored by
David Davidson. 
Film Fest Director's Choice (Tie)
Best Foreign Film
'Attack on Tranquility'
The Searcher 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Best Documentary
'The Wolf In The Chute' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Trailer - 'Tombstone Arizona
Paranormal Lockdown'

Film Fest Director's Choice
Teaser - 'Atascosa' 

Film Fest Director's Choice (Tie)
Actor (Feature)
Curt Lambert - Memoirs of Madame Moustache
John Carter Cash - 'Was Once a Hero'

Film Fest Director's Choice (Tie)
Actor (Western Short)
Dennis Allyn - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'
Josh Gamboa - The Legend of Cactus Canyon 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Actor (Mini Short)
Steve Silkotch 'Gold'

Film Fest Director's Choice (Tie)
Actor Modern Day Western Feature
Liam O'Brien - 'On the Edge of Freedom'
C. Thomas Howell - 'Ride'

Film Fest Director's Choice
Actor Modern-Day Short
Western Film - Jake B. Miller
Old Nevada 

Film Fest Director's Choice (Tie)
Actress (Western Feature)
Tiffany McDonald - 'Doc Holliday 2' 
Eliza Kelley -'Was Once a Hero'

Film Fest Director's Choice
Actress (Western Short)
CJ Morrison - 'Yesteryear Once More' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Actress - Mini Short Western
Anabel Colo - Black and Amber 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Actress - Micro-Mini Short
Cara Leoni 'No Reservations'

Film Fest Director's Choice
Actress - Modern Day Short
Brianna Kellum 'A Simple Payday'

Film Fest Director's Choice
Actress (Foreign)
Ana Belén Izquierdo
The Searcher 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Supporting Actor
Modern-Day Western Short
Shawn Dunham - Old Nevada

Film Fest Director's Choice Music
"Rattlesnake Moon" Brandon Burnett
(Broke String Burnett)
Harsh Treatment 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Music "Always a Hero" 
Jacob Jones 'Was Once a Hero' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Music "Hide From The Devil" 
Dennis Jewett 'Was Once a Hero' 

Film Fest Director's Choice Music
by Matt Robertson "Rodeo Mom"  
for 'The Wolf in the Chute' 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Original Film Score
The Good Time Ramblers
for 'On the Edge of Freedom'

Film Fest Director's Choice
Original Film Score Feature
Ian Minsick - White Buffalo Presents:
Voices Of The West 

Film Fest Director's Choice
Original Film Score by 
Oliver Crosby for Short Film
'Black and Amber' 

The Robert Shelton Award 2024
Recipient is
John Marrs

The 2024 Jerry Vance Award 
Recipient is
Caleb Evans 

The 2024 Charlie LeSueur Award
Recipient goes to
George Meyers

The 2nd 2024 Charlie LeSueur Award
Recipient Goes to
Jim, Bobbi Jeen & Rowdy J. Olson


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