37. Best Director Western (Micro-Mini Short)
Matthew Sliger - 'Another Day in the West'
38. Best Director Modern Day Western
Manuela Schneider - 'The Seamstress'
39. Best Director Western Documentary
Bethany Ann Zill - 'The Legendary Lazy B'
40. Best Director Western Foreign
Enrique Novials - 'The Bounty Hunter'
41. Best Director (Music Video)
Chris Beyrooty - You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)
42. Best Director Western (Movie Location/Tributes)
Amanda Jo Smith - 'Buggy Barn Museum/Pine Moore Old West Studio'
43. Best Director Western (Trailer/Teaser)
Lorenza Amato - 'Trail Ends in Texas'
44. Best Cinematography Western (Feature)
Jeremiah Baumbach - 'A Gunfighter’s Deal'
45. Best Cinematography Western (Short)
Robert Gamperl - 'Stubborn'
46. Best Cinematography Western (Mini-Short)
Robert Gamperl - 'Darlin' '
47. Best Cinematography Western (Micro-Mini Short)
Joshua Moody - 'Another Day in the West'
48. Best Cinematography Foreign Western (Feature/Short)
Enrique Novials - 'The Bounty Hunter'
49. Best Cinematographer Western (Music Video)
Gary Long - You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)
50. Best Female Filmmaker
Bethany Ann Zill - 'The Legendary Lazy B'
51. Best 1st Time Filmmaker
(Sponsored by INSP)
Robert Clark - 'The Wooden Coffer'
52. Best Student Film
'Candy and Firecrackers'
53. Best Score/Song (Western Feature Film) (Tie)
"Rose's Song" by 'Tommi Rose' - A Gunfighter’s Deal
"The Ballad of Geronimo" by 'Marcos Loya' - Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
54. Best Score/Song (Western Short Film)
"Only Way To Win" by 'Wanda Cramer' - Died Twice
55. Best Film Soundtrack
Joe Shinkle - 'Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars'
56. Best Music Lyrics
"My Little Girl" by Wes Gillum
57. Best MP3 Song
"Dark Skies" by Joseph Verle Shinkle
58. Best Romance Film
'The Whore and the Horseman'
59. Best Adventure Film
'The Whore and the Horseman'
60. Best Action Short Film
'For A Silver Dollar'
61. Best Action Feature Film
'Blood Is My Redemption'
62. Best Comedy Western Film
'So You Want to be an Outlaw'[
63. Best Western Suspense
'Sundown'
64. Best Western Horror
'If Anybody Finds This'
65. Best Sci-fi Film
Million Dollar Bounty
66. Best Post-Apocalyptic Western
'Six Guns For Hire'
67. Best Crime Western Film
'Dog Bite Murders'
68. Best Mystery Western Film
'The Seamstress'
69. Best Noir Film
'If Anybody Finds This'
70. Best Narrator in a Film
H. Alan Day - 'The Legendary Lazy B'
71. Best Drama Short Film
'Died Twice'
72. Best Drama Feature Film
'The Dog Bite Murders'
73. Best Faith Based Western Film
'The Pastor'
74. Best Western Feature Film Cast Ensemble
'A Gunfighter’s Deal'
75. Best Western Short Film Cast Ensemble
'Million Dollar Bounty'
76. Best Wardrobe Designer
(Sponsored by Beautiful Bandit Boutique LLC)
Adam & Karin Mckechnie-Lid - 'The Seamstress'
77. Best Indigenous Film
Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
78. Best Historic Film
Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
79. Best Reenactment Film
Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
80. Best Character Actor
Rudy Ramos 'Geronimo: Life on the Reservation'
81. Best Photography
'Oil Town' by Amanda Jo Smith
82. Best Western Comic Art
'Cutter & Bronco' by
T.W. Lawrence & Gerry Vance Jones
83. Best Book Cover
'Putney's Law, The Trial of Deidre O'Neill
by David Preston Davidson
84. Best Movie Location
'Buggy Barn Museum/Pine Moore Old West Studio'
85. Festival Director's Choice Short Western
'Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars'
86. Festival Director's Choice
Mini-Short Western
'Darlin' '
87. Festival Director's Choice
Micro-Mini Short Western
'If Anybody Finds This'
88. Festival Director's Choice
Modern-Day Western
'The Dog Bite Murders'
89. Festival Director's Choice
Western Documentary
'Filming With John Wayne'
90. Festival Director's Choice
Western Music Video
'The Colorado Trail' Performed by The Orange Town Revival
91. Festival Director's Choice
Actor Feature Western
Matt Malone 'The Whore and the Horseman'
92. Festival Director's Choice
Actress Feature Western
Melissa Anschutz
'Wild Faith Christmas'
93. Festival Director's Choice
Supporting Actress Feature
Western Film
Yazmin Luna Lopez
'Sundown'
94. Festival Director's Choice
Actor Short Western
Kenny Schreiber
'So You Want to be an Outlaw'
95. Festival Director's Choice
Actress Short Western
Amanda Smith
'So You Want to be an Outlaw'
96. Festival Director's Choice
Actor Modern-Day Western
Dexter Masland
'The Dog Bite Murders'
97. Festival Director's Choice
Supporting Actor in a Modern-Day Western
Peter Sherayko
'The Seamstress'
98. Festival Director's Choice
Director Western Short
Ryan Riffle & Richard Riffle
'Million Dollar Bounty'
99. Festival Director's Choice
Director Modern-Day Western
Clint Clarkson & Gregory Shoemaker II
'The Dog Bite Murders'
100. Festival Director's Choice
Director Western Documentary
Katrina Palmisano
'Filming With John Wayne'
101. Festival Director's Choice
Director Music Video
Warren Yeager
'The Colorado Trail'
102. Festival Director's Choice
Cinematographer Western Feature
Derek James Carlson
'The Seamstress'
103. Festival Director's Choice
Score/Song Western Feature
"Tombstone Dreams" Performed by
Jim Jones - 'The Seamstress'
104. Festival Director's Choice
MP3 Song/Music Lyrics
"Alone I Cry" by Wes Gillum
105. Festival Director's Choice
Crime Western
'Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars'
106. Festival Director's Choice
Best Narrator
Lila Gallardo Trimmer
'Filming With John Wayne'
107. Festival Director's Choice
Drama Feature
'Jacob's Lane'
108. Festival Director's Choice
Faith Based Western
'Wild Faith Christmas'
109. Best 2025 National Event Photographer
(Sponsored by Brenrock Productions LLC)
Glenda Cottle
110. 1st Place Movie Poster
'Sundown'
111. 2nd Place Movie Poster
'The Chase'
113. 3rd Place Movie Poster
'For A Silver Dollar'
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1. Best Western Feature (3-way tie)
A Gunfighter’s Deal
Sundown
Wild Faith Christmas
2. Best Western Short
Died Twice
3. Best Western Mini-Short
'Salvation Under the Texas Sun'
4. Best Western Micro-Mini Short
Another Day in the West
5. Best Modern-Day Western
The Seamstress
6. Best Foreign Film
The Bounty Hunter
7. Best Trailer
'Putney's World' - (Book Trailer)
8. Best Teaser
'Trail Ends in Texas'
9. Best Documentary (Tie)
The Legendary Lazy B
The Roping Fools
10. Best Music Video
You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)
11. Best YouTube Film
Blood Is My Redemption
12. Best Actor (Western Feature) (Tie)
Terry Kiser
'A Gunfighter's Deal"
Shane Hagedorn
'Wild Faith Christmas'
13. Best Actress (Western Feature) (Tie)
(Sponsored by CJ Morrison)
Tommi Rose - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Lisa Butala - Sundown
14. Best Supporting Actor (Western Feature)
Michael Milhoan - A Gunfighter’s Deal
15. Best Supporting Actress (Western Feature)
Brianna Young - The Seamstress
16. Best Actor (Western Short)
Richard and Ryan Riffle - Million Dollar Bounty
17. Best Actress (Western Short)
(Sponsored by Red Haired Lady Productions)
Aurora LaRay - Died Twice
18. Best Supporting Actor (Western Short)
Dennis Allyn - 'The Pastor'
19. Best Supporting Actress (Western Short)
Gwendolyn Wunneburger - 'Died Twice'
20. Best Actor (Western Mini-Short)
Robert Bruce Sikes - 'Salvation Under the Texas Sun'
21. Best Actress (Western Mini-Short)
Hannah Holman - 'Darlin' '
22. Best Supporting Actor
(Western Mini-Short)
Joel Steman - 'Crime Pays'
23. Best Actor/Actress
(Micro-Mini Short)
Rachel Barrett - 'If Anybody Finds This'
24. Best Supporting Actor/Actress
(Micro-Mini Short)
Robert Broski - 'Another Day in the West'
25. Best Actor Foreign Western
Igor Aran - 'The Bounty Hunter'
26. Best Actress Foreign Western
Aurora LaRay - 'The Bounty Hunter'
27. Best Supporting Actor
Foreign Western
Jose Gallardo - 'The Bounty Hunter'
28. Best Actor Modern Day Western
Curt Lambert - 'The Seamstress'
29. Best Actress Modern Day Western
Manuela Schneider - 'The Seamstress'
30. Best Supporting Actor
Modern Day Western
William D. Horton Jr. - 'The Dog Bite Murders'
31. Best Supporting Actress
Modern Day Western
Sage Johnson - 'Jacob's Lane'
32. Best Young Actor
DJ Burch -'Wild Faith Christmas'
33. Best Young Actress
Adasyn Reed - 'Wild Faith Christmas'
34. Best Director Western (Feature) (3-way tie)
(Sponsored by INSP)
R.J. Hendricks II - 'A Gunfighter’s Deal'
Shane Hagedorn - 'Wild Faith Christmas'
Brett William Mauser - 'Sundown'
35. Best Director Western (Short) (Tie)
Bill Foster - 'So You Want to be an Outlaw'
Robert Gamperl - 'Stubborn'
36. Best Director Western (Mini-Short)
Robert Bruce Sikes - Salvation Under the Texas Sun
All donations are accepted in any amount to help offset the cost of awards and trophies! Thank you so much!
10th Annual Int'l
Please note: EVERYONE MUST either a have a VIP Pass,
or Award Show Pass in order to enter the award show!
The Award Show is Sponsored in part by INSP, will be in the DFX theater with award show host, Jim Olson, Bobbi Jeen Olson, Mayra Gonzalez Chavez & Rowdy Olson, along with a few special presenters as well!
1. Best Crime Western
Short Screenplay
13 Steps Written by Loren Davis
2. Best Noir Western Short
'Runnin' Outta Sand' Written by
Rowdy J. Olson
3. Best Drama Western Short
'Silverflatts' Written by
Richard A. Pines
4. Best Family Faith Modern-Western Short
'The Path'
Written by Wes Gillum
5. Best Comedy Short Western S
'There's a Snake in My Boot' Written by
Cindy lee Copeland & Nikki Durbin
6. Best Arizona Revenge Western Short
'Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars'
Written by Elle Marlow
7. Best Romance Western Short
'You and Me' Written
by Lisa Butala
9. Best First-Time Short Western Screenwriter
Bernard Schaffer
for 'You Can Burn'
10. Best Psychological Drama Mini-Short
'Four Tarantulas' Written
by Theodore Carl Flood
11. Best Mini-Short Thriller Western
'High Midnight'
Written by Rachel Barrett
12. Best Mini-Short Western with a Twist
'Justice Hill Texas'
Written by George Meyers
13. Best Sci-Fi Mini-Short Crossover Western
'The Last Hand In Tombstone'
Written by Mario L Gandolfo &
Daniel Torres Scardaccione
14. Best Feature Holiday Western
'A Tombstone Christmas Carol'
Written by John Marrs
15. Best Feature Sci-Fi Western
'Dead Or Not All' Written by
Cynthia Lee Copeland
16. Best Feature Action Suspense Western
'Devil's Pass' Written by
Dan Searles & Michael Tuthill
17. Best Feature Historical Drama Western
'Doctor Goodfellow'
Written by Manuela Schneider
18. Best Feature Road Trip Dramady
'Just Keep Driving'
Written by Tristan M. Corrigan
19. Best Feature Family Adventure
'My Dad, Arlo & Me
Written by Mike L. Hall
20. Best Feature Anthology Western
'No Man Was Civilized'
Written by Travis Lee Eller
21. Best First-Time Feature Western Screenwriter
Mark Ervin Henning
for 'The Parson'
22. Best Texas Holiday Short Western Crossover
'Campfire' Written by Dink Thomas
23. Best Arizona Comedy Short Western
'Circuit Preacher' Written by
Bobby G. Morton
24. Best Texas Modern-Western Short
'Just The Way I told 'em'
Written by Mike Thompson
SCREENPLAY WINNERS
MANUSCRIPT &
TV SCRIPT WINNERS
1. Best Modern Western Fantasy Rodeo
'Apache Bull Rider & His Latina
Cowgirl: Fantasy Romance Epic' Written
by Mark E. Scott
2. Best Unpublished Late Western
'Closing The Gap' Written by
Sid Kramer
3. Best Romance Western
'In The Dessert' Written by
Dennis H. Williams
4. Best Historic Drama
'Madame Moustache: Book 2
The Last Cards Are Dealt'
Witten by Manuela Schneider
5. Best Action Romance
'Putney's Law, The Trial of Deidre O'Neill'
Written by D. Preston Davidson
6. Best Faith Based Western
'The Trail Ends In Texas'
Written by T.W. Lawrence
7. Best Arizona Modern Western
'XT Ranch'
Written by Dennis H. Williams
8. Best Action Drama Television Script
'Blue Ridge: The Series Se 1 Ep 4 -
Appalachian Waltz' Written by
Gary Wheeler
9. Best Modern Western Television Script
'The Purple Mountain Standoff' Written
by Dan Searles
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We can mail your trophy to you. Details here!
BUCKLE AWARD WINNERS
1. For Teaser/trailer Film Winner 2023
Mario Gandolfo
'Geronimo's Revenge'
2. For Film Winner 2023
Steven Mark Shaw
'Goin' Home'
3. For Gun Documentary Winner 2019
Jim Olson
'History & Collectability Of Antique Firearms'
4. For Film Winner 2024
Brett William Mauser
'Lady Outlaw'
5. For Film Winner 2024
Manuela Schneider
'Memoirs Of Madam Moustache'
6. For Film Winner 2020
Judy Belshe-Toernblom
'Miracle In The Valley'
7. For Film Winner 2017
James Cotten
'Painted Woman'
8. For Film Winner 2021
Joe Cornet
'Promise'
9. For Film Winner 2023
George Meyers
'Robo Hills'
10. For Film Winner 2022
Tim O'hearn
'Showdown In Yesteryear'
11. For Film Winner 2024
Dennis Allyn
'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'
12. For Film Winner 2021
John Marrs
'The Bank Robbery'
13. For Film Winner 2024
Dan Searles
'Was Once A Hero'
14. For Writer & Director Winner 2022
Rowdy Olson
'Woman With No Name'
15. For Screenplay Winner 2024
Terry K. Jacob
'Fool's Silver'
16. For Screenplay Winner 2021
Bill Foster
'i've Got Your 6'
17. For Screenplay Winner 2020
Nick Pernokas
'Social Distancing'
18. For Screenplay Winner 2021
T.W. Lawrence
'Texas Bad Water'
19. For Screenplay Winner 2022
Elle Marlow
'Whiskey's Women'
20. For Manuscript Winner 2024
David Preston Davidson
'Putney's Secret, The Legend Of Jack Callahan'
21. For Wardrobe Design
'Wild Instincts'
22. For Past and Present Actress
Bobbi Jeen Olson
23. For Best Dressed Model
Mayra Gonzalez Chavez
Did you win one or more awards, but couldn't attend? We can mail your trophy to you. Details here!
Did you win one or more awards, but couldn't attend?
We can mail your trophy to you. Details here!
Did you win one or more awards, but couldn't attend? We can mail your trophy to you. Details here!
Did you win one or more awards, but couldn't attend? We can mail your trophy to you. Details here!
Did you win one or more awards, but couldn't attend? We can mail your trophy to you. Details here!
2025 Charlie LeSueur Award
Recipient - Theordore Carl Flood
2025 Robert Shelton Award
Recipient - Mark Headley
2025 Lifetime Achievement
Recipient - GLEN GOLD
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