36. Best Director Western
(Micro-Mini Short) Nominations
Matthew Sliger - Another Day in the West
Rachel Barrett - Curse Of Goat Creek
Rachel Barrett - If Anybody Finds This
37. Best Director Modern Day Western Nominations
Josh Baxter - For A Silver Dollar
Barry Tolli - Jacob's Lane
Clint Clarkson & Gregory Shoemaker II - The Dog Bite Murders
Manuela Schneider, Derek Carlson & Will Roberts - The Seamstress
38. Best Director Western
Documentary Nominations
Katrina Palmisano - Filming With John Wayne
Bethany Ann Zill - The Legendary Lazy B
Will Fitzpatrick - The Roping Fools
39. Best Director Western Foreign Nominations
Kyle Brisebois - No Dollars For The Dead
Dallas Soonias - One Click
Matt Campagna - Six Guns For Hire
Enrique Novials - The Bounty Hunter
Harry Dawes - The Root of All Evil
40. Best Director (Music Video) Nominations
Kim Creager - Cowboy Ride
Matt Helderman - I Drink
Warren Yeager - The Colorado Trail
Dustin J Robison - Urban Cowboy
Chris Beyrooty - You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)
41. Best Director Western
(Trailer/Teaser/Movie Location/Tributes Nominations)
Amanda Jo Smith - Buggy Barn Museum/Pine Moore Old West Studio
David Preston Davidson - Putney's World
Warren Yeager - The Colorado Trail
Lorenza Amato - Trail Ends in Texas
42. Best Cinematography
Western (Feature) Nominations
Jeremiah Baumbach - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Bryan Rasmussen - Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
Brett William Mauser - Sundown
Clint Clarkson - The Dog Bite Murders
Derek James Carlson - The Seamstress
Louis Pollaro - The Whore and the Horseman
Travis Hayward - Wild Faith Christmas
43. Best Cinematography
Western (Short) Nominations
Carlos Diaz & Brian Monnone - Died Twice
Zak Heald - For A Silver Dollar
Derek Carlson - Million Dollar Bounty
Bill Foster - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Robert Gamperl - Stubborn
Derek J. Carlson - The Wooden Coffer
Greg Gasson - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Nick Westerlund - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Caleb Harris - Wanted
44. Best Cinematography Western
(Mini-Short) Nominations
Chad Brewer - Candy and Firecrackers
Robert Gamperl - Darlin'
Robert Bruce Sikes - Salvation Under the Texas Sun
Angelia Sciulli - The Last Horse
45. Best Cinematography Western
(Micro-Mini Short) Nominations
Joshua Moody - Another Day in the West
Noelle Karleen & Rachel Barrett - Curse Of Goat Creek
Rachel Barrett - If Anybody Finds This
46. Best Cinematography Foreign Western
(Feature/Short) Nominations
Kyle Brisebois - No Dollars For The Dead
Noah Fallis - One Click
Matt Campagna - Six Guns For Hire
Enrique Novials - The Bounty Hunter
Ivan Wroe - The Root of All Evil
47. Best Cinematographer Western
(Music Video) Nominations
Isaac Robert Barker - Cowboy Ride
Warren Yeager - The Colorado Trail
Gary Long - You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)
48. Best Female Filmmaker Nominations
Rachel Barrett - Curse Of Goat Creek
Katrina Palmisano - Filming With John Wayne
Rachel Barrett - If Anybody Finds This
Manuela Schneider - The Seamstress
Farah Dinga - The Last Horse
Bethany Ann Zill - The Legendary Lazy B
Lorenza Amato - Trail Ends in Texas(Teaser)
Anouschka Alexa - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
49. Best 1st Time Filmmaker Nominations
Robert Bruce Sikes - Salvation Under the Texas Sun
Harry Dawes - The Root of All Evil
Louis Pollaro - The Whore and the Horseman
Robert Clark - The Wooden Coffer
50. Best Score/Song
(Western Feature Film) Nominations
"Rose's Song" by 'Tommi Rose' - A Gunfighter’s Deal
"The Ballad of Geronimo" by 'Marcos Loya' - Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
"Tombstone Dreams" by 'Jim Jones' - The Seamstress
51. Best Score/Song
(Western Short Film) Nominations
"Only Way To Win" by 'Wanda Cramer' - Died Twice
"The Bounty Hunter" by 'Aurora LaRay'
"Her Man" by 'El Verde Boys'
52. Best Film Soundtrack Nominations
Aaron M. Logan - Sundown
Zack Taylor - The Whore and the Horseman
Joe Shinkle - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Dennis Therrian and UDIO - Wild Faith Christmas
53. Best MP3 Song/Music Lyrics Nominations
"Alone I Cry" by Wes Gillum
"Dark Skies" by Joseph Verle Shinkle
"Dusty's Song" by Walter Lawrence
"The Bounty Hunter" by Enrique Novials
54. Best Romance Film Nominations
A Gunfighter’s Deal
The Whore and the Horseman
Wanted
55. Best Adventure Film Nominations
Blood Is My Redemption
Curse Of Goat Creek
Jacob's Lane
Million Dollar Bounty
The Root of All Evil
The Whore and the Horseman
56. Best Action Short Film Nominations
Crime Pays
Darlin'
Died Twice
For A Silver Dollar
One Click
The Wooden Coffer
57. Best Action Feature Film Nominations
A Gunfighter’s Deal
Blood Is My Redemption
Six Guns For Hire
The Dog Bite Murders
The Whore and the Horseman
58. Best Comedy Western Film Nominations
Another Day in the West
Million Dollar Bounty
So You Want to be an Outlaw
59. Best Western Horror/Suspense Nominations
A Gunfighter’s Deal
If Anybody Finds This
No Dollars For The Dead
The Seamstress
Sundown
60. Best Sci-fi Film Nominations
Million Dollar Bounty
Six Guns For Hire
Stubborn
The Last Horse
61. Best Post-Apocalyptic Western
Million Dollar Bounty
Six Guns For Hire
The Last Horse
62. Best Crime Western Film Nominations
Crime Pays
Six Guns For Hire
The Dog Bite Murders
Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
63. Best Mystery Western Film Nominations
Candy and Firecrackers
Six Guns For Hire
Sundown
For A Silver Dollar
The Seamstress
64. Best Noir Film Nominations
If Anybody Finds This
No Dollars For The Dead
The Wooden Coffer
65. Best Narrator in a Film Nominations
Lila Gallardo Trimmer - Filming With John Wayne
H. Alan Day - The Legendary Lazy B
Chris Ferrarelli - The Seamstress
66. Best Drama Short Film
Candy and Firecrackers
Darlin'
Died Twice
No Dollars For The Dead
Salvation Under the Texas Sun
The Bounty Hunter
Wanted
67. Best Drama Feature Film Nominations
A Gunfighter’s Deal
Blood Is My Redemption
Jacob's Lane
The Dog Bite Murders
The Seamstress
The Whore and the Horseman
Wild Faith Christmas
68. Best Faith Based Western Film
A Gunfighter’s Deal
Salvation Under the Texas Sun
Sundown
The Pastor
Wanted
Wild Faith Christmas
69. Best Western Feature Film Cast Ensemble
A Gunfighter’s Deal
Blood Is My Redemption
Six Guns For Hire
The Dog Bite Murders
The Seamstress
The Whore and the Horseman
Wild Faith Christmas
70. Best Western Short Film Cast Ensemble
Million Dollar Bounty
The Wooden Coffer
Wanted
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1. Best Western Feature Nominations
A Gunfighter’s Deal
Blood Is My Redemption
Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
Jacob's Lane
Sundown
The Seamstress
The Whore and the Horseman
Wild Faith Christmas
2. Best Western Short Nominations
Died Twice
For A Silver Dollar
Million Dollar Bounty
So You Want to be an Outlaw
Stubborn
The Pastor
The Wooden Coffer
Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Wanted
3. Best Western Mini-Short Nominations
Candy and Firecrackers
Crime Pays
Darlin'
Salvation Under the Texas Sun
The Last Horse
4. Best Western Micro-Mini Short Nominations
Another Day in the West
Curse Of Goat Creek
If Anybody Finds This
5. Best Modern-Day Western Nominations
Jacob's Lane
The Dog Bite Murders
The Seamstress
For A Silver Dollar
6. Best Foreign Film Nominations
No Dollars For The Dead
One Click
Six Guns For Hire
The Bounty Hunter
The Root of All Evil
7. Best Trailer/Teaser Nominations
Putney's World - (Book Trailer)
The Colorado Trail (Music Trailer)
Trail Ends in Texas (Teaser)
8. Best Documentary Nominations
Filming With John Wayne
The Legendary Lazy B
The Roping Fools
9. Best Music Video Nominations
Cowboy Ride (performed by Little Angry Tiger)
I Drink (performed by Nick Nicholson)
The Colorado Trail (performed by The Orange Town Revival)
Urban Cowboy (performed by Cali Tucker)
You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)
(performed by Kaitlin Butts)
10. Best YouTube Film Nominations
Blood Is My Redemption
Million Dollar Bounty
So You Want To Be An Outlaw
The Pastor
The Wooden Coffer
11. Best Actor (Western Feature) Nominations
Jesse Kove - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Terry Kiser - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Zach Ball - Blood Is My Redemption
Rudy Ramos - Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
Travis Mills - Jacob's Lane
Jake Jecmenek - Sundown
Curt Lambert - The Seamstress
Matt Malone - The Whore and the Horseman
Robert Long - The Whore and the Horseman
Shane Hagedorn - Wild Faith Christmas
DJ Perry - Wild Faith Christmas
12. Best Actress (Western Feature) Nominations
Tommi Rose - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Vanessa Ore - Blood Is My Redemption
Sage Johnson - Jacob's Lane
Lisa Butala - Sundown
Manuela Schneider -The Seamstress
Michelle Malone - The Whore and the Horseman
Melissa Anschutz - Wild Faith Christmas
13. Best Supporting Actor
(Western Feature) Nominations
Martin Kove - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Michael Milhoan - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Wayne Deloriea - Blood Is My Redemption
Robby Feagins - Jacob's Lane
Michael McCullough - Sundown
Peter Sherayko - The Seamstress
Michael Malone - The Whore and the Horseman
Marshall Malone - The Whore and the Horseman
David Usher - Wild Faith Christmas
Dean Teaster - Wild Faith Christmas
14. Best Supporting Actress
(Western Feature) Nominations
Tanya Christiansen - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Sophia Lily - Blood Is My Redemption
Katherine Tolli - Jacob's Lane
Yazmin Luna Lopez - Sundown
Brianna Young - The Seamstress
Valerie Long - The Whore and the Horseman
15. Best Actor (Western Short) Nominations
Ryon Marshall - Died Twice
Darron Washington Sr - For A Silver Dollar
Clayton Bowman - For A Silver Dollar
Ryan Riffle - Million Dollar Bounty
Richard Riffle - Million Dollar Bounty
Kenny Schreiber - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Travis Lee Eller - Stubborn
Nicko Santiago - The Pastor
Chris Carlone - The Wooden Coffer
Joe Shinkle - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Royce Lundquist - Wanted
Adam Moses - Wanted
16. Best Actress (Western Short) Nominations
Aurora LaRay - Died Twice
Madelynn Deason - For A Silver Dollar
Anouschka Alexa - Million Dollar Bounty
Amanda Smith - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Hannah Holman - Stubborn
Serena Santiago - The Pastor
Maribel Jimenez - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Racquelle Vox - Wanted
17. Best Supporting Actor (Western Short) Nominations
Dean Christensen - Died Twice
Jaden Harmon - For A Silver Dollar
Bradford Trojan - Million Dollar Bounty
Joran Bean - Million Dollar Bounty
Dennis Allyn - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Steven Gordon Holman - Stubborn
Dennis Allyn - The Pastor
Chris Rivera - The Wooden Coffer
Jayden Martin - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Chris Schulte - Wanted
18. Best Supporting Actress (Western Short) Nominations
CJ Morrison - Died Twice
Gwendolyn Wunneburger - Died Twice
Cassie Haley - For A Silver Dollar
Marissa Riffle - Million Dollar Bounty
Lisa Butale - So You Want to be an Outlaw
CJ Morrison - The Pastor
Sandra Shinkle - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Aleis Work - Wanted
19. Best Actor (Western Mini-Short) Nominations
Dean Christensen - Candy and Firecrackers
Norman Duane Butterfield - Crime Pays
Travis Lee Eller - Darlin'
Robert Bruce Sikes - Salvation Under the Texas Sun
James Immekus - The Last Horse
20. Best Actress (Western Mini-Short) Nominations
Catherine Galiotto - Crime Pays
Hannah Holman - Darlin'
Bernadette Perez - The Last Horse
21. Best Supporting Actor
(Western Mini-Short) Nominations
Perry Blackburn - Candy and Firecrackers
Johnny Moreno - Crime Pays
Joel Steman - Crime Pays
22. Best Actor/Actress
(Micro-Mini Short) Nominations
Jeff Coppage - Another Day in the West
Noelle Karleen - Curse Of Goat Creek
Rachel Barrett - If Anybody Finds This
23. Best Supporting Actor/Actress
(Micro-Mini Short) Nominations
Robert Broski - Another Day in the West
Rachel Barrett - Curse Of Goat Creek
24. Best Actor Foreign Western Nominations
Travis Patty - No Dollars For The Dead
Ryan Northcott - One Click
Trevor Martin - Six Guns For Hire
Igor Aran - The Bounty Hunter
Christopher Wilkin - The Root of All Evil
25. Best Actress Foreign Western Nominations
Lara Zaluski - Six Guns For Hire
Melissa D'Agostino - Six Guns For Hire
Aurora LaRay - The Bounty Hunter
26. Best Supporting Actor
Foreign Western Nominations
Clint Huish - One Click
Patrick Kwok-Choon - Six Guns For Hire
Jose Gallardo - The Bounty Hunter
Ivan Wroe - The Root of All Evil
27. Best Actor Modern Day Western Nominations
Robby Feagins - Jacob's Lane
Dexter Masland - The Dog Bite Murders
Gregory Shoemaker - The Dog Bite Murders
Curt Lambert - The Seamstress
Darron Washington Sr. - For A Silver Dollar
Clayton Bowman - For A Silver Dollar
28. Best Actress Modern Day Western Nominations
Katherine Tolli - Jacob's Lane
Bryn Booth - The Dog Bite Murders
Manuela Schneider - The Seamstress
Madelynn Deason - For A Silver Dollar
29. Best Supporting Actor
Modern Day Western Nominations
Travis Mills - Jacob's Lane
Robert Emery - The Dog Bite Murders
William D. Horton Jr. - The Dog Bite Murders
Peter Sherayko - The Seamstress
Jaden Harmon - For A Silver Dollar
30. Best Supporting Actress
Modern Day Western Nominations
Sage Johnson - Jacob's Lane
Jennifer Pryor - The Dog Bite Murders
Brianna Young - The Seamstress
Cassie Haley - For A Silver Dollar
31. Best Young Actor Nominations
Eduardo Campiano III
Cash Maxwell
William Holiman
Heston Lee
DJ Burch
32. Best Young Actress Nominations
Dylan Chance
Harper Lee
Ana Stefania Ionescu
Adasyn Reed
33. Best Director Western (Feature) Nominations
R.J. Hendricks II - A Gunfighter’s Deal
Zach Ball - Blood Is My Redemption
Steve Railsback - Geronimo: Life on the Reservation
Barry Tolli - Jacob's Lane
Brett William Mauser - Sundown
Clint Clarkson & Gregory Shoemaker II - The Dog Bite Murders
Manuela Schneider, Derek Carlson & Will Roberts - The Seamstress
Louis Pollaro - The Whore and the Horseman
Shane Hagedorn - Wild Faith Christmas
34. Best Director Western (Short) Nominations
Carlos Diaz - Died Twice
Josh Baxter - For A Silver Dollar
Ryan Riffle & Richard Riffle - Million Dollar Bounty
Bill Foster - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Robert Gamperl - Stubborn
John Hall - The Pastor
Robert Clark - The Wooden Coffer
Anouschka Alexa - Twenty Years for Twenty Dollars
Adam Moses & Jacob Dalton - Wanted
35. Best Director Western
(Mini-Short) Nominations
Bobby Duncan - Candy and Firecrackers
David Neal Butterfield - Crime Pays
Robert Gamperl & Travis Lee Eller - Darlin'
Robert Bruce Sikes - Salvation Under the Texas Sun
Farah Dinga - The Last Horse
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: SEVERAL NOMINATIONS ARE NOT MENTIONED HERE SUCH AS:
The 10th Anniversary Buckle Awards, Screenplays, Manuscripts, TV Pilot, Charlie LeSueur Award, Robert Shelton Award, Movie Poster Awards, Artwork, Music MP3'S, Lyrics, Music, Paintings, Photography, Wardrobe Designers, Poetry, Special Awards, Best of Fest, etc.
Winners will be announced & presented on Sun Afternoon Oct 26th during the Award Show at the Galaxy Theatres in Tucson! They will also be posted online a few days after the award show! - TWBFF Team
SPONSOR ONE OR MORE AWARDS AT TWBFF
2025 AWARD SHOW FOR OCT 26TH!
Just let us know which award nominee(s) or nomination(s) you would like to sponsor, & we'll mention you or your business name (including web address) prior to that specific award during the award show! It's that easy! You can also be kept anonymous if preferred.
A list of "Award Nominees or Award Nominations" such as "Best Actor", "Best Actress", "Best Feature Film", "Best Short Film", etc., can be seen soon! The deadline for sponsoring awards is Oct 10th.
The "Gold Award Sponsor" deadline is also Oct 10th. This will get you mentioned during the award show (or you can stay anonymous). The Gold Award Sponsor gets you mentioned in a BIG way during the Award Show Teaser Video as the last film on Sunday and prior to the last Q&A! All we need is a name or business name, web address, and logo if you have one. It can be sent in as a jpg or pdf format to [email protected] (Please note: If you are not accepted as either a Regular Award Sponsor or a Gold Sponsor, you will be refunded within 24hrs.)
Please feel free to email us with any questions to [email protected]
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!
SPONSOR ONE OR MORE AWARDS AT TWBFF
2025 AWARD SHOW FOR OCT 26TH!
Just let us know which award nominee(s) or nomination(s) you would like to sponsor, & we'll mention you or your business name (including web address) prior to that specific award during the award show! It's that easy! You can also be kept anonymous if preferred.
A list of "Award Nominees or Award Nominations" such as "Best Actor", "Best Actress", "Best Feature Film", "Best Short Film", etc., can be seen soon! The deadline for sponsoring awards is Oct 10th.
The "Gold Award Sponsor" deadline is also Oct 10th. This will get you mentioned during the award show (or you can stay anonymous). The Gold Award Sponsor gets you mentioned in a BIG way during the Award Show Teaser Video as the last film on Sunday and prior to the last Q&A! All we need is a name or business name, web address, and logo if you have one. It can be sent in as a jpg or pdf format to [email protected] (Please note: If you are not accepted as either a Regular Award Sponsor or a Gold Sponsor, you will be refunded within 24hrs.)
Please feel free to email us with any questions to [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: SEVERAL NOMINATIONS ARE NOT MENTIONED HERE SUCH AS:
10th Anniversary Buckle Awards, Screenplays, Manuscripts, TV Pilot, Charlie LeSueur Award, Robert Shelton Award, Movie Poster Awards, Artwork, Music MP3'S, Lyrics, Music, Paintings, Photography, Wardrobe Designers, Poetry, Special Awards, Best of The Fest, etc.
Winners will be announced & presented on Sun Afternoon Oct 26th during the Award Show at the Galaxy Theatres in Tucson! They will also be posted online a few days after the award show! - TWBFF Team
PLEASE NOTE: SEVERAL NOMINATIONS ARE NOT MENTIONED HERE SUCH AS:
The 10th Anniversary Buckle Awards, Screenplays, Manuscripts, TV Pilot, Charlie LeSueur Award, Robert Shelton Award, Movie Poster Awards, Artwork, Music MP3'S, Lyrics, Music, Paintings, Photography, Wardrobe Designers, Poetry, Special Awards, Best of Fest, etc.
Winners will be announced & presented on Sun Afternoon Oct 26th during the Award Show at the Galaxy Theatres in Tucson! They will also be posted online a few days after the award show! - TWBFF Team
Please note: EVERYONE MUST either a have a VIP Pass,
or Award Show Pass in order to enter the award show!
