Deadwood: The Movie
Film/Television, Theatrical Motion Picture
Deadwood: The Movie
Film/Television, Theatrical Motion Picture
Western Heritage Awards
April 10, 2026
The Western Heritage Awards honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Western heritage through creative works in literature, music, television and film that share the great stories of the American West.
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Shadow of a Cowboy
Music, Traditional Western Album
Shadow of a Cowboy
Music, Traditional Western Album
“Hats Off to the Cowboy” Red Steagall
Music, Original Western Composition
“Hats Off to the Cowboy” Red Steagall
Music, Original Western Composition
“Desert Dwelling Mama” Adrian Brannan
Music, New Horizon
“Desert Dwelling Mama” Adrian Brannan
Music, New Horizon
UmoNhoN Iye The Omaha Speaking
Film/Television, Western Documentary
UmoNhoN Iye The Omaha Speaking
Film/Television, Western Documentary
The Hunger
Literary, Western Novel
The Hunger
Literary, Western Novel
Landscapes With Horses
Literary, Poetry Book
Landscapes With Horses
Literary, Poetry Book
The Woolly West: Colorado’s Hidden History of Sheepscapes
Literary, Nonfiction Book
The Woolly West: Colorado’s Hidden History of Sheepscapes
Literary, Nonfiction Book
“Long Live the King” Western Horseman
Literary, Magazine Article
“Long Live the King” Western Horseman
Literary, Magazine Article
Hardscrabble
Juvenile Book, Literary
Hardscrabble
Juvenile Book, Literary
Living Beneath the Colorado Peaks – The Story of Knapp Ranch Betsy Knapp
Art Book, Literary
Living Beneath the Colorado Peaks – The Story of Knapp Ranch Betsy Knapp
Art Book, Literary
Michael Martin Murphey
Lifetime Achievement, Other Awards
Michael Martin Murphey
Lifetime Achievement, Other Awards
