It's Monday 12:03 PM — We're open

The Kerr, Atherton and Silberman Galleries are closed for renovation.

Western Heritage Awards

60th Annual

October 2-3, 2020

Overview
2020 Inductees and Honorees
Schedule of Events
Ticket and Sponsorship Info
2021 Nomination Forms

Overview

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.

Presented by celebrity hosts, this black-tie event also honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Western heritage with their inductions into the Hall of Great Western Performers and Hall of Great Westerners as well as the presentation of the Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.

2020 Inductees and Honorees

Hall of Great Western Performers
Kurt Russell
Bing Russell (1926-2003)

Hall of Great Westerners
Montford T. Johnson (1843-1896)
Ben Houston (1929-2016)

Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award
John Scott

Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Duvall

Special Directors’ Award
Traditional Cowboy Arts Association

2020 Honorees

LITERATURE

Western Novel

The Cheyenne Story: An Interpretation of Courage, written and published by Gerry Robinson

Nonfiction Book

Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power by Pekka Hämäliänen published by Yale University Press

Art/Photography Book

Don Weller Tracks, by Don Weller, published by Weller Institute for the Cure of Design

Juvenile Book

J is for Jackalope by Teal Blake.

Magazine Article

“If You had Fought Bravely I would have Sung for You” The Changing Roles of Cheyenne Women During Ninteenth-Century Plains Warfare, by David Beyreis, published Montana The Magazine of Western History

Poetry Book

We Make a Tiny Herd: Poems to Honor the Burro Lady of Far West Texas by Lucy Griffith, published by Main Street Rag

MUSIC

Original Western Composition

“Hats Off to the Cowboy” recording artist Red Steagall, composed by Red Steagall and Joe Merrick

Traditional Western Album

Shadow of a Cowboy, recording artist Andy Hedges

New Horizon

“Desert Dwelling Mama” recording artist Adrian Brannan, produced by Craig Schumacher

FILM & TELEVISION HONOREES

Western Lifestyle Program

Cow Town, produced by Robert Burch at OETA

Theatrical Motion Picture

Deadwood: The Movie starring Timothy Olyphant, directed by Daniel Minahan, produced by HBO

Documentary

Country Music, directed by Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan, and produced by Duncan, Burns and Julie Dunfey

Fictional Drama

“Touching Your Enemy” Yellowstone S2, E5 starring Kevin Costner, written by Taylor Sheridan

Schedule of Events

Friday, October 2, 2020

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

TCA Artist Demonstration
Free to the public with Museum admission Hallway

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

TCA Artist Demonstration
Free to the public with Museum admission Hallway

Western Heritage Cocktail Reception
Western or business casual attire
5:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception | Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
6:00 p.m. | Autograph Session with Honorees
Member: $40 | General: $50

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

TCA Sale
Reservations requested.

7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

TCA Celebration
Reservations requested.

Saturday, October 3, 2020

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

TCA Autograph Party
Free to the public with Museum admission
TCA Gallery

Western Heritage Awards Ceremony
Western black-tie optional
5:00 p.m. | Cocktail Hour
6:00 p.m. | Dinner
Member: $155 | General: $185

Daytime Events
Free to the public with Museum admission

Friday, October 2, 2020
11:00 a.m. | Western Heritage Awards Workshop
Presented by the Chickasaw Nation

Saturday, October 3, 2020
11:00 a.m. | Western Heritage Awards Panel Discussion
Presented by the Oklahoma Film and Music Commission

Ticket and Sponsorship Info

Cocktail Reception Tickets – Sold Out
To be placed on the waiting list, please contact events@nationalcowboymuseum.org

Friday, October 2, 2020
Western or business casual attire
5:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception | Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
6:00 p.m. | Autograph Session with Honorees
Member: $40 | General: $50