Hall of Great Western Performers
Kurt Russell
Neil Oliver “Bing” Russell (1926-2003)
Hall of Great Westerners
Montford T. Johnson (1843-1896)
Bennett Richard “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 Nineteenth-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
