Western Heritage Awards

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 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  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 WESTERN HERITAGE COCKTAIL RECEPTION Friday, April 17, 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 WESTERN HERITAGE AWARDS CEREMONY Saturday, April 18, 2020 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, April 17, 2020 11:00 a.m. | Western Heritage Awards Workshop Saturday, April 18, 2020 11:00 a.m. | Western Heritage Awards Panel Discussion  Individual tickets will go on sale March 1, 2020. For more information, please contact Kaylia McCracken at kmccracken@nationalcowboymuseum.org or (405) 478-2250 ext 218 For sponsorship opportunities, contact Trent Riley at triley@nationalcowboymuseum.org or (405) 478-2250 ext 251 Download Sponsorship Information [https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020WHA_SponsorshipPacket_web.pdf]  SUPPORTING SPONSOR  PROMOTING SPONSOR  HERITAGE SPONSORS MR. SKYLAR HOUSTON MR. AND MRS. A.J. JACQUES MR. GREG KOWALSKI Mr. and Mrs. Roger Simons Round Up Riders of the Rockies  INDUCTEE SPONSORS Calgary Stampede Mr. Brent Cummings Mr. Robert A. Funk Nadine and Alan Levin Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt McCrea Mr. Bobby Norris National Western Stock Show  Watch the 2019 Western Heritage Awards Ceremony [http://wranglernetwork.com/portfolio-view/2019-western-heritage-awards/] Past Western Heritage Award Winners [https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/western-heritage-award-winners/]