2025 COWPOKESFF AWARD WINNERS
1. Best Feature Film
'Monsters Within'
2. Best Short Film
'A Simple Payday'
3. Best Mini Short Film
'The Ballad of Two Sisters
4. Best Western Feature Film
'Lady Outlaw'
5. Best Western Short Film
'Yesteryear Once More'
6. Best Modern-Day Western Film
'On the Edge of Freedom'
7. Best Documentary Feature
'The Roping Fools'
8. Best Documentary Short
'The Wolf In The Chute'
9. Best Book Teaser/Trailer
'Putney's Secret: The Legend Of Jack Callahan'
10. Best Foreign Film
'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'
11. Best Actor (Feature)
Devin Montgomery - 'Monsters Within'
12. Best Supporting Actor (Feature)
Samuel French - 'Monsters Within'
13. Best Actress (Feature)
Kendall Cavener - 'Monsters Within'
14. Best Supporting Actress Feature)
Katy Hayes - 'Monsters Within'
15. Best Actor (Short)
Dennis O'Neill - 'Bail Out: Showtime'
16. Best Supporting Actor (Short)
Robert Craighead - 'A Simple Payday'
17. Best Actress (Short)
Amanda Lyberg - 'My Rockstar'
18. Best Supporting Actress (Short)
Dylan Chance - 'My Rockstar'
19. Best Actor (Mini Short)
David Butterfield - 'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'
20. Best Supporting Actor (Mini Short)
Vernon Butterfield - 'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'
21. Best Actress (Mini Short)
Ella Katherin Parsons - 'The Fight'
22. Best Supporting Actress (Mini Short)
Persephone Starks - 'The Fight'
23. Best Actor (Western Feature)
Christopher Henry - 'Lady Outlaw'
24. Best Supporting Actor (Western Feature)
Wes Gillum - 'Lady Outlaw'
25. Best Actress (Western Feature)
Lisa Butala - 'Lady Outlaw'
26. Best Supporting Actress (Western Feature)
Nicole Mattox - 'Lady Outlaw'
27. Best Actor (Western Short)
George Meyers - 'Yesteryear Once More'
28. Best Supporting Actor (Western Short)
Ron Chaney - 'Devil's Den'
29. Best Actress (Western Short)
C.J. Morrison - 'Yesteryear Once More'
30. Best Supporting Actress (Western Short)
Bella Kane - 'Yesteryear Once More'
31. Best Actor (Modern-Day Western)
Kenny Schreiber - 'Campfire'
32. Best Supporting Actor (Modern-Day Western)
David Hansford - 'Campfire'
33. Best Actress (Modern-Day Western)
Lily Gladstone - 'Bleach Bone'
34. Best Actor (Foreign Film)
Enrique Novials - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'
35. Best Supporting Actor (Foreign Film)
Félix Martín - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'
36. Best Actress (Foreign Film)
Emma Ros - 'The Drowning Pool'
37. Best Supporting Actress (Foreign Film)
Ana Belén Izquierdo - 'The Drowning Pool'
38. Best Young Actor
Eli Warnick - 'The Fight'
39. Best Young Actress
Dylan Chance - 'My Rockstar'
40. Best Director (Feature)
Devin Montgomery - 'Monsters Within'
41. Best Director (Short)
Dennis O'Neill - 'Bail Out: Showtime'
42. Best Director (Mini Short Film)
David Butterfield - 'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'
43. Best Director (Western Feature)
Brett William Mauser - 'Lady Outlaw'
44. Best Director (Western Short)
George Meyers - 'Yesteryear Once More'
45. Best Director (Modern-Day Western)
Chris Hanna - 'On the Edge of Freedom'
46. Best Director (Foreign Film)
Enrique Novials - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'
47. Best Director (Music Video)
Alan Thornburg - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'
48. Best Director Feature Documentary
Will Fitzpatrick - 'The Roping Fools'
49. Best Director Short Documentary
Barry Tolli - 'The Wolf In The Chute'
50. Best Original Film Score
Shane Clouse - Original Score - 'Mr. Pettigrew'
51. Best Original Film Song
"Ghost" by Eva Under Fire - 'My Rockstar'
52. Best Music Video
C.M. Boudreau - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'
53. Best Songwriting/Lyrics
'Thanksgiving Night'
by Aurora LaRay
54. Best Drama Feature
'Ambiguous Indifference'
55. Best Drama Short
'A Simple Payday'
56. Best Romance
'Milton'
57. Best Western Drama Feature
'Lady Outlaw'
58. Best Western Drama Short
'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'
59. Best Adventure
'The Fields Are Burning'
60. Best Comedy
'A Simple Payday'
61. Best Dramedy Film
'Ambiguous Indifference'
62. Best Crime Drama Film
'Scars Run Deep'
63. Best Thriller Film
'The Fight'
64. Best Horror
'The Fight'
65. Best Suspense Film
'We're Here'
66. Best Sci-Fi Film
'Yesteryear Once More'
67. Best Noir Film
"The Castle of Baron Finch'
68. Best Faith Film
'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'
69. Best Faith Documentary
'The Resilient Church'
70. Best Action Film
'Lady Outlaw'
71. Best Performing Arts Film
'The Roping Fools
72. Best Rodeo Film
'The Wolf In The Chute'
73. Best Heartfelt Film
'Milton'
74. Best Family Film
'The Ballad of Two Sisters'
75. Best Family Documentary
'The Resilient Church'
76. Best Student Film
'My Rockstar'
77. Best 1st Time Filmmaker
David Woodruff - 'Devil's Den'
78. Best Female Filmmaker
Shayna Barber - 'Who Would Love You Now?'
79. Best Cast Ensemble
'Scars Run Deep'
80. Best Western Cast Ensemble
'Mr. Pettigrew
81. Best YouTube Film
'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'
82. Best Web Series Film
'Bail Out: Showtime'
83. Best Texas Short Film
'Yesteryear Once More'
84. Best Texas Feature Film
'We're Here'
85. Best of the Fest Film
'Lady Outlaw'
86. Cowpoke Of The Year Award
A Texan with a Passion for the Old West!
2025 WINNER - D. PRESTON DAVIDSON
87. Festival Director's Choice
Documentary Feature
'The Resilient Church'
88. Festival Director's Choice - Original Song
"Me 'N' Jesus" by Thomas Michael Riley -
'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'
89. Festival Director's Choice
Best Student Film
'Midnight's Ghost'
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90. Best of the Fest Screenplay
'The Stolen' by Stephanie Banks
91. Best Holiday Western Screenplay
'Campfire' by Dink Thomas
92. Best First-time Screenwriter
Ryan Dean Mullenix - 'Strike Hard'
93. Best First-time Western Screenwriter
D. Preston Davidson - 'That's The Way It Is'
94. Best Indigenous Screenplay
'The Stolen' by Stephanie Banks
95. Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
'The Survivor' by Kevin Machate
96. Best Comedy Western Screenplay
There's a Snake in My Boot' by
Cindy Lee Copeland & Nikki Durbin
97. Best Action Western Screenplay
'You Can Burn' by Bernard Schaffer
98. Best of the Fest Manuscript
'Jimmy & Celeste’s Sunrise Romance: A Geek Dragon Tale'
by Mark E. Scott
99. Best Action Manuscript
'Ben Kool' by Dennis H. Williams
100. Best Comedy Romance Manuscript
'Jimmy & Celeste’s Sunrise Romance: A Geek Dragon Tale'
by Mark E. Scott
101. Best Fantasy Romance Manuscript
'Naughty Little Druid & Dare Dragon: Dragon Fantasy Romance'
by Mark E. Scott
102. Best Texas Western Romance Manuscript
'Putney's Law, The Trial of Deidre O'Neill'
by D. Preston Davidson
103. Best Faith Western Manuscript
'The Trail Ends in Texas' by T.W. Lawrence
104. Best Arizona Manuscript
'Vic Carson' by Dennis H. Williams
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