2026 COWPOKESFF AWARD NOMINATIONS
1. Best Short Film Nominations
A Strange Trip
The Path
Toxic Abuse
Vapor Trails
2. Best Mini Short Film Nominations
After Hours
Insensible Losses
3. Best Western Feature Film Nominations
Blood Is My Redemption
Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
Sundown
4. Best Western Short Film Nominations
Four Tarantulas
So You Want to be an Outlaw
Stubborn
The Baku
The Pastor
5. Best Western Mini-Short Film Nominations
A Cowboy's Journey
Darlin'
Justice Hill Texas
6. Best Documentary Nominations
Basin Bloodlines
Hell on Wheels
Remnants
The Wilson 3
7. Best Foreign Film Nominations
8 Seconds
A Few Good Men From The North
The Bounty Hunter
8. Best Actor (Short) Nominations
Vincent X. Weir - A Strange Trip
Olon Mclendon - A Strange Trip
Wes Gillum - The Path
Steven Andrews - Toxic Abuse
Dan Perrin - Vapor Trails
Nick Pinelli - Insensible Losses
Paul Michael Bloodgood - After Hours
9. Best Supporting Actor (Short) Nominations
Lavon Light - A Strange Trip
Mat Williams - A Strange Trip
Davon "Red" Mitchell - A Strange Trip
Wally Harris - Vapor Trails
10. Best Actress (Short) Nominations
CJ Morrison - After Hours
Noreen Mao - Insensible Losses
Kaylee Gillum - The Path
Ruby Elian - Toxic Abuse
Heather Gilbert - Vapor Trails
11. Best Supporting Actress
(Short/Mini Short) Nominations
Natasha Ero - Insensible Losses
DeAnna Noel - Insensible Losses
Jozie Caudillo - The Path
Rylie Rodriguez - Toxic Abuse
12. Best Actor (Western Feature) Nominations
Zach Ball - Blood Is My Redemption
Jarrod Christman - Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
Jake Jecmenek - Sundown
13. Best Supporting Actor (Western Feature) Nominations
Wayne Deloriea - Blood Is My Redemption
Roley Schoonover - Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
Michael McCullough - Sundown
Jason Boyson - Sundown
14. Best Actress (Western Feature) Nominations
Vanessa Ore - Blood Is My Redemption
April Christman - Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
Yazmin Luna Lopez - Sundown
15. Best Supporting Actress (Western Feature) Nominations
Sophia Lily - Blood Is My Redemption
Lisa Butala - Sundown
16. Best Actor (Western Short/Mini Short) Nominations
Travis Lee Eller - Darlin'
Cal Bartlett - Four Tarantulas
Kenny Schreiber - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Dennis Allyn - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Travis Lee Eller - Stubborn
Jason Narvy - The Baku
Nicko Santiago - The Pastor
17. Best Supporting Actor
(Western Short/Mini Short) Nominations
Bill Foster - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Heston Lee - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Steven Gordon Holman - Stubborn
Soji Arai - The Baku
Dennis Allyn - The Pastor
18. Best Actress
(Western Short/Mini Short) Nominations
Hannah Holman - Darlin'
Amanda Smith - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Hannah Holman - Stubborn
Serena Santiago - The Pastor
19. Best Supporting Actress
(Western Short/Mini Short) Nominations
Harper Lee - So You Want to be an Outlaw
CJ Morrison - The Pastor
20. Best Actor (Foreign Film) Nominations
Eero Vesa - A Few Good Men From The North
Igor Aran - The Bounty Hunter
21. Best Supporting Actor (Foreign Film) Nominations
Niko Hyriäinen - A Few Good Men From The North
Jose Gallardo - The Bounty Hunter
22. Best Actress (Foreign Film) Nominations
Maris Jors - A Few Good Men From The North
Aurora LaRay - The Bounty Hunter
23. Best Narrator/Voice Actor Nominations
David Butterfield - A Cowboy's Journey
Norman Butterfield - A Cowboy's Journey
Vernon Butterfield - A Cowboy's Journey
Joe Finler - Toxic Abuse
24. Best Director (Short) Nominations
Mike L. Hall - A Strange Trip
Wes Gillum - The Path
Robert Cantu - Toxic Abuse
Matt Jenkins - Vapor Trails
25. Best Director (Western Feature) Nominations
Zach Ball - Blood Is My Redemption
Jarrod Christman & Weston Grillo -
Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
Brett William Mauser - Sundown
26. Best Director (Western Short) Nominations
Theodore Carl Flood - Four Tarantulas
Bill Foster - So You Want to be an Outlaw
Robert Gamperl - Stubborn
Johnny Yong Bosch - The Baku
John Hall - The Pastor
27. Best Director (Western Mini-Short) Nominations
David Butterfield - A Cowboy's Journey
Robert Gamperl & Travis Lee Eller - Darlin'
George Meyers - Justice Hill Texas
28. Best Director (Foreign Film) Nominations
Jeff Ridout - 8 Seconds
Onni Vesa - A Few Good Men From The North
Enrique Novials - The Bounty Hunter
29. Best Director (Music Video) Nominations
Jarrod Christman - 2000 Miles From Memphis
Jarrod Christman - From The Ashes
Andrew Christjoy - Redemption
W Jarrod Christman - Sheriff Ron
Warren Yeager - The Colorado Trail
Jody Stelzig - Trouble
30. Best Director Documentary Nominations
Coby Coonradt - Basin Bloodlines
Nicholas Hetherington - Hell on Wheels
Michael Catenacci - Remnants
Nicholas Hetherington - The Wilson 3
31. Best 1st Time Filmmaker Nominations
Mike L. Hall - A Strange Trip
Natalie Grace Daubert - After Hours
Amanda Williams - Insensible Losses
Jarrod Christman & Weston Grillo -
Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
32. Best Female Filmmaker Nominations
Natalie Grace Daubert - After Hours
Amanda Williams - Insensible Losses
33. Best Original Film Score Nominations
Madison Leinster - Four Tarantulas
Jarrod Christman - Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
Aaron M. Logan - Sundown
Wes Gillum - The Path
34. Best Original Film Song Nominations
"The Bounty Hunter" performer Aurora LaRay
"Her Man" Performed by 'El Verde Boys'
35. Best Music Video Nominations
2000 Miles From Memphis
From The Ashes
Redemption
Sheriff Ron
The Colorado Trail
"Trouble"
36. Best MP3/Lyrics Nominations
"Alone I Cry" Written by Wes Gillum
"Listen With Your Eyes" Written by Wes Gillum
"This Is A Tale About A Lady" Written by -
William J Strickler & Dwight Brewster
37. Best Drama (Short) Nominations
After Hours
Insensible Losses
The Path
Toxic Abuse
38. Best Substance Awareness Film Nominations
Toxic Abuse
Vapor Trails
39. Best Western Drama Feature Nominations
Blood Is My Redemption
Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
Sundown
40. Best Western Drama Mini-Short) Nominations
Darlin'
The Bounty Hunter
41. Best Western Drama Short Nominations
A Few Good Men From The North
Four Tarantulas
Stubborn
The Pastor
42. Best Rodeo Film (Feature/Short) Nominations
8 Seconds
Basin Bloodline
Hell on Wheels
The Wilson 3
43. Best Proof of Concept Film Nominations
A Cowboy's Journey
A Strange Trip
44. Best Comedy Nominations
A Strange Trip
So You Want to be an Outlaw
Vapor Trails
45. Best Thriller Film Nominations
After Hours
Sundown
The Baku
46. Best Horror Nominations
After Hours
Sundown
The Baku
47. Best Suspense/Sci-Fi Nomination
After Hours
Stubborn
Sundown
The Baku
48. Best Faith Film Nominations
Sundown
The Pastor
The Path
49. Best Action Film Nominations
A Few Good Men From The North
Blood Is My Redemption
Darlin'
Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill
The Baku
Toxic Abuse
50. Best Heartfelt Film Nominations
Insensible Losses
The Path
The Wilson 3
51. Best Family Film Nominations
The Pastor
The Path
The Wilson 3
52. Best Youtube Nominations
Basin Bloodlines
So You Want to be an Outlaw
6th Annual
April 10-12 2026
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PLEASE NOTE:
SEVERAL AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE FESTIVAL AWARDS SHOW ON APRIL 12TH, THAT ARE NOT MENTIONED HERE. THOSE MAY INCLUDE FINALIST WINNERS IN SCREENPLAY, MANUSCRIPT, MOVIE POSTERS, BEST OF THE FEST, SPECIAL AWARDS, SONGWRITING LYRICS, MP3 MUSIC, POETRY, 'COWPOKE OF THE YEAR AWARD, ETC.
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