The ceremony takes place this spring
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is proud to name entertainment icon Reba McEntire and actor Mo Brings Plenty among the distinguished panel of award recipients being honored at the 63rd annual Western Heritage Awards ceremony on April 13th.
“We are thrilled to announce the exceptional inductees and award recipients for this year’s Western Heritage Awards,” says National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum President & CEO, Pat Fitzgerald. “Each individual being honored embodies the spirit of the American West in their own unique way, contributing to its rich tapestry of culture and history. We’re excited to celebrate and honor their vast talent and contributions for generations to come.”
The Western Heritage Awards honors individuals who have made remarkable contributions to Western heritage through their creative endeavors in literature, music, television and film. The event also serves as the induction ceremony for the National Cowboy Museum’s Hall of Great Westerners, Hall of Great Western Performers and the presentation of esteemed honors such as the Lifetime Achievement Award and Chester A. Reynolds Award, named after the Museum’s founder.
Reba’s late father, Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer and three-time world champion steer roper Clark Vincent McEntire, was posthumously inducted by Red Steagall — who discovered Reba singing the National Anthem 50 years ago — into the Hall of Great Westerners in 2019.
This year, the Museum will also present the New Horizon Award for the very first time. The New Horizon Award is bestowed upon a living individual who has shown exceptional promise and made a significant impact in the Western genre while demonstrating the values and integrity of Western culture.
Each inductee and honoree receives a Wrangler, a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback created by the late Oklahoma artist and 2017 Hall of Great Westerners inductee Harold T. Holden. The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award also receives a commemorative three-piece Western buckle set created by Traditional Cowboy Arts Association silversmiths Scott Hardy and Beau Compton.
Due to limited space and overwhelming support from the award recipients’ families and friends, tickets to the awards dinner are not available for purchase at this time.
