Kurt Russell in Oklahoma for induction in Hall of Great Western Performers

Actor Kurt Russell was in Oklahoma over the weekend for his induction into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

The 61st Western Heritage Awards were held Saturday at the museum in Oklahoma City.

Russell also took part in a panel discussion at the museum.

The Western Heritage Awards honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Western heritage through creative works in literature, music, television and film, according to the museum.

Burt Reynolds, who passed in 2018, was also inducted as a Great Western Performer.

List below of this year’s honorees.

LITERATURE

Nonfiction Book

Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West, by Cameron Blevins, published by Oxford University Press

Art/Photography Book

Edward Borein: Etched by the West, by B. Byron Price, published by Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Juvenile Book

Cow Boyhood, by S. J. Dahlstrom, published by Paul Dry Books

Magazine Article

“Here She Comes, Wearin’ Them Britches!” by Dr. Tracey Hanshew, published by Montana Historical Society

Western Novel

The Removed, by Brandon Hobson, published by HarperCollins

Poetry Book

Stone Roses, by Linda Neal Reising, published by Kelsay Books

MUSIC

Original Western Composition

“Old Horses and Old Men” recording artist Jim Jones, composed by Jim Jones, Deanna McCall and Dave McCall

Traditional Western Album

Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, recording artist Ben McKenzie, composed by Bryan E. Miller

FILM & TELEVISION HONOREES

Western Lifestyle Program

Red Steagall is Somewhere West of Wall Street “Fort Worth Horse and Mule Barns,” produced by West of Wall Street Film Company, LLC

Theatrical Motion Picture

Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, directed and written by Jane Campion and Thomas Savage

Documentary

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle, directed by Geoff O'Gara, produced by Caldera Productions

Television Feature Film

Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher, directed by Nathan Frankowski, produced by Robyn Elliott and Paul Sirmons

Fictional Drama

“1883” 1883 S1, E1, directed by Taylor Sheridan, produced by Taylor Sheridan and David C. Glasser

Western Heritage Awards Inductees and Award Winners

Hall of Great Westerners

Frank Boardman "Pistol Pete" Eaton (1860 – 1958)

Gerald Timmerman

Hall of Great Western Performers

Burt Reynolds (1936 – 2018)

Neil Oliver “Bing” Russell (1926 – 2003)

Kurt Russell

Chester A. Reynolds Award

James F. Hoy

Lifetime Achievement Award

Linda Mitchell Davis

Western Visionary Award

Foster Friess (1940 – 2021)