CIFF-2025-Award-Nominees---Winners

2025 COWPOKESFF AWARD FILM NOMINEES

1. Best Feature Film Nominations

'Ambiguous Indifference'

'Monsters Within'

'On the Edge of Freedom'

'Scars Run Deep'

2. Best Short Film Nominations

'A Simple Payday'

'Bail Out: Showtime'

'Milton'

'My Rockstar'

'Reditus'

'The Castle of Baron Finch'

3. Best Mini Short Film Nominations

'Midnight's Ghost'

'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'

'The Ballad of Two Sisters

'The Fight'

4. Best Western Feature Film Nominations

'Lady Outlaw'

'Mr. Pettigrew'

'The Fields Are Burning'

5. Best Western Short Film Nominations

'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

'Yesteryear Once More'

'Devil's Den'

6. Best Modern-Day Western Nominations

'Bleach Bone'

'Campfire'

'On the Edge of Freedom'

'Reditus'

7. Best Documentary Feature Nominations

'The Resilient Church'

'The Roping Fools'

'We're Here'

8. Best Documentary Short Nominations

'Out of Sight & Out of Mind'

'The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony'

'The Wolf In The Chute'

'The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers'

9. Best Foreign Film Nominations

'The Drowning Pool'

'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

'The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers'

10. Best Actor Nominations (Feature)

Dan Perrin - 'Ambiguous Indifference'

Devin Montgomery - 'Monsters Within'

Sergio Garcia - 'Scars Run Deep'

11. Best Supporting Actor Nominations (Feature)

Ronald Calzolari - 'Ambiguous Indifference'

Samuel French - 'Monsters Within'

Aaron Talavera - 'Scars Run Deep'

12. Best Actress Nominations (Feature)

Pamela Bell - 'Ambiguous Indifference'

Kendall Cavener - 'Monsters Within'

Denee Lewis - 'Scars Run Deep'

13. Best Supporting Actress Nominations (Feature)

Heather Gilbert - 'Ambiguous Indifference'

Katy Hayes - 'Monsters Within'

Chelsea Simmons - 'Scars Run Deep'

14. Best Actor Nominations (Short)

Kyle Louis - 'A Simple Payday'

Dennis O'Neill - 'Bail Out: Showtime'

Gerald Brodin - 'Milton'

Memo - 'My Rockstar'

Don Cunningham - 'The Castle of Baron Finch'

Jay Pennington - 'The Castle of Baron Finch'

15. Best Supporting Actor Nominations (Short)

Robert Craighead - 'A Simple Payday'

Shaun Peter Cunningham - 'Bail out: Showtime'

Brad White - 'The Castle of Baron Finch'

16. Best Actress Nominations (Short/Mini Short)

Katie Cleese - 'A Simple Payday'

Nellie Sciutto - 'Bail Out: Showtime'

Libby Villari - 'Milton'

Amanda Lyberg - 'My Rockstar'

Elisabeth Anne Steigelman - 'The Castle of Baron Finch'

Ella Katherin Parsons - 'The Fight'

17. Best Supporting Actress Nominations (Short/Mini Short)

Brianna Kellum - 'A Simple Payday'

Andrea Cohen - 'Bail Out: Showtime'

Gayland Williams - 'Milton'

Dylan Chance - 'My Rockstar'

Persephone Starks - 'The Fight'

18. Best Actor Nominations (Mini Short)

Ian Quaid Hyden - 'Midnight's Ghost

David Butterfield - 'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'

Eli Warnick - 'The Fight'

19. Best Supporting Actor Nominations (Mini Short)

Vernon Butterfield - 'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'

Nathan Kirby - 'The Fight'

20. Best Actor Nominations (Western Feature)

Christopher Henry - 'Lady Outlaw'

Davy Williams - 'Mr. Pettigrew'

Dennis O'Connor - 'The Fields Are Burning'

21. Best Supporting Actor Nominations (Western Feature)

Wes Gillum - 'Lady Outlaw'

Shane Clouse - 'Mr. Pettigrew'

Connor Klebs - 'The Fields Are Burning'

22. Best Actress Nominations (Western Feature)

Lisa Butala - 'Lady Outlaw'

Chris Enss - 'Mr. Pettigrew'

23. Best Supporting Actress Nominations (Western Feature)

Nicole Mattox - 'Lady Outlaw'

Kira Rogala - 'Mr. Pettigrew'

24. Best Actor Nominations (Western Short)

Dennis Allyn - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

George Meyers - 'Yesteryear Once More'

Brian Flauccus - 'Devil's Den'

25. Best Supporting Actor Nominations (Western Short)

David Jurney - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

Dean Christensen - 'Yesteryear Once More'

Ron Chaney - 'Devil's Den'

26. Best Actress Nominations (Western Short)

CJ Morrison - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

C.J. Morrison - 'Yesteryear Once More'

27. Best Actor Nominations (Modern-Day Western)

David Turley - 'Bleach Bone'

Kenny Schreiber - 'Campfire'

Dink Thomas - 'Campfire'

Liam O'Brien - 'On the Edge of Freedom'

Stephen Bouldin - 'Reditus'

28. Best Supporting Actor (Modern-Day Western)

Jeff Medley - 'Bleach Bone'

David Hansford - 'Campfire'

Greg Sestero - On the Edge of Freedom'

29. Best Actress (Modern-Day Western)

Lily Gladstone - 'Bleach Bone'

Laynee Busse - 'Reditus'

30. Best Actor Nominations (Foreign Film)

Jose Gallardo - 'The Drowning Pool'

Enrique Novials - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

José Gallardo - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

Iain Lorimar Milne - 'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

31. Best Supporting Actor Nominations (Foreign Film)

Gabriel Rueda - 'The Drowning Pool'

Félix Martín - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

Peio Arnáez - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

John McQuiston - 'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

32. Best Actress Nominations (Foreign Film)

Emma Ros - 'The Drowning Pool'

Alba Gallego - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

Bronagh Fallon -'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

33. Best Young Actor Nominations

Yancey Levi - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

August Levi - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

Henry Shaw - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

Sergio Rodes - 'The Drowning Pool'

Eli Warnick - 'The Fight'

34. Best Young Actress Nominations

Dylan Chance - 'My Rockstar'

Taylor Zamora - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

Elizabeth Shaw - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

Torey Shaw - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

35. Best Director Nominations (Feature)

Matt Jenkins & Charles Stanley - 'Ambiguous Indifference'

Devin Montgomery - 'Monsters Within'

Trevor Rock - 'Scars Run Deep'

36. Best Director Nominations (Short)

James Kondelik - 'A Simple Payday'

Dennis O'Neill - 'Bail Out: Showtime'

Kevin Machate - 'Milton'

Stephanie Williams, Graham Northrup - 'My Rockstar'

Don Cunningham - 'The Castle of Baron Finch'

37. Best Director Nominations (Mini Short Film)

Kaden Wittig - 'Midnight's Ghost'

David Butterfield - 'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'

Alan Thornburg - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

Garrett Brenneman - 'The Fight'

38. Best Director Nominations (Western Feature)

Brett William Mauser - 'Lady Outlaw'

L. J. Martin - 'Mr. Pettigrew'

Titus Ruemler - 'The Fields Are Burning'

39. Best Director Nominations (Western Short)

John Hall - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

George Meyers - 'Yesteryear Once More'

David Woodruff - 'Devil's Den'

40. Best Director Nominations (Modern-Day Western)

John D. Nilles - 'Bleach Bone'

Dink Thomas - 'Campfire'

Chris Hanna - 'On the Edge of Freedom'

41. Best Director Nominations (Foreign Film)

Enrique Novials - 'The Drowning Pool'

William Samson - 'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

Enrique Novials - 'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

42. Best Director Nominations (Music Video)

Alan Thornburg - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

Shayna Barber - 'Who Would Love You Now?'

43. Best Director Feature Documentary Nominations

Andrew Christjoy - 'The Resilient Church'

Will Fitzpatrick - 'The Roping Fools'

Lee E. Wells - 'We're Here'

44. Best Director Short Documentary Nominations

Ryan Bijan - 'Out of Sight & Out of Mind'

Barry Tolli - 'The Wolf In The Chute'

Xiangyun Selina Liu - 'The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers'

Carla Tank Sodré - 'The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony'

45. Best Original Film Score Nominations

Wiley Bo Walker - 'Bail Out: Showtime'

Shane Clouse - Original Score - 'Mr. Pettigrew'

Andreu Jacob - Original Score - 'The Castle of Baron Finch'

Royal Dean III - 'The Wolf In The Chute'

Ed Montana - 'We're Here'

46. Best Original Film Song Nominations

"Devil's Den" by Deep Within - 'Devil's Den'

"Ghost" by Eva Under Fire - 'My Rockstar'

"Me 'N' Jesus" by Thomas Michael Riley - 'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

"The Ballad of Two Sisters" by C. M. Mick Boudreau - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

"Joe's Song" by The Orphan Ishmael - 'The Fields Are Burning'

"Rodeo Mom" by Matt Robertson - 'The Wolf In The Chute'

47. Best Music Video

C.M. Boudreau - 'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

Shayna Barber - 'Who Would Love You Now?'

48. Best Drama Feature Nominations

'Ambiguous Indifference'

'Monsters Within'

'On the Edge of Freedom'

49. Best Drama Short Nominations

'A Simple Payday'

'Bail Out: Showtime'

'Bleach Bone'

'Milton'

'My Rockstar'

'The Drowning Pool'

'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

'Midnight's Ghost'

50. Best Romance Nominations

'Lady Outlaw'

'Milton'

'Monsters Within'

51. Best Western Drama Feature Nominations

'Lady Outlaw'

'Mr. Pettigrew

'The Fields Are Burning'

52. Best Western Drama Short Nominations

'Reditus'

'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

'The Castle of Baron Finch'

'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

53. Best Adventure Nominations

'Lady Outlaw'

'The Fields Are Burning'

54. Best Comedy Nominations

'A Simple Payday'

'Bail Out: Showtime'

'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

'Ambiguous Indifference'

'Spicy Garlic Spaghetti'

55. Best Thriller Film Nominations

'Devil's Den'

'The Castle of Baron Finch'

'The Fight'

56. Best Horror/Suspense Nominations

'Midnight's Ghost'

'The Castle of Baron Finch'

'Devil's Den'

'The Fight'

'We're Here'

'Yesteryear Once More'

57. Best Faith Film Nominations

'On the Edge of Freedom'

'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

'The Resilient Church'

'We're Here'

58. Best Action Film Nominations

'A Simple Payday'

'Lady Outlaw'

'Scars Run Deep'

'The Drowning Pool'

'The Strange Story of Blasting Betty'

59. Best Heartfelt Film Nominations

'Milton'

'My Rockstar'

'We're Here'

60. Best Family Film Nominations

'My Rockstar'

'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

'The Ballad of Two Sisters'

'The Resilient Church'

'The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony'

61. Best Student Film Nominations

'Midnight's Ghost'

'My Rockstar'

'The Fields Are Burning'

'The Resilient Church'

'The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers'

62. Best 1st Time Filmmaker Nominations

David Woodruff - 'Devil's Den'

Stephanie Williams - 'My Rockstar'

Stephen Bouldin & Michael Kelley - 'Reditus'

63. Best Female Filmmaker Nominations

Carla Tank Sodré - 'The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony'

Shayna Barber - 'Who Would Love You Now?'

Xiangyun Selina Liu - The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers

64. Best Cast Ensemble Nominations

'Bail Out: Showtime'

'Monsters Within'

'Scars Run Deep'

'The Fools of the Waterlogged Cafe'

65. Best Western Cast Ensemble Nominations

'Mr. Pettigrew

'Lady Outlaw'

66. Best Youtube/Web Series Nominations

'Bail Out: Showtime'

'The Awakening Of Jacob Crown'

67. Best Texas Short Film Nominations

'Milton'

'The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony'

'Yesteryear Once More'

'Bail Out: Showtime'

68. Best Texas Feature Film Nominations

'The Resilient Church'

'We're Here'

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