For other uses, seeGolden Boot (disambiguation).
TheGolden Boot Awards were an American acknowledgement of achievement honoring actors, actresses, and crew members who made significant contributions to the genre ofWesterns intelevision andfilm. The award was sponsored and presented by theMotion Picture & Television Fund. Money raised at the award banquet was used to help finance various services offered by the Fund to those in the entertainment industry.
ActorPat Buttram conceived the idea of the Golden Boot Award, and they were presented annually from 1983 until being discontinued in 2007.[1]
Honorees
edit1983, The 1st Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1984, The 2nd Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1985, The 3rd Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1986, The 4th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1987, The 5th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1988, The 6th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Gene Evans
- Stuart Hamblen
- Virginia Mayo
- Willie Nelson
- Ann Rutherford
- Fred Scott
- George Sherman
- Morgan Woodward
- In Memoriam Award:William S. Hart
- In Memoriam Award:Andy Devine
1989, The 7th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1990, The 8th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1991, The 9th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1992, The 10th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1993, The 11th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1994, The 12th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1995, The 13th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- James Drury
- Andrew J. Fenady
- Bo Hopkins
- Bob Morgan
- Jane Seymour
- Claire Trevor
- In Memoriam Award:Burt Lancaster
- Founder's Award:Gene Autry
1996, The 14th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Carroll Baker
- Lloyd Bridges
- Charles Bronson
- Bill Campbell
- Joe Canutt
- Herb Jeffries
- In Memoriam Award:John Wayne
- Founder's Award:Roy Rogers
1997, The 15th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Leo Gordon
- Charles 'Chuck' Hayward
- Anne Jeffreys
- Karl Malden
- Robert Urich
- Clint Walker
- In Memoriam Award:Randolph Scott
- Founder's Award:John Ford
1998, The 16th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit1999, The 17th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Julie Adams
- R. G. Armstrong
- David Dortort
- Kirk Douglas
- James Garner
- Jack Williams
- In Memoriam Award:DeForest Kelley
- Founder's Award:Mary Pickford Foundation andCharles 'Buddy' Rogers
2000, The 18th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Tom Berenger
- Melissa Gilbert
- Donna Hall
- L. Q. Jones
- Howard Koch
- Robert Stack
- Founder's Award:Dale Evans
- Backbone of the B's Award:Gregg Barton
- Backbone of the B's Award:Myron Healey
- Backbone of the B's Award:Walter Reed
- Backbone of the B's Award:House Peters, Jr.[2]
2001, The 19th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Eli Wallach
- Barbara Hale
- Alex Cord
- Andrew Prine
- Loren Janes
- Chuck Norris
- Centennial Award:Clark Gable (presented to his sonJohn Clark Gable)
- "Best of the West" Movie:Shanghai Noon
2002, The 20th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit2003, The 21st Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit2004, The 22nd Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Val Kilmer
- Scott Glenn
- Randy Quaid
- Robert Horton
- Pat Hingle
- Rob Word
- In Memoriam Award:Johnny Mack Brown
- Gale Storm
- Noel Neill
- Lois Hall
- Elaine Riley
- Golden Voice of Radio Award:Fred Foy
2005, The 23rd Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit2006, The 24th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Powers Boothe
- Ann-Margret
- Wes Studi
- Joan Leslie
- Leslie H. Martinson, Director
- Buddy Van Horn, Stunt Coordinator
- Special Tribute:George "Gabby" Hayes
- Founder's Award:Clint Eastwood
2007, The 25th Annual Golden Boot Awards
edit- Caruth C. Byrd
- Lee Horsley
- Martin Kove
- Walt LaRue, Stuntman
- Viggo Mortensen
- Eva Marie Saint
- Champion Award:Jackie Autry, wife of Gene Autry
- Founder's Award:John Wayne
References
edit- ^"The Golden Boot Awards".Golden Boot Awards. Motion Picture and Television Fund. Archived fromthe original on February 4, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2019.
- ^Clayton Moore: The Lone Ranger, retrieved November 26, 2007
External links
edit- Golden Boot Awards home page
- The Golden Boot Awards at the Internet Movie Database
- Clyde Lucas Musical Director for The Golden Boots Award Show
List of honorees fromThe Golden Boot Awards at B-Westerns.com