The Golden Boot Awards were an American acknowledgement of achievement honoring actors, actresses, and crew members who made significant contributions to the genre of Westerns in television and film. The award was sponsored and presented by the Motion 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.
Actor Pat Buttram conceived the idea of the Golden Boot Award, and they were presented annually from 1983 until being discontinued in 2007.
Honorees 1983, The 1st Annual Golden Boot Awards
Rex Allen Dick Alexander Gene Autry Bruce Boxleitner Sunset Carson Eddie Dean Jack Elam Dale Evans Monte Hale Ben Johnson Lash LaRue Nat Levine Doug McClure Lee Majors Clayton Moore Slim Pickens Roy Rogers Charles Starrett Bob
Steele Linda Stirling Forrest Tucker Lee Van Cleef Al Wyatt In Memoriam Award: Will Rogers
1984, The 2nd Annual Golden Boot Awards
Robert Blake Red Buttons Pat Buttram Yakima Canutt John Carradine Iron Eyes Cody Chuck Connors Buddy Ebsen Jennifer Holt Michael Landon Sam Peckinpah Denver Pyle Ella Raines Jane Russell Peggy Stewart Dennis Weaver Marie Windsor In Memoriam Award: Buck Jones
1985, The 3rd Annual Golden Boot Awards
Amanda Blake Ernest Borgnine Burt Kennedy Ricardo Montalbán Dale Robertson James Stewart Dub Taylor Robert J. Wilke Joe Yrigoyen Audie Murphy
1986, The 4th Annual Golden Boot Awards
James Arness Carroll Baker Carl Cotner Burl Ives Louis L'Amour Fred MacMurray Guy Madison Jock Mahoney George Montgomery Fess Parker Glenn Randall Cesar Romero In Memoriam Award: Tex Ritter
1987, The 5th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Gene Barry Harry Carey, Jr. André de Toth Richard Farnsworth Rhonda Fleming Glenn Ford Robert Livingston Joel McCrea Debra Paget John Russell Woody Strode In Memoriam Award: Tom Mix
1988, The 6th Annual Golden Boot Awards
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
Johnny Cash Ellen Corby Angie Dickinson Robert Duvall Robert Fuller John Ireland Dick Jones Paul Malvern Casey Tibbs
1990, The 8th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Noah Beery, Jr. Budd Boetticher Sam Elliott George Kennedy Hal Needham Burt Reynolds Katharine Ross In Memoriam Award: Jay Silverheels
1991, The 9th Annual Golden Boot Awards
John Agar Polly Burson Anthony Caruso Alice Faye Bob Hope Brian Keith Andrew V. McLaglen Hugh O'Brian Maureen O'Hara In Memoriam Award: Harry Carey
1992, The 10th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Rand Brooks Arthur Gardner Richard Jaeckel Katy Jurado Arnold Laven Jules Levy Pierce Lyden A. C. Lyles Ann Miller Montie Montana Ronald Reagan Tom Selleck Alice Van Springsteen John Sturges Henry Wills Sheb Wooley In Memoriam Award: Tim Holt
1993, The 11th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Chuck Courtney Clint Eastwood Jane Fonda Jack Palance Buck Taylor Ted Turner In Memoriam Award: William Boyd
1994, The 12th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Paul Brinegar Bill Catching James Coburn Gail Davis Joanne Dru Walter Hill Robert Mitchum In Memoriam Award: Pat Buttram
1995, The 13th Annual Golden Boot Awards
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
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
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
Adrian Booth Brian David Carradine Keith Carradine Robert Carradine Frankie Laine John Mantley Founder's Award: Clayton Moore Harry Morgan Dean Smith In Memoriam Award: Barbara Stanwyck Patrick Wayne
1999, The 17th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Julie Adams R. G. Armstrong David Dortort Kirk Douglas James Garner Jack Williams In Memoriam Award: DeForest Kelley Founder's Award: Mary Pickford Foundation and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
2000, The 18th Annual Golden Boot Awards
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.Clayton Moore: The Lone Ranger, retrieved November 26, 2007
2001, The 19th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Eli Wallach Barbara Hale Alex Cord Andrew Prine Loren Janes Chuck Norris Centennial Award: Clark Gable (presented to his son John Clark Gable) "Best of the West" Movie: Shanghai Noon
2002, The 20th Annual Golden Boot Awards
Bruce Dern Peter Fonda David Huddleston Whitey Hughes Ruta Lee Stuart Whitman Ron Soble Peter Brown Will Hutchins Robert Colbert Roy Huggins William T. Orr William Witney Earl Bellamy Ted Post Donna Martell Marion Shilling Ruth Terry Gloria Winters Marsha Hunt Honorary Golden Boot: Colt's Manufacturing Company
2003, The 21st Annual Golden Boot Awards
Tommy Lee Jones Chris Alcaide Graham Greene (actor) Tommy Farrell Terry Leonard Sue Ane Langdon Kris Kristofferson Michael Dante Kelo Henderson William Smith Charles Champlin Sons of the Pioneers "Best of the West" Movie: Tom Selleck for Monte Walsh
2004, The 22nd Annual Golden Boot Awards
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
James Caan Debbie Reynolds Wilford Brimley Martha Crawford Cantarini, Stuntwoman Mark Harmon Phil Spangenberger Ben Cooper Encore Westerns Channel Founder's Award: Jim Rogers Kids of the West: Gary Gray Mickey Kuhn Michael Chapin Eilene Janssen Johnny Crawford Lee Aaker
2006, The 24th Annual Golden Boot Awards
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
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
External links 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 from The Golden Boot Awards at B-Westerns.com