2026 Will Rogers Medallion Award Gold Winners Announced in Tulsa on November 9: More Than 30 Categories From 25 States and Three Countries, Clint Black Receives
Tulsa, Oklahoma — The gold medallion recipients of the 2026 Will Rogers Medallion Awards were announced on November 9, 2026, during the annual awards banquet at Tulsa's River Spirit Casino Resort, honouring achievements in Western literature, film, poetry, music and illustration. Entries came from 25 states and three countries, across more than 30 categories for adults, teenagers and children.
Among the special honours, Bruce Boxleitner and Barry Corbin received the Lifetime Achievement Award, singer Clint Black was honoured with the Golden Lariat Award, and Greg White was named Illustrator of the Year.
Film gold medallions went to Mark Bedor's Today's Wild West, Episode 704, for Western Film/Documentary Short Form; Jonathan Parker's Little House Homecoming for Western Film/Documentary Long Form; Will Ilgen's Elkhorn 208: War for Western Film/Drama Short; Carlyle Eubank's Broke for Western Film/Drama Feature; and Manuela Schneider's The Seamstress, which received the Maverick Film award. In music, the Arizona Wildflowers received the Cowboy Songwriting gold for My Good Horse. The organisation said the 2027 competition opened for entries on November 1. This report lists the announced recipients only, without evaluation.
(Source: Will Rogers Medallion Award news release via EIN Presswire, November 9, 2026)
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Source: Will Rogers Medallion Awards
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