Wylie recently returned from Fort Worth TX where he attended the Academy of Western Artists (AWA) 2005 award ceremony. Wylie accepted the Will Rogers award for Group of the Year on behalf of Wylie & the Wild West. He also accepted the award for Yodeler of the ayear, a repeat of his 2004 honor. The award show was held at the Eisemann Center at the Hill Performance Theatre on July 12, 2005.