Former prizes of the Angoulême International Comics Festival
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This is a list of awards and prizes formerly awarded at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Longer-running awards
Prize for Scenario (1993-2006)
Media award (1981–2003)
Bloody Mary award / Critics' award (1984–2003)
Religious award (1985–2003)
Humour award (1989–2001)
Limited-run awards
Award for best French artist
1974: Alexis
1975: Jacques Tardi
1976: André Cheret
1977: Moebius
1978: Paul Gillon
Award for best foreign artist
1974: Victor de la Fuente
1975: Dino Battaglia
1976: Richard Corben
1977: Wallace Wood
1978: Derib
Award for best artist
This award was a continuation of the previous two.
1979: Ceppi
1980: François Bourgeon
Award for best French author
1974: Christian Godard
1975: Claire Bretécher
1976: Pierre Christin
1977: Jacques Lob
1978: Gérard Lauzier
Award for best foreign author
1974: Roy Thomas
1975: Sidney Jordan
1976: Raoul Cauvin
1977: Willy Vandersteen
1978: Sirius
Award for best author
This award was a continuation of the previous two.
1979: Ted Benoît
1980: Jean-Claude Forest
Award for best French publisher
1974: Glénat
1975: Futuropolis
Award for best foreign publisher
1974: National Lampoon
1975: Sugar
Award for the best promotion of comics
1976: L'encyclopedie de la BD by Pierre Couperie, Henri Filippini and Claude Moliterni, Serg
1977: Gérard Jourd'hui, a program on TF1
1978: Le 9e rêve, by the students of the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels
(1979: no award in this category)
1980: Découverte du monde by Larousse
Grand Prix for the graphic arts
1985: Giraud / Moebius
1986: Albert Uderzo
1987: André Franquin
Library readers award
1985: Le moine fou by Vink
1985 (joint winner): Tendre violette by Jean-Claude Servais
1985 (joint winner): Grimion gant de cuir by Makyo
1986: La voyageuse de la petite ceinture by Annie Goetzinger and Pierre Christin
(1987-1998: no award in this category)
1999: Ibicus part 1 by Rabaté, Vents d’Ouest
Libération award
1987: Sambre: Plus ne m’est rien by Yslaire (artist) and Balac (author), Glénat
FM-BD award
1985: Les passagers du vent: Le bois d’ébène by François Bourgeon, Glénat
Lucien award
1986: La quête de l’oiseau du temps: Le Rige by Régis Loisel (artist) and Serge Le Tendre (author), Dargaud
1987: Le nain jaune by Jean-Claude Denis (artist) and Luc Leroi (author), Casterman
1988: Jacques Gallard: Zoulou blues by Tripp, Milan
School comic award
1985: Luong Dien Phong, Laurent Pavesi and Pascal Masslo
1986: Luc Jacomon from Epinal
1987: Nicolas Marlet
1988: Benoît Ers
1989: La terre est une belle plage by Moana Thouard
1990: Jochen Gerber
1991: Benjamin Sabatier
1992: Frédéric Rémuzat
Free Russia award
1986: Tintin au pays des Soviets by Hergé, Casterman
National comic contest
1992: Cédric Billotti (Cibi) and Vang Ye
Tournesol award
The Tournesol award, named after the French name of Professor Calculus from the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin, was awarded by the French Green party for the comic that showed best the typical ideals of the party. Since 2004, the award is no longer part of the official program of the Angoulême festival.
1997: Les otages de l’Ultralum (Hostages of the Ultralum), Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, Dargaud
1998: Ikar: La machine à arrêter la guerre by René Follet and Pierre Makyo, Glénat
1999: Palestine by Joe Sacco, Vertige Graphic
2000: Paroles de taulard by Corbeyron et al., Delcourt
2001: Dans l’cochon tout est bon by Mazan, Delcourt
2002: Rural! and two other works by Etienne Davodeau, Delcourt
2003: Cambouis by Luz, L’Association
Graphical invention award
Also called: Award of the school of the image.
2001: Le canard qui aimait les poules by Carlos Nine, Albin Michel
Award for best dialogue
2002: Terrain Vague by Kaz, Cornelius
Agrippine by Claire Bretécher, Bretécher
Georges et Louis: La reine des mouches by O. Goossens, Fluide Glacial
Grand Vampire: Cupidon s’en fout by Joann Sfar, Delcourt
Promenade(s) by Pierre Wazem, Atrabile
Le Roi Catastrophe: Adalbert ne manque pas d’air by Lewis Trondheim and Parme, Delcourt
Le Singe et la Sirène by Dumontheuil and Angeli, Casterman
2003: Quelques mois à l’Amélie by Jean-Claude Denis, Dupuis
De capes et de crocs by Ayroles and Masbou
Lincoln: Grain de sable by Jouvray
Les Losers sont des perdants by Pichelin and Herse
La nurse aux mains sanglantes by Benoît Sokal
Powers by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming
Polish award
Awarded by bilingual Polish comic readers.
2002: Pilules bleues by Frederik Peeters, Atrabile
2003: Le Chat du Rabbin by Joann Sfar, Dargaud
Worldview Award ("Prix regards sur le monde")
Awarded to a nonfiction or autobiographical comic.
2010: Rébétiko by David Prudhomme, Futuropolis
2011: Gaza 1956.
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