A variety of religious awards has been presented to comics at the

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lu ...

between 1985 and 2003. This award is granted by religious organizations or newspapers and it is not part of the official festival.

1980s

* 1985: Christian testimony award: ''

Le Transperceneige ''Snowpiercer'' ( French: ''Le Transperceneige'', ) is a post-apocalyptic, climate fiction graphic novel first published in French by Casterman and created by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette. The graphic novel was first published in 1982 und ...

'' by

Jean-Marc Rochette Jean-Marc Rochette (born 23 April 1956) is a French painter, illustrator and comics creator. He is best known and recognized for the comic book series '' Edmond le Cochon'' and '' Le Transperceneige'', as well as for his illustrations of the lit ...

and

Jacques Lob Jacques Lob (19 August 1932 – 24 May 1990) was a French comic book creator, known for several comics creations, including '' Superdupont''. Biography Jacques Lob began his career as an illustrator of humorous cartoons that were published in va ...

Casterman Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium. History The company was founded in 1780 by Donat-Joseph Casterman, an editor and bookseller or ...

* 1986: Christian testimony award: '' Sang d'Arménie'' by

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and Florenci Clavé * 1987: Christian testimony award: '' Route vers l'enfer'' by

Daniel Goossens Daniel Goossens, born May 16, 1954, in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône is a French comics artist. Biography Goossens began his career in the magazine '' Pionniers''. After a short spell at ''Pilote'' magazine, he began contributing to the ...

* 1987: Christian comic award: '' Raoul Follereau: Le vagabond de la charité'' by Bruno Le Sourd * 1988: Christian testimony award: '' Maus: un survivant raconte'' by

Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman (; born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman on February 15, 1948) is an American cartoonist, editor, and comics advocate best known for his graphic novel ''Maus''. His work as co-editor on the comics magazines ''Arcade (comics maga ...

Flammarion Flammarion may refer to: * Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomer and author * Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (1877–1962), French astronomer, wife of Camille Flammarion * Flammarion engraving by unknown artist; appeared in a book by C ...

* 1988: Christian comic award: '' Les fumées bleues du Caire'' by Jean Duverdier and Michèle Blimer * 1989: Christian testimony award: ''

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'' by Farid Boudjellal * 1989: Christian comic award: '' Mathilde Wrede'' by Carmen Levi and Alex Lochen

1990s

* 1990: Christian testimony award: '' Afrikaans bazaar'' by Jean-Louis Tripp * 1990: Christian comic award: '' Broussaille: La nuit du chat'' by

Frank Pé Frank Pé, often signing solely as Frank (15 July 1956) is a Belgian comic book artist, best known for ''Broussaille'' and ''Zoo''. Biography Frank Pé was born in Ixelles in 1956.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Frank". In België gestript, pp. 112-113 ...

and Bom,

Dupuis Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. It is ...

* 1991: Christian comic award: '' Melmoth'' by Marc-Renier and Rodolphe * 1992: Christian comic award: '' Ignace, nous n'irons plus à Jérusalem'' by Cécile Schmitz and Jacques Stoquart * 1992: Christian comic youth award: '' Yasuda'' by Martin Ryelandt and

Jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philo ...

* (1993: no awards in this category) * 1994: Oecumenic jury award: '' Tonnerre en Chine'' by Luc Foccroulle and Dominique Bar, Coccinelle BD (according to ToutenBD) / '' Mademoiselle Louise'' volume 1 by

André Geerts André Geerts (18 December 1955 – 27 July 2010) was a Belgian comics creator best known for his series ''Jojo''. Biography André Geerts was born in Brussels in 1955. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc art school in Brussels. He started work ...

and

Sergio Salma Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

(according to newspapers reporting on the death of Geerts) * 1995: Oecumenic jury award: '' Le Centenaire'' by

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, Casterman * (1996: no awards in this category) * (1997: no awards in this category) * (1998: no awards in this category) * (1999: no awards in this category)

2000s

* 2000: Oecumenic jury award: ''

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'' by Emmanuel Lepage and Anne Sibran,

* 2000: Christian comic award: '' La Bible'' by

Jeff Anderson Jeffrey Allan Anderson (born April 21, 1970) is an American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter best known for starring as Randal Graves in ''Clerks,'' ''Clerks II,'' and ''Clerks III''. In between, he has appeared in other Kevi ...

and Mike Maddox, Pre-au Clerc * 2001: Oecumenic jury award: '' Le Journal de mon père part 3'' by

Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. Career Taniguchi began his career as an assista ...

, Casterman * 2002: Oecumenic jury award: '' Amours Fragiles: Le dernier printemps'' by

Jean-Michel Beuriot Jean-Michel is a French masculine given name. It may refer to : * Jean-Michel Arnold, General Secretary of the Cinémathèque Française * Jean-Michel Atlan (1913–1960), French artist * Jean-Michel Aulas (born 1949), French businessman * Jean-M ...

and

Philippe Richelle Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count o ...

, Casterman ** Special mention: '' Un Ilot de bonheur'' by

Christophe Chabouté Christophe Chabouté, (born 8 February 1967) is a French comics artist. Biography Chabouté was born on February 8, 1967; he is of Alsace, Alsatian heritage. Chabouté attended Fine Arts courses in Angoulême and Strasbourg. The publishing house ...

, Éditions Paquet * 2003: Christian comic award: '' Voyage vers Léon IX'' by Francis Keller and Thierry Wintzner, Editions du Signe ** Special mention: ''Auriac'' by Marco Venanzi and Benoît Despas, Coccinelle BD * 2003: Oecumenic jury award: '' Le Chat du Rabin part 1'' by

Joann Sfar Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director. Life and career Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well know ...

Dargaud Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943. ...

** Special mention: ''

Petit Polio Petite or petite may refer to: *Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans * ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua *Petit (typography), another name for brevier-size type *Petit four *Petit Gâteau *Pet ...

'' by Farid Boudjellal,

Soleil SOLEIL ("Sun" in French) is a synchrotron facility near Paris, France. It performed its first acceleration of electrons on May 14, 2006. The name ''SOLEIL'' is a backronym for ''Source optimisée de lumière d’énergie intermédiaire du LURE' ...

References

ToutenBD
list of all winners of all Angoulême awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Angouleme International Comics Festival Religious award Angoulême International Comics Festival