The Prix Émile Augier is a literary prize bestowed by the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

, with a silver medal from the Academy. It is an annual award that was first given sporadically from the late 19th century until 1961. It was reestablished in 1994 as a collaboration with the foundations '' Émile Augier'', '' Eugène Brieux'', ''

Paul Hervieu Paul Hervieu (2 September 185725 October 1915) was a French novelist and playwright. Early years He was born Paul-Ernest Hervieu in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Hervieu was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family. He studied law, but so ...

'' and ''de Soussay''. The prize is intended to reward a work relating to drama.

Laureates

* 1895: François Coppée, ''Pour la Couronne'' * 1899: Jean Richepin, ''Le Chemineau'' * 1902: , ''Pour l’Amour'' * 1905: **

Henry Bataille Félix-Henri "Henry" Bataille (4 April 1872, in Nîmes – 2 March 1922, in Rueil-Malmaison) was a French dramatist and poet. His works were popular between 1900 and the start of World War I. Bataille's parents died when he was young. He attend ...

, ''Résurrection'' **

Émile Fabre Émile Fabre (24 March 1869 in Metz, France – 25 September 1955 in Paris) was a French playwright and general administrator of the ''Comédie-Française'' from 1915 to 1936.:227 He was greatly influenced by Balzac as a young man, and most ...

, ''La Rabouilleuse'' ** Georges Mitchell, ''L’Absent'' * 1908: ** Alfred Bouchinet, ''Son père'' ** Émile Fabre, ''Les ventres dorés'' ** Albert Guinon, ''Son père'' **

Catulle Mendès Catulle Mendès (22 May 1841 – 8 February 1909) was a French poet and man of letters. Early life and career Of Portuguese Jewish extraction, Mendès was born in Bordeaux. After childhood and adolescence in Toulouse, he arrived in Paris in 185 ...

, ''Glatigny'' * 1911: , ''L’Alibi'' * 1914: Marie Lenéru, ''Les Affranchies'' * 1917: Gaston Devore, ''L’Envolée'' * 1920:

Miguel Zamacoïs Miguel Zamacoïs (8 September 1866 in Louveciennes – 22 March 1955 in Paris) was a French writer, novelist, poet and journalist. He was the son of the Spanish painter Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala, nephew of the writer Niceto de Zamacois, the singe ...

, ''M. Césarin écrivain public'' * 1923:

Paul Raynal Paul Raynal (25 July 1885 in Narbonne, Aude, France; † 18 August 1971 in Paris, France) was a French playwright, actor and director who had considerable success in the 1920s and 1930s. Life Raynal was born in Narbonne, the son of a wine mercha ...

, ''Le maître de son cœur'' * 1926:

Lucien Besnard Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872, Nonancourt – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic. He held a doctorate in law and was graduated in Russian from the École des langues orientales. The Académie Française awarded Lucien Besnard two pr ...

, ''L’homme qui n’est plus de ce monde'' * 1929: André Boussac de Saint-Marc, ''Moloch'' * 1932: , ''La Double passion'' * 1938: François Mauriac, collected works * 1941: , ''Fabienne'' * 1951:

Jean Sylvain Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Je ...

, ''Le père Damien'' * 1961: , ''La Fin du monde'' * 1996: , ''Mon mot à dire'' and all his work (Nizet) * 2001:

Pierre Barillet Pierre Barillet (24 August 1923 – 8 January 2019) was a French playwright. Biography Barillet was born in Paris, France. Passionate about theatre since childhood, he wrote his first play, ''Les Héritiers'', in 1945 after being a law student. ...

, ''Quatre années sans relâche'' (Bernard de Fallois) * 2004: , ''Agnès Belladone'' (Avant-Scène Théâtre) * 2005: , ''S'opposer à l'orage'' (Arche-Éditeur) * 2007:

Françoise Dorner Françoise Dorner (born 17 June 1949, Paris) is a French actress, screenwriter, author of plays and novels. Biography Actress Dorner appeared for the first time in the cinema thanks to Éric Le Hung who entrusted her in 1975 one of the main rol ...

, ''La Douceur assassine'' ( Albin Michel) * 2009:

Patrick Cauvin Claude Klotz (6 October 1932 in Marseille – 13 August 2010 in Paris), better known by his pen name Patrick Cauvin, was a French writer. Works All of his works were published with Le Livre de Poche except when otherwise noted. * 1971: ''Les I ...

, ''Héloïse'' (Albin Michel) * 2010: , ''Et l'enfant sur le loup'' and ''Les couteaux dans le dos'' (Avant-Scène Théâtre) * 2012: Michel Bernardy, ''Le Jeu Verbal, Oralité de la langue française'' (L'Âge d'Homme) * 2015:

Pascal Rambert Pascal Rambert is a French writer, choreographer, and director for the stage and screen. He was born in 1962. Biography From 2007 to 2017, he served as the Director of T2G, Théâtre de Gennevilliers, which he turned into a national dramatic ...

, ''Répétition'' (Les Solitaires intempestifs) * 2016:

Laurent Mauvignier Laurent Mauvignier (born in 1967, Tours) is a French writer. Biography After studying visual arts at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Laurent Mauvignier decided to become a writer in the 1990s following the advice of Tanguy Viel, a friend a ...

, ''Retour à Berratham'' (éditions de Minuit) * 2018: Nathalie Boisvert, ''Antigone au Printemps'' (Léméac éditions) * 2020:

Christine Montalbetti Christine Montalbetti is a French novelist, playwright and professor of literature at the University of Paris. In her writing, Montalbetti practices what Warren Motte calls "intrusive narration," or a narrative style that engages the reader direc ...

, ''La Conférence des objets''

External links

Prix Émile Augier
on the site of the Académie française

on Prix Littéraires.net
Prix Emile Augier
on Livres Hebdo {{Portal bar, , theatre, France} French theatre awards Awards established in 1994 1994 establishments in France