This is a list of awards and prizes formerly awarded at the

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (AICF; ) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan. It has occur ...

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 Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946– ...

* 1975: Jacques Tardi * 1976: André Cheret * 1977: Moebius * 1978:

Paul Gillon Paul Gillon (11 May 1926 – 21 May 2011) was a French comics artist. He won the 1982 Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême. Born in Paris, he considered fashion, theater and cinema, and only by accident made a career as a comics author. In the mag ...

Award for best foreign artist

* 1974: Victor de la Fuente * 1975:

Dino Battaglia Dino Battaglia (1 August 1923 – 4 October 1983) was an Italian comics artist, noted for a distinctive and expressive style, best known for his visual adaptations of classic novels. In 1946 Dino Battaglia became part of the so-called Group of V ...

* 1976: Richard Corben * 1977:

Wallace Wood Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...

* 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 Christian Godard (24 March 1932 – 6 November 2024) was a French cartoonist of the series '' Martin Milan'' for ''Tintin'' magazine. Godard also worked on various other series, including '' The Vagabond of Limbo'', '' Norbert and Kari'', '' To ...

* 1975: Claire Bretécher * 1976:

Pierre Christin Pierre Christin (; 27 July 1938 – 3 October 2024) was a French comics creator and writer. Biography Christin was born at Saint-Mandé on 27 July 1938. After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political scie ...

* 1977:

Jacques Lob Jacques Lob (19 August 1932 – 24 May 1990) was a French comic book creator, known for several Franco-Belgian comics, comics creations, including ''Superdupont''. His series ''Le Transperceneige'', later continued by Benjamin Legrand, was adapte ...

* 1978:

Gérard Lauzier Gérard Lauzier (30 November 1932 – 6 December 2008) was a French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented Franco-Belgian comics, French comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Biography ...

Award for best foreign author

* 1974:

Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...

* 1975: Sidney Jordan * 1976: Raoul Cauvin * 1977:

Willy Vandersteen Willebrord Jan Frans Maria "Willy" Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, sel ...

* 1978:

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Award for best author

This award was a continuation of the previous two. * 1979: Ted Benoît * 1980:

Jean-Claude Forest Jean-Claude Forest (11 September 1930 – 30 December 1998) was a French writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella. Biography Jean-Claude Forest was born in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, a Paris suburb and graduated ...

Award for best French publisher

* 1974: Glénat * 1975: Futuropolis

Award for best foreign publisher

* 1974: National Lampoon * 1975:

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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 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...

* 1978: '' Le 9e rêve'', by the students of the

Institut Saint-Luc The Institut Saint-Luc () is an arts school in Brussels, Belgium. It consists of six departments, with a total of 2,200 students and 430 employees, spread over five locations in Ixelles and Saint-Gilles, Belgium, Saint-Gilles. History The school ...

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

* (1979: no award in this category) * 1980: '' Découverte du monde'' by Larousse

Grand Prix for the graphic arts

* 1985: Giraud / Moebius * 1986:

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo (), was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the '' Astérix'' series in collaboration wit ...

* 1987:

André Franquin André Franquin (; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are ''Gaston (comics), Gaston'' and ''Marsupilami''. He also produced the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comic strip from 1946 to ...

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

* (1987-1998: no award in this category) * 1999: '' Ibicus part 1'' by Rabaté, Vents d’Ouest

Libération award

* 1987: ''

Sambre The Sambre () is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur. The source of the Sambre is near Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, in the Aisne department. ...

: 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 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. ...

* 1987: '' Le nain jaune'' by Jean-Claude Denis (artist) and Luc Leroi (author),

Casterman Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, 90 kilometres southwest of the centre of Brussels, Belgium. History The company was founded in 1780 by Don ...

* 1988: '' Jacques Gallard: Zoulou blues'' by Tripp,

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

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 Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé ( ; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian comic strip artist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of T ...

National comic contest

* 1992: Cédric Billotti (Cibi) and Vang Ye

Tournesol award

The Tournesol award, named after the French name of

Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...

from the comic book series ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' ( ) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a c ...

'', 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.Source
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and

Jean-Claude Mézières Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French Bande dessinée, ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and ...

* 1998: ''Ikar: La machine à arrêter la guerre'' by René Follet and Pierre Makyo, Glénat * 1999: ''

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

'' by

Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (; born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is credited as the first artist to practice rigorous, investigative journalism using the comics form, also referred to as comics journalism. His groundbrea ...

, Vertige Graphic * 2000: '' Paroles de taulard'' by Corbeyron et al., Delcourt * 2001: '' Dans l’cochon tout est bon'' by

Mazan Mazan (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography The town is by road east of Carpentras, one of its neighbouring municipalities, and by road from Avignon. The tow ...

, 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 Albin may refer to: Places * Albin, Wyoming, US * Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota, US * Albin, Virginia, US People * Albin (given name), origin of the name and people with the first name "Albin" * Albin (surname) ;Mononyms * Albin of ...

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 ''Fluide Glacial'' () is a monthly French comics magazine and a publishing house founded on 1 April 1975 by Gotlib, Alexis and . Since its foundation, it has featured the work of French and international authors and graphic artists such as , ...

** '' Grand Vampire: Cupidon s’en fout'' 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 ...

, Delcourt ** '' Promenade(s)'' by Pierre Wazem, Atrabile ** '' Le Roi Catastrophe: Adalbert ne manque pas d’air'' by

Lewis Trondheim Laurent Chabosy (; born 11 December 1964), better known as Lewis Trondheim (), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been ...

and Parme, Delcourt ** '' Le Singe et la Sirène'' by Dumontheuil and Angeli,

* 2003: '' Quelques mois à l’Amélie'' by Jean-Claude Denis,

Dupuis Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. Initially a French language publisher, it now ...

** '' De capes et de crocs'' by Ayroles and Masbou ** '' Lincoln: Grain de sable'' by Jouvray ** '' Les Losers sont des perdants'' by Pichelin and

Herse In Greek mythology, Herse ( "dew") may refer to the following figures: *Herse, daughter of Selene by Zeus, see Ersa. * Herse, daughter of Cecrops. *Herse, one of the many consorts of King Danaus of Libya and mother of his daughters Hippodice an ...

** '' La nurse aux mains sanglantes'' by

Benoît Sokal Benoît Sokal (28 June 1954 – 28 May 2021) was a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series '' Inspector Canardo'', and the ''Syberia'' adventure game franchise. Biography Benoît Sokal was born in Brussels ...

** '' Powers'' by

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist. Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...

and

Michael Avon Oeming Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. Career Oeming is a fan of ancient mythology, having written or drawn several projects centering on the Norse gods. He frequently collaborates with long-time f ...

Polish award

Awarded by bilingual Polish comic readers. * 2002: '' Pilules bleues'' by

Frederik Peeters Frédérik Peeters (; born 14 August 1974 in Geneva) is a contemporary Swiss graphic novelist. Biography Peeters received his bachelor of arts degree in visual communication from the École Supérieure d’Arts Appliqués in Geneva in 1995. Pe ...

, Atrabile * 2003: '' Le Chat du Rabbin'' by

Worldview Award ("Prix regards sur le monde")

Awarded to a nonfiction or autobiographical comic. * 2010: '' Rébétiko'' by David Prudhomme, Futuropolis * 2011: '' Gaza 1956. En marge de l'histoire'' by

, Futuropolis * 2012: '' Une Vie dans les marges'' by

Yoshihiro Tatsumi was a Japanese manga artist whose work was first published in his teens, and continued through the rest of his life. He is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative manga in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957. H ...

, Editions Cornelius

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