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.Source, lesverts.fr. 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. En marge de l'histoire by Joe Sacco, Futuropolis 2012: Une Vie dans les marges by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Editions Cornelius
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