Prix de la critique

The Prix de la critique is a prize awarded by the Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée to the best comic album released for a year in France. Previously, from 1984 to 2003, it was called "Prix Bloody Mary" and awarded at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. Concerned at first with albums of the Franco-Belgian comics school it was eventually interested in works coming from the comic book tradition of more distant lands.

The winner of the award for that year is listed first, the others listed below are the nominees.

1980s

* 1984: "Bloody Mary" by Jean Teulé and Jean Vautrin, Glénat
* 1985: "Les Pionniers de l'aventure humaine" by François Boucq, Casterman
* 1986: "Le Bal de la Sueur" by Cromwell, Riff Reb's and Ralph, EDS
* 1987: "Jacques Gallard 2: Soviet Zig-Zag" by Jean-Louis Tripp and Marc Barcelo, Milan
* 1988: "Stars d'un jour" by Didier Tronchet, Delcourt
* 1989: "Adler 2: Le repaire du Kanata" by René Sterne, Le Lombard

1990s

* 1990: "Le Ventre du Minotaure" by Fred Beltran, Les Humanoïdes Associés
* 1991: "Les Lumières de l'Amalou 1: Théo" by Claire Wendling, Delcourt
* 1992: "La bretelle ne passera pas !" by Jean-Luc Abvien, Rackham
* 1993: "Le Bar du vieux Français 1" by Jean-Philippe Stassen and Denis Lapière, Dupuis
* 1994: "Adam Sarlech 3: Le Testament sous la neige" by Frédéric Bézian, Les Humanoïdes Associés
* 1995: "L'argent roi" collective led by Thierry Groensteen, Autrement
* 1996: "L'Histoire du compteur électrique" by Fred, Dargaud
* 1997: "Il faut le croire pour le voir" by Alain Bignon and Jean-Claude Forest, Dargaud
* 1998: "Un Ver dans le fruit" by Pascal Rabaté, Vents d'Ouest
* 1999: "Azrayen 1" by Lax and Frank Giroud, Dupuis

2000s

* 2000: " (L'Art Invisible)" by Scott McCloud, Vertige Graphic
* 2001: "From Hell" by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, Delcourt
** "Le capitaine écarlate" by David B. and Guibert, Dupuis
** "Déogratias" by Jean-Philippe Stassen, Dupuis
** "Gemma Bovary" by Posy Simmonds, Denoël Graphic
** "Pleine Lune" by Chabouté, Vents d'ouest
* 2002: "Stuck Rubber Baby (Un monde de différence)" by Howard Cruse, Vertige Graphic
** "Le cri du peuple: Les canons de 18 mars" by Jacques Tardi and Jean Vautrin, Casterman
** "Le dessin" by Marc-Antoine Mathieu, Delcourt
** "Hicksville" by Dylan Horrocks, L'association
** "Rural!" by Etienne Davodeau, Delcourt
* 2003: "Jimmy Corrigan" by Chris Ware, Delcourt
** "Le chat du rabbin part 1 and 2" by Joann Sfar, Dargaud
** "Petit polio part 3" by Farid Boudjellal, Soleil
** "Quartier lointain part 1" by Jirô Taniguchi, Casterman
** "Quelques mois à l'Amélie" by Jean-Claude Denis, Dupuis
* 2004: "La grippe coloniale 1: le retour d'Ulysse" by Serge Huo-Chao-Si and Appollo, Vents d'Ouest
* Special 20th Anniversary Award: "Le Bar du vieux Français" by Jean-Philippe Stassen and Denis Lapière, Dupuis
* 2005: "Blankets (Manteau de neige)" by Craig Thompson, Casterman
* 2006: "Les mauvaises gens" by Etienne Davodeau, Delcourt
* 2007: "Les petits ruisseaux" by Pascal Rabaté, Futuropolis

ource

* [http://www.acbd.fr/grand-prix/page/grands-prix-de-la-critique.html Official website] fr icon, last accessed January 25 2007