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

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 conteur 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

2000: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (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
2008: Seules contre tous by Miriam Katin, Le Seuil
2009: Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds, Denoël Graphic