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: 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, and Ralph, EDS
- 1987: Jacques Gallard 2: Soviet Zig-Zag by and, Milan
- 1988: Stars d'un jour by, Delcourt
- 1989: 2: Le repaire du Kanata by, Le Lombard
1990s
- 1990: Le Ventre du Minotaure by, Les Humanoïdes Associés
- 1991: Les Lumières de l'Amalou 1: Théo by Claire Wendling, Delcourt
- 1992: La bretelle ne passera pas ! by Jean-Luc Abiven, Rackham
- 1993: 1 by Jean-Philippe Stassen and, Dupuis
- 1994: Adam Sarlech 3: Le Testament sous la neige by, 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 and Jean-Claude Forest, Dargaud
- 1998: Un Ver dans le fruit by, Vents d'Ouest
- 1999: 1 by and Frank Giroud, Dupuis
2000s
- 2000: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud, Vertige Graphic
- 2001: From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, Delcourt
- * Le capitaine écarlate by David B. and, Dupuis
- * Déogratias by Jean-Philippe Stassen, Dupuis
- * Gemma Bovary by Posy Simmonds, Denoël Graphic
- * Pleine Lune by Christophe Chabouté, Vents d'Ouest
- 2002: Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse, Vertige Graphic
- * : Les canons de 18 mars by Jacques Tardi and Jean Vautrin, Casterman
- * Le dessin by, Delcourt
- * Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks, L'Association
- * ' by, 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, Soleil
- * Quartier lointain part 1 by Jirô Taniguchi, Casterman
- * Quelques mois à l'Amélie by, Dupuis
- 2004: La Grippe coloniale 1: le retour d'Ulysse by Serge Huo-Chao-Si and Appollo, Vents d'Ouest
- Special 20th Anniversary Award: ' by Jean-Philippe Stassen and Denis Lapière, Dupuis
- 2005: Blankets by Craig Thompson, Casterman
- 2006: by, Delcourt
- 2007: Les petits ruisseaux by, Futuropolis
- 2008: Seules contre tous by Miriam Katin, Le Seuil
- 2009: Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds, Denoël Graphic
2010s
- 2010: Dieu en personne by, Delcourt
- 2011: Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli, Casterman
- 2012: ' by Bastien Vivès, KSTЯ
- 2013: L'Enfance d'Alan by, L'Association
- 2014: ' by, Delcourt
- 2015: Moi, assassin by Keko and, Denoël Graphic
- 2016: ' by, 6 Pieds sous terre
- 2017: ' by, Daniel Maghen
- 2018: by Gipi, Futuropolis
- 2019: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris, Fantagraphics
2020s
- 2020: Préférence système by
