Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album explained

The Prize for Best Album (Prix du meilleur album), also known as the Fauve d'Or ("Golden Wildcat"), is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.As is the customary practice in Wikipedia for listing awards such as Oscar results, the winner of the award for that year is listed first, the others listed below are the nominees.

At the first two festivals (1974 and 1975), prizes were given only to creators, not books. From 1976 to 1978, the "best work" award was presented in four categories, foreign and French realistic and comical work. In 1981, the award was revived as simply "best album." From 1986 to 2001 it was again divided into two awards, French and foreign comic, but since 2002 it has once again returned to a single "best album" category.

1970s

1976: Foreign comical work: La tribu terrible (Redeye) by Gordon Bess (artist) and Greg (author), Le Lombard
1976: Foreign realistic work: Corto Maltese: La Ballade de la mer salée by Hugo Pratt, Casterman
1976: French comical work: Gai-Luron: En écrase méchamment by Gotlib, Vaillant
1976: French realistic work: Le vagabond des limbes: L'empire des soleils noirs by (artist) and Christian Godard (author), Dargaud
1977: Foreign comical work: Andy Capp: Si c'est pas pire, ça ira! by Reginald Smythe, SAGE
1977: Foreign realistic work: : by Hans G. Kresse, Casterman
1977: French comical work: part 1 by (artist) and René Pétillon (author), GOT
1977: French realistic work: by Annie Goetzinger, Glénat
1978: Foreign comical work: Boule et Bill by Roba, Dupuis
1978: Foreign realistic work: part 1 by José Antonio Muñoz (artist) and Carlos Sampayo (author), Ed. du Square
1978: French comical work: Le Génie des alpages: by F'Murr, Dargaud
1978: French realistic work: Alix: by Jacques Martin, Casterman
(1979: no award in this category)

1980s

(1980: no award in this category)
1981: by Carlos Giménez, AUDIE
1981 (joint winner): by Comès, Casterman
1982: : Kate by , Le Lombard
1983: : Flic ou privé by José Antonio Muñoz and Carlos Sampayo, Casterman
1984: : À la recherche des guerres perdues by Attilio Micheluzzi, Les Humanoïdes Associés
1985: Les Cités Obscures: La fièvre d'Urbicande by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters, Casterman
1986: by Jerome Charyn and François Boucq, Casterman
1986: Foreign comic: Torpedo: Chaud devant by Jordi Bernet and Enrique Sánchez Abulí, Albin Michel
1987: : Une nuit chez Tennessee by Jean-Pierre Autheman, Dargaud
1987: Foreign comic: (Indian Summer) by Hugo Pratt and Milo Manara, Casterman
1988: : les Survivants de l’ombre by and , Dargaud
1988: Foreign comic: Maus: Un survivant raconte by Art Spiegelman, Flammarion
1989: Théodore Poussin: Marie-Vérité by Frank Le Gall and , Dupuis
- 1989 (special mention): by Jean Teulé, Casterman
1989: Foreign comic: Les Gardiens (Watchmen): Ozymandias by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Zenda

1990s

1990: by Jano, Albin Michel
1990: Foreign comic: V pour Vendetta (V for Vendetta): Visages by David Lloyd and Alan Moore, Zenda
1991: (Road to America) by, and Daniel Ledran, Albin Michel
1991: Foreign comic: by Miguelanxo Prado and Luna, Casterman
1992: by Edmond Baudoin, Futuropolis
1992: Foreign comic: Calvin & Hobbes: En avant tête de thon! by Bill Watterson, Hors Collection
1993: : Jack by Edith and , Les Humanoïdes Associés
1993: Foreign comic: Maus part 2 by Art Spiegelman, Flammarion
1994: by Fred, Dargaud
1994: Foreign comic: Trait de craie by Miguelanxo Prado, Casterman
1995: Le cahier bleu by André Juillard, Casterman
1995: Foreign comic: Jonas Fink: L’enfance by Vittorio Giardino, Casterman
1996: by , Casterman
1996: Foreign comic: Bone: La forêt sans retour by Jeff Smith, Delcourt
1997: by , Casterman
1997: Foreign comic: by and Jorge Zentner, Casterman
1998: : Laid, pauvre et malade by Nicolas de Crécy and Sylvain Chomet, Casterman
- L'ascension du haut mal: Tome 2 (Epileptic) by David B., L'Association
- La Der des ders by Jacques Tardi and Didier Daeninckx, Casterman
- Houppeland: Tome 1 by Tronchet, Dupuis
- : Tome 1 by Jean-Pierre Gibrat, Dupuis
- Un ver dans le fruit by, Vents d'Ouest
1998: Foreign comic: Fax de Sarajevo (Fax from Sarajevo) by Joe Kubert, Vertige Graphic
- Chicanos by Eduardo Risso and Carlos Trillo, Vents d'Ouest
- The Far Side by Gary Larson, Dupuis
- Fleur de Pierre

Partisan by Hisashi Sakaguchi, Vents d'Ouest

- L'île du Pacifique by Sergio Toppi, Mosquito

L'apprentissage by Vittorio Giardino, Casterman

1999: : Vivons heureux sans en avoir l'air by Dupuy and Berberian, Les Humanoïdes Associés
- : Tome 1 by, Vents d'Ouest
- by Étienne Davodeau, Delcourt
- Le Sommeil du monstre by Enki Bilal, Les Humanoïdes Associés
1999: Foreign comic: Cages by Dave McKean, Delcourt
- Big Man by David Mazzucchelli, Cornélius
- La vie est belle malgré tout (It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken) by Seth, Les Humanoïdes Associés

2000s

2000: : Tome 2 by , Vents d'Ouest
- Lie-de-Vin by and, Dargaud
- : Le mexicain à deux têtes by Joann Sfar, Delcourt
- La terre sans mal by Emmanuel Lepage and, Dupuis
- Zeke raconte des histoires by, Dupuis
2000: Foreign comic: Passage en douce: Carnet d'errance by Helena Klakocar, Fréon
- 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, Rackham
- L'Art invisible (Understanding Comics) by Scott McCloud, Vertige Graphic
- Comme un gant de velours pris dans la fonte (Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron) by Daniel Clowes, Cornélius
- Tabou by and Jorge Zentner, Casterman
- Vieilles Canailles

L'esprit de famille by Trillo and Mandrafina, Albin Michel

2001: Jack Palmer: L'enquête corse by René Pétillon, Albin Michel
- Le capitaine écarlate by David B. and Emmanuel Guibert, Dupuis
- Déogratias by Jean-Philippe Stassen, Dupuis
- : Lazaar by and Emmanuel Larcenet, Dargaud
- : Toutes les fleurs s'appellent Tiaré by, Casterman
2001: Foreign comic: by Carlos Nine, Albin Michel
- A Journal of My Father part 3 by Jiro Taniguchi, Casterman
- Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds, Denoël
- Caricature by Daniel Clowes, Rackham
- Grimmy part 10 by Mike Peters, Dargaud
2002: : Les Amériques by Christophe Blain, Dargaud
- : Commencer par mourir by, Soleil
- Frida Kahlo by Corona, Rackham
- Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks, L'Association
- La lecture des ruines by David B., Dupuis
- Pilules bleues by Frederik Peeters, Atrabile
- : L'outrage and Tirésias: La révélation by Serge Le Tendre and, Casterman
- Uncle Sam by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross, Semic
2003: Jimmy Corrigan (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth) by Chris Ware, Delcourt
- Le Chat du rabbin: Le Malka des lions by Joann Sfar, Dargaud
- 5 est le numéro parfait (5 is the Perfect Number) by Igort, Casterman
- David Boring by Daniel Clowes, Cornélius
- McCay: Les Cœurs retournés by Jean-Philipe Bramanti and Thierry Smolderen, Delcourt
- Six cent soixante-seize apparitions de Killoffer (676 Apparitions of Killoffer) by Patrice Killoffer, L'Association
2004: Le combat ordinaire: Tome 1 (Ordinary Victories) by Emmanuel Larcenet, Dargaud
- L'ascension du haut mal: Volume 6 (Epileptic) by David B., L'Association
- Blonde platine (Summer Blonde) by Adrian Tomine, Le Seuil
- Broderies (Embroideries) by Marjane Satrapi, L'Association
- Daredevil: Underboss and Daredevil: Le scoop by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, Marvel
- Lupus: Tome 1 by Frédérik Peeters, Atrabile
- La vie de ma mère: Face A and Face B by Jean-Christophe Chauzy and Thierry Jonquet, Gallimard
2005: Poulet aux prunes by Marjane Satrapi, L'Association
- L'Homme sans talent (The Man Without Talent) by Yoshiharu Tsuge, Ego comme X
- Louis Riel, l'insurgé (Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography) by Chester Brown, Casterman
- Lupus: Tome 2 by Frédérik Peeters, Atrabile
- Mariée par correspondance by Kalesniko, Paquet
- Panorama de l'enfer by Hideshi Hino, Imho
- Une tragédie américaine (Boulevard of Broken Dreams) by Kim Deitch, Denoël Graphic
2006: by Gipi, Actes sud
- Les damnés de Nanterre by Chantal Montellier, Denoel graphic
- Fritz Haber: l'esprit du temps by David Vandermeulen, Delcourt
- Hanté by Philippe Dupuy, Cornélius
- Olivia Sturgess by Floc'h and, Dargaud
- Le petit bleu de la Côte Ouest by Jacques Tardi (after Manchette), Les Humanoïdes Associés
- Ripple by Dave Cooper, Le Seuil
2007: by Shigeru Mizuki, Cornélius
2008: Là où vont nos pères (The Arrival) by Shaun Tan, Dargaud
2009: Pinocchio by Winshluss, Les Requins Marteaux

2010s

2010: : Tome 3 by Riad Sattouf (Audie)
2011: by (Atrabile)
2012: Chroniques de Jérusalem (Jerusalem) by Guy Delisle (Delcourt)
2013: Quai d'Orsay: Tome 2 by Christophe Blain and Abel Lanzac (Delcourt)
2014: by (Delcourt)
2015: L'Arabe du futur by Riad Sattouf (Allary)
2016: Ici by Richard McGuire (Gallimard)
2017: by & (Actes Sud BD / Frémok)
2018: by (Delcourt)
2019: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)

2020s

2020 : Révolution, vol. 1:Liberté, by and (Actes Sud / ^[1]
2021: (The Hunting Accident) by Landis Blair and David L. Carlson (éditions Sonatine)^[2]
2022: Écoute, jolie Marcia, by Marcello Quintanilha (Éditions Çà et là)^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Angoulême 2020 : le Fauve d'or est attribué à "Révolution", le Prix du Public France Télévisions à "Saison des roses". 2020-02-01. France Info.
News: Hélène Rietsch. Festival international de la BD d'Angoulême : l'intégralité du palmarès 2021. Sud Ouest. 2021-01-29. .
Web site: Hakem . Tewfik . 2022-03-22 . BD : "Ecoute, jolie Marcia", meilleur album au festival d'Angoulême . France Culture.