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 Cosey, 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 Baru, 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 Baru, Casterman 1996: Foreign comic: Bone: La forêt sans retour by Jeff Smith, Delcourt 1997: by , Casterman 1997: Foreign comic: by Rubén Pellejero 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 Pascal Rabaté, 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 Pascal Rabaté, 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 Pascal Rabaté, 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 Cosey, 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 Jean-Claude Denis, 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 Manuele Fior (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 / 2021: L'Accident de chasse (The Hunting Accident) by Landis Blair and David L. Carlson (éditions Sonatine). 2022: Écoute, jolie Marcia, by Marcello Quintanilha (Éditions Çà et là) 2023: La Couleur des choses, by Martin Panchaud 2024: Monica, by Daniel Clowes 2025: Deux filles nues, by Luz
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