The Prix Révélation (Prize of Revelation or Debut Prize) is one of the prizes awarded by the Angoulême International Comics Festival. This prize honors cartoonists who are early in their career.
Some version of the prize has been awarded almost every year since the first festival in 1974. At first it was called the Prize of Best Hope (prix du meilleur espoir), then in 1985 it was reborn as the Prize for Best First Album (prix du meilleur premier album). In 1989, as the whole award ceremony was renamed after Hergé's unfinished book Alph-Art, this prize became the Alph-Art coup de cœur and was awarded to authors with up to three published works. From 2003-2006 the award was again called Best First Album (meilleur premier album), then in 2007 was renamed the "Prix Révélation", which is still its name as of 2018.
1970s 1974: Alfredo Chiappori 1975: Annie Goetzinger 1976: 1977: 1978: by (AUDIE) 1979: Goudard t.1: Dossier Goudard by Jean-Pierre Gibrat & Jackie Berroyer (Éditions du Square)
1980s 1980: Docteur Poche by (Dupuis) 1981: La Vie d'Einstein by Daniel Goossens (AUDIE) 1985: by Baru (Dargaud) 1986: Crève-coeur by (Futuropolis) 1987: Jo Engo: La grande fièvre by (Albin Michel) 1988: Le soleil des loups by Arthur Qwak and Gilles Gonnort (Vents d’Ouest) 1989: by Dupuy and Berberian (AUDIE)
1990s 1990: Séjour en Afrique by and (Rackham) 1991: : L’origine by Marc-Antoine Mathieu (Delcourt) 1992: Trio Grande, t.1: Adios, Palomita by Fabrice Lamy, , and Alain Clément (Delcourt) 1993: by Jean-Philippe Stassen and (Dupuis) 1994: Slaloms part 1 by Lewis Trondheim (L'Association) 1995: part 1 by (Delcourt) 1996: L’Œil du chat by (Éditions du Seuil) 1997: Journal part 1 by Fabrice Neaud (Ego comme X) 1998: by Joann Sfar and Emmanuel Guibert (Dupuis) 1999: Quelques jours d’été by Christophe Chabouté (Paquet)
2000s 2000: by Christophe Blain (Dupuis) Bretagne by (Les Humanoïdes Associés) Un drôle d'ange gardien part 1 by and Sandrine Revel (Delcourt) Hôtel noir by and Bruno Lachard (Paquet) Miss: Bloody Manhattan by , Marc Riou, and Mark Vigouroux (Les Humanoïdes Associés) 2001: Persépolis by Marjane Satrapi (L’Association) by J.L. Capron (nickname of ) and (Delcourt) Blacksad: Quelque part parmi les ombres by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (Dargaud) Shenzhen by Guy Delisle (L’Association) Vagues à l’âme by (Les Humanoïdes Associés) 2002: Le val des ânes by Bouffe et châtiment by Mathias Gnehm and Francis Rivolta Hariti: Un ventre aride by and Igor Szalewa Norbert l'Imaginaire : Imaginaire: 1 / Raison: 0 by Olivier Guéret and Nicolas Vadot La région: L'héritage des trente velus by and Denis Roland Samedi et Dimanche: Le paradis des cailloux by Gwen and Fabien Vehlmann 2003: L'âge de raison by Banquise by and by Jason Phenomenum: Opus 0 by and Sainte famille by Supermurgeman: Joue et gagne! by Mathsap 2004: Betty Blues by and Anne-Claire Jouvray Hector Umbra: Folie semi-automatique by Kuklos by and Ludologie by Ludovic Debeurme Palaces by Simon Hureau by Charles Masson La tendresse des crocodiles by 2005: De Mal En Pis by Alex Robinson (Rackham) Blankets - Manteau de neige by Craig Thompson (Casterman) L’immeuble d’en face by Vanyda (La Boîte à Bulles) Extrême-orient: Li Fuzhi by (Vents d’Ouest) Love My Life by Ebine Yamaji (Asuka) Same difference by Derek Kirk Kim (6 Pieds sous Terre) by (Delcourt) 2006: Aya de Yopougon part 1 by Clément Oubrerie and Marguerite Abouet (Gallimard) À la lettre près by (Albin Michel) Le blog de Frantico by Frantico (Albin Michel) Cornigule by Takashi Kurihara (Cornélius) Les extravagantes enquêtes d’Otto et Watson: Essence by and Janusz Christa (Glénat) Kinki et Cosy part 1 by Nix (Le Lombard) The Goon: Rien que de la misère by Eric Powell (Delcourt) 2007: Panier de singe by Florent Ruppert & Jérôme Mulot () (L'Association) 2008: L'Éléphant by (Vertige Graphic) 2009: Le Goût du chlore (A Taste of Chlorine) by Bastien Vivès (Casterman)
2010s 2010: Rosalie Blum, t.3: Au hasard Balthazar! (Actes Sud BD) 2011 (tie): by (Delcourt) 2011 (tie): by Ulli Lust (Çà et là) 2012: by (6 pieds sous terre) 2013: Automne by Jon McNaught (Nobrow) 2014 (tie): Le Livre de Léviathan by Peter Blegvad (L'Apocalypse) 2014 (tie): Mon ami Dahmer by Derf Backderf (Ça et là) 2015: Yékini, le roi des arènes by & (FLBLB) 2016: Une étoile tranquille : Portrait sentimental de Primo Levi by (Rackham) 2017: Mauvaises filles by (Cornélius) 2018: Beverly by Nick Drnaso (Presque lune) 2019: Ted drôle de coco by Émilie Gleason
2020s 2020: Lucarne by Joe Kessler (L'Association) 2021: Tanz! by , Le Lombard. 2022: La vie souterraine by Camille Lavaud Benito (Les Requins Marteaux)
References
External links ToutenBD List of winners of all awards per year