The René Goscinny award, named after the writer of Asterix and Lucky Luke, is awarded to comic writers at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It was first awarded in 1988 and 1992, every year between 1995 and 2008, and again since 2017. The award is given in order to encourage young comic writers, those whose comic careers have only begun to flourish.Press file of the 2008 festival, text on page 9 The awardee is chosen by a jury mostly composed of comics specialists: authors, journalists, and Angoulême festival organizers. The winner receives 5000 euro.
1980s 1988: Pierre-Jean Bichose for Colère obscure, artist Zimmermann, Dargaud 1989: No award given
1990s 1990 – 1991: No awards given 1992: Claude Carré for Le Pays miroir: l'Incendiaire, Dargaud 1993 – 1994: No awards given 1995: Sylvain Chomet for Léon la came, in collaboration with Nicolas de Crécy, CastermanPortrait of Chomet at Radio France 1996: Nicolas Dumontheuil for Qui a tué l'idiot, CastermanBiography of Dumontheuil at Futuropolis site 1997: Joann Sfar for La fille du professeur, artist Emmanuel Guibert, DupuisBiography of Sfar at Lambiek 1998: Tonino Benacquista for L'Outremangeur, CastermanPortrait of Benaquista in Lire, French literary magazine 1999: Éric Liberge for Monsieur Mardi-Gras Descendres, Zone créativeBiography of Liberge at Lambiek
2000s 2000: Jean-Philippe Stassen for Déogratias, DupuisReview of Stassen's Deogratias at the Comic Book Bin 2001: Emile Bravo for La Réplique Inattendue, Dargaud 2002: Hervé Bourhis for Thomas ou le retour du Tabou, Les Humanoïdes AssociésGazet Van Antwerpen list of winners 2003: Riad Sattouf for Les Pauvres Aventures de Jérémie part 1, DargaudArticle on Sattouf and two other authors in Le Figaro 2004: Bruno Le Floc'h for Trois Éclats blancs, DelcourtBruno Le Floc'h wins in Le Nouvel Observateur 2005: Gipi for Notes pour une histoire de guerre, Actes SudDe Standaard review of Gipi's work 2006: Ludovic Debeurme for Lucille, FuturopolisPrix Goscinny homepage: winners of all years until 2005, and presentation of the 2006 winner. 2007: Jul for Le guide du moutard: Pour survivre à 9 mois de grossesse, GlénatLiterary prizes site 2007 winner 2008 : Chloé Cruchaudet for Groenland Manhattan, éditions Delcourt. 2009-2016 no awards given 2017 : Emmanuel Guibert for Martha et Alan and lifes work. 2018 : Jean Harambat for Opération Copperhead, éditions Dargaud.
2020s 2020: and Fabien Vehlmann for Le Dernier atlas 2021: Loo Hui Phang for Black-Out (Futuropolis).
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External links Prix René Goscinny at the René Goscinny official homepage (in French)