Molière Award

Award for French theatre

Les Molière
Logo of the awards
Awarded forExcellence in French theatre
CountryFrance
Presented byAssociation professionnelle et artistique du théâtre (APAT)
First awarded1987
Websitewww.lesmolieres.com

The Les Molière is the national theatre award of France and it recognises achievement of French theatre each year. The awards are considered the highest honour for productions and performances. Presided and decided by the Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre (APAT), supported by the Ministry of Culture in a ceremony annually held, called the Nuit des Molières ("Night of the Molières") in Paris.

The Les Molière are considered the highest French theatre honour, the equivalent to the American Tony Award, the British Olivier Award and the Spanish Premios Max. The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the César Award for cinema. The name of the award is an homage to the seventeenth-century French dramatist Molière.

Awards by year and category

1987

Jury presided by Jean-Louis Barrault. Awards hosted by François Périer.

1988

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1989

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1990

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

  • Best ActorPierre Dux in Quelque part dans cette vie
  • Best Supporting ActorMichel Robin in La Traversée de l'hiver (The Passage of Winter)
  • Best Actress – Denise Gence in Avant la retraite
  • Best Supporting Actress – Judith Magre in Greek
  • Best Newcomer – Redjep Mitrovitsa in Lorenzaccio
  • Best Show in an Independent theatre – Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz at the Théâtre des Mathurins
  • Best Show in a National theatre – Greek at the Théâtre national de la Colline
  • Best Musical – Tempo at the Théâtre Fontaine
  • Best Adaptation of a Foreign Play – Michel Butel for Le Chemin solitaire
  • Best Playwright – Jean-Noël Fenwick for Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz
  • Best DirectorGérard Caillaud for Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz
  • Best Costumes – Patrice Cauchetier for La Mère coupable ou l'Autre Tartuffe
  • Best Stage Design/Set – Jacques Voizot for Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz
  • Best Fringe Production – Yasmina Reza for La Traversée de l'hiver (The Passage of Winter)[2]

1991

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1992

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1993

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1994

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1995

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1996

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1997

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

1998

Jury presided by Dario Fo. Awards hosted by.

1999

Jury presided by Pierre Arditi. Awards hosted by.

2000

Jury presided by Suzanne Flon. Awards hosted by.

2001

Jury presided by Robert Hossein. Awards hosted by.

2002

Jury presided by Jean Piat. Awards hosted by.

2003

Jury presided by Jean Piat. Awards hosted by Jean Piat.

2004

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.

  • Best ActorDominique Pinon in L'Hiver sous la table
  • Best Supporting ActorThierry Frémont in Signé Dumas
  • Best Male Newcomer – Xavier Gallais in Roberto Zucco
  • Best ActressIsabelle Carré in L'Hiver sous la table
  • Best Supporting ActressMartine Sarcey in L'Inscription
  • Best Female Newcomer – Marie Vincent in ...Comme en 14 !
  • Best Show in an Independent theatre – L'Hiver sous la table at the Théâtre de l'Atelier
  • Best Show in a National theatre – ...Comme en 14 ! at the Théâtre 13/Pépinière Opéra
  • Best French New Play – ...Comme en 14 ! at the Théâtre 13/Pépinière Opéra
  • Best Comedy – L'Amour est enfant de salaud (Things We Do for Love)[3] by Alan Ayckbourn at the Théâtre Tristan-Bernard
  • Best Adaptation of a Foreign Play – Michel Blanc for L'Amour est enfant de salaud (Things We Do For Love)
  • Best Playwright – Denise Bonal for Portrait de famille
  • Best DirectorZabou Breitman for L'Hiver sous la table
  • Best Costumes – Moidele Bickel for Les Fables de la Fontaine
  • Best Stage Design/Set – Jacques Gabel for L'Hiver sous la table
  • Best Lighting Design – André Diot for L'Hiver sous la table

2005

Jury presided by. Awards hosted by Laurent Ruquier and William Leymergie.

  • Best ActorMichel Bouquet in Le roi se meurt (Exit the King)
  • Best Supporting ActorMaurice Chevit in Brooklyn Boy
  • Best Male Newcomer – Micha Lescot in Musée haut, musée bas
  • Best Actress – Christine Murillo in Dis à ma fille que je pars en voyage
  • Best Supporting Actress – Norah Krief in Hedda Gabler
  • Best Female Newcomer – Emmanuelle Bougerol in Les Muses orphelines
  • Best Show in an Independent theatre – Le roi se meurt (Exit the King) at the Théâtre Hébertot
  • Best Show in a National theatre – Le Dernier Caravansérail at the Théâtre du Soleil
  • Best Music – Jean-Jacques Lemètre for Le Dernier Caravansérail
  • Best Adaptation of a Foreign Play – Séverine Magois and Didier Bezace for La Version de Browning (The Browning Version)
  • Best Playwright – Wajdi Mouawad pour Littoral
  • Best DirectorDidier Bezace for La Version de Browning (The Browning Version)
  • Best Costumes – Alain Chambon for Le Menteur (The Liar)
  • Best Stage Design/Set – Serge Nicolaï, Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini and Guy-Claude François for Le Dernier Caravansérail
  • Best Lighting Design – André Diot for Le Jugement dernier

2006

Jury presided by Jacques Weber. Awards hosted by Karine Le Marchand.

2007

Jury presided by Jacques Weber. Awards hosted by Karine Le Marchand.

2008

Jury presided by Clovis Cornillac and Barbara Schulz Awards hosted by Karine Le Marchand

2009

Jury presided by Bernard Giraudeau Awards hosted by Frédéric Mitterrand

2010

Jury presided by Line Renaud Awards hosted by Michel Drucker and Marie Drucker

2011

Jury presided by Michel Galabru. Awards hosted by Laurent Lafitte

  • Best Actor – Christian Hecq in Un fil à la patte (A Fly in the Ointment)
  • Best Supporting ActorGuillaume Gallienne in Un fil à la patte (A Fly in the Ointment)
  • Best Male Newcomer – Guillaume Marquet in Le Dindon (Sauce for the Goose)
  • Best ActressCatherine Hiegel in La Mère
  • Best Supporting ActressBulle Ogier in Rêve d'automne (Autumn Dream)
  • Best Female Newcomer – Georgia Scalliet in Les Trois Sœurs (Three Sisters)
  • Best Show in an Independent theatre – Le Repas des fauves at the Théâtre Michel
  • Best Show in a National theatre – Un fil à la patte (A Fly in the Ointment) at the Comédie-Française
  • Best Musical – Une flûte enchantée at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
  • Best Comedy – Thé à la menthe ou t'es citron at the Théâtre Fontaine
  • Best Adaptation – Julien Sibre for Le Repas des fauves
  • Best Playwright – Joël Pommerat for Ma chambre froide
  • Best Director – Julien Sibre for Le Repas des fauves
  • Best Costumes – Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz for Henri IV, le bien aimé
  • Best Stage Design/Set – Richard Peduzzi for Rêve d'automne (Autumn Dream)
  • Best Lighting Design – Dominique Bruguière pour Rêve d'automne (Autumn Dream)
  • Honorary Molière – Peter Brook

2016[4]

References

  1. ^ Art
  2. ^ a b Seducer or Seduced?
  3. ^ a b Alan Ayckbourn Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Carvajal, Doreen (May 24, 2016). "'Ça ira,' a Birth-of-a-Nation Tale in France, Wins Molière Award for Best Play". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

External links

  • Official website (in French)

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