Angoulême International Comics Festival Hope Prize
This Hope Prize (Prix du meilleur espoir) is awarded irregularly since 1974 to young comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
From 1974 to 1980, the award was called "Prix du meilleur espoir".
In 1981 the award is given for a specific comic instead of to an author and is called "Alfred de l'espoir".
From 1982 to 1988, the "Alfred Avenir" is again given to an author or artist, not to a specific comic.
In 1989, the name is again changed to "Alph'Art Avenir" and given to a specific comic.
In 1991, the award is once again given to an author instead of a comic.
After a break in 1994, the award is renamed "Graine de pro", "Seed of a professional", for the best artist or author without a professional publication yet.
Since 2003, a similar award for young talents is presented.
As is usual in Wikipedia, the winner is given first, with the nominees in alphabetical order next.
1970s
- 1974: Chiappori
- 1975: Annie Goetzinger
- 1976: Jean-Claude Gal
- 1977: Régis Franc
- 1978: Christian Binet
- 1979: Dossier Goudard by Jean-Pierre Gibrat and Jackie Berroyer, Editions du Square
1980s
- 1980: Marc Wasterlain
- 1981: La vie d'Einstein by Daniel Goossens, Audie
- 1982: Jacques-Henri Tournardre
- 1983: Thierry Clavaud
- 1984: Bruno Barbier
- 1985: Daniel Germain and Christophe Bonnaud
- 1986: Thierry Gaufilet
- 1987: O'Groj
- 1988: Mazan
- 1989: Deux Mondes by Claire Wendling
1990s
- 1990: Le livre et la tortue by Prugne
- 1991: Tiburce Oger
- 1992: Isabelle Dethan
- 1993: Virginie Broquet
- (1994: no award in this category)
- 1995: Isabelle Denis
- (1996: no award in this category)
- (1997: no award in this category)
- (1998: no award in this category)
- 1999: Stéphane Perger
2000s
- (2000: no award in this category)
- (2001: no award in this category)
- (2002: no award in this category)
- 2003: Romain Sein
- 2004: Anne Simon
- Nominations: Lorien Aureyre, Christophe Bataillon, Laurent Marguilew Beccikwoski, Pome Bernos, Benoît Boucher, Benjamin Bouchet, Guillaume Clairat, Martin Desbat, Malik Deshors, Evanie Echard, Roger Huyssen, Heidi Jacquemoud, Simon Lacalmontie, Marjolaine Larrivé, Anne Laval, Benjamin Lefort, Violaine Leroy, Matias Liniado, Laundry Munoz, Freddy Nadolny, Ariane Pinel, Amandine Piu, Mélanie Prunier, Louise Remacle, Xavier Richard, Anne Rouquette, Raphael Terrier, Jackie Tuff
- 2005: Vincent Perriot
- Nominations: Thibault Balahy, Christophe Bataillon, Olivier Bron, Sébastien Chrisostome, Emmanuelle Colin, Paul Drouin, Florence Dupré la Tour, Renaud Farace, Gaëlle Hersent, Simon Lacalmontie, Ludovic Lambour, François Lecoq, Amandine Piu, Jordi Planellas Moral, Philippe Renaud, Thibaut Soulcié, Samuel Teller, Sandrine Tual, Adam Zienowcz
- 2006: Elsa Fanton D'Anton (overall), Roxane Lumeret (artwork), Ugo Gouiran Bondu (story) and Amael Nicolas (humour)