Molière_Award

Molière Award

Molière Award

Award for French theatre


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.

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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

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1989

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1990

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  • Best ActorPierre Dux in Quelque part dans cette vie
  • Best Supporting ActorMichel Robin in La Traversée de l'hiver (The Passage of Winter)
  • Best ActressDenise 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

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1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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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

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2005

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

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 ActorChristian 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 DirectorJulien 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. 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.

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