Award for French theatre
Les Molière |
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Logo of the awards |
Awarded for | Excellence in French theatre |
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Country | France |
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Presented by | Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre (APAT) |
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First awarded | 1987 |
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Website |
www.lesmolieres.com |
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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.
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Best Actor –
Philippe Clévenot, in Elvire Jouvet 40
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Best Supporting Actor –
Pierre Arditi, in La Répétition ou l'Amour puni (
The Rehearsal)
- Best Male Newcomer –
Philippe Caubère, in Ariane ou l'Âge d'or
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Best Actress –
Suzanne Flon, in Léopold le bien aimé
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Best Supporting Actress –
Sabine Haudepin, in Kean
- Best Female Newcomer –
Ute Lemper, in
Cabaret
- Best Show in an Independent theatre – Ariane ou l'Âge d'or, at the
Théâtre des Arts/
Théâtre Tristan-Bernard
- Best Show in a National theatre – La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro (
The Marriage of Figaro), at the
Théâtre national de Chaillot
- Best Musical –
Cabaret, at the Théâtre du 8ème (Lyon)
- Best Adaptation of a Foreign Play –
Jean-Loup Dabadie, for Deux sur la balançoire (
Two for the Seesaw)
- Best Playwright –
Yasmina Reza, for Conversations après un enterrement (Conversations After a Burial)
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Best Director –
Jean-Pierre Vincent, for La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro (
The Marriage of Figaro)
- Best Costumes –
Yannis Kokkos, for
Madame de Sade
- Best Stage Design/Set –
Yannis Kokkos, for L'Échange
1988
Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.
1989
Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.
1990
Jury presided by. Awards hosted by.
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.
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 Show in a Public Theatre: Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis, directed by Joël Pommerat,
Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
- Best Show in a Private Theatre: Les Cavaliers, after
Joseph Kessel, directed by Eric Bouvron and Anne Bourgeois, Théâtre La Bruyère
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Best Actor in a Public Theatre:
Charles Berling in Vu du Pont (
A View from the Bridge) by
Arthur Miller, directed by
Ivo Van Hove
- Best Actor in a Private Theatre:
Wladimir Yordanoff in
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by
Edward Albee, directed by Alain Françon
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Best Actress in a Public Theatre:
Dominique Blanc in
Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, directed by Christine Letailleur
- Best Actress in a Private Theatre:
Catherine Frot in Fleur de Cactus by
Pierre Barillet and
Jean-Pierre Gredy, directed by
Michel Fau
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Best Supporting Actor: Didier Brice in A tort et à raison (
Taking Sides) by
Ronald Harwood, directed by Georges Werler
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Best Supporting Actress: Anne Bouvier in
King Lear by
William Shakespeare, directed by Jean-Luc Revol
- Best Male Newcomer: Alexis Moncorgé in Amok by
Stefan Zweig, directed by Caroline Darnay
- Best Female Newcomer:
Géraldine Martineau in Le poisson Belge by Léonore Confino, directed by Catherine Schaub
- Best Musical: Les Fiancés de Loches by
Georges Feydeau and
Maurice Desvallières, directed by Hervé Devolder,
Théâtre du Palais-Royal
- Best Comedy: Les Faux British (
The Play That Goes Wrong) by
Henry Lewis,
Jonathan Sayer and
Henry Shields, directed by Gwen Aduh,
Théâtre Tristan Bernard
- Best Show for Young Audiences: Pinocchio, adapted and directed by Joël Pommerat,
Théâtre de l'Odéon
- Best Solo Show: Les Chatouilles ou la danse de la colère, by Andréa Bescond, directed by Éric Métayer
- Best Living Francophone Playwright: Joël Pommerat for Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis
- Best Director in a Public Theatre: Joël Pommerat for Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis by Joël Pommerat
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Best Director in a Private Theatre: Alain Françon for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
- Best Humour:
Alex Lutz, Alex Lutz and Tom Dingler, directed by Tom Dingler
- Best Visual Creation: 20 000 lieues sous les mers (20,000 leagues under the sea), after Jules Verne, directed by Christian Hecq and Valérie Lesort,
Theater of the Vieux-Colombier. Scenography and costumes: Eric Ruf. Lights: Pascal Laajili. Puppets: Carole German and Valérie Lesort
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