Molière Award

Molière Award

Designed by Georges Cravenne, 1986.
Awarded for Excellence in French theatre
Country France
Presented by Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre (APAT)
First awarded 1987
Official website www.lesmolieres.com

The Nuit des Molières (The Molières Night), more commonly known informally as the Molière Award in French Les Molières, recognizes achievement in live French theatre is the national theatre award of France. The awards are presented and decided by the Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre (APAT) and supported by the French Ministry of Culture at an annual ceremony in Paris. The awards are given for French productions and performances.

The Molière Awards are considered the highest France theatre honor, the French theatre industry's equivalent to the American Tony Award in live productions in the US, or the Olivier Award and Premios Max for theatre in the UK and Spain, the Academy Awards (Oscars) or the César Awards (The French Oscars) for motion pictures, the Grammy Awards or Victoires de la Musique for music.

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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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

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