The French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (French: Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma et des films de télévision) has, each year since 1946, awarded a prize ("Prix de la critique", English: "Critics Prize"), the Prix Méliès, to the best French film of the preceding year. More awards have been added over time: the Prix Léon Moussinac for the best foreign film, added in 1967; the Prix Novaïs-Texeira for the best short film, added in 1999; prizes for the best first French and best first foreign films, added in 2001 and 2014, respectively; etc.
Each year, the Syndicate also organizes the Critics' Week, which is the oldest parallel competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival.
Best First French Film
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Best First Foreign Film
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Best French TV Series
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- 2011: Mysteries of Lisbon by Raoul Ruiz (broadcast by Arte)
- 2012: Un village français by Frédéric Krivine, Philippe Triboit et Emmanuel Daucé (broadcast by France 3)
- 2013: The Returned by Fabrice Gobert et Frédéric Mermoud (broadcast by Canal+)
- 2014: Three Times Manon by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (broadcast by Arte)
- 2015: The Bureau by Eric Rochant (broadcast by Canal+)
- 2016: The Bureau, series 2, by Eric Rochant (broadcast by Canal+)
- 2017: Manon, 20 Years by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (broadcast by Arte)
- 2018: Hippocrate by Thomas Lilti (broadcast by Canal+)
- 2019: Savages by Rebecca Zlotowski & Sabri Louatah (broadcast by Canal+)
- 2020: Possessions by Shachar Magen, directed by Thomas Vincent (broadcast by Canal+)
- 2021: Nona et ses filles by Valérie Donzelli (broadcast by Arte)
- 2022: Le Monde de demain by Quillévéré et Hélier Cisterne, Vincent Poymiro, David Elkaïm with collaboration of Laurent Rigoulet (broadcast by Arte)
- 2023: Sambre by Alice Géraud, Marc Herpoux, directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (broadcast by France 2)