The Prix de la critique is a prize awarded by the Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée to the best comic album released for a year in France. Previously, from 1984 to 2003, it was called Prix Bloody Mary and awarded at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. Concerned at first with albums of the Franco-Belgian comics school it was eventually interested in works coming from the comic book tradition of more distant lands.
The winner of the award for that year is listed first, the others listed below are the nominees.
- 1990: Le Ventre du Minotaure by Fred Beltran [fr], Les Humanoïdes Associés
- 1991: Les Lumières de l'Amalou 1: Théo by Claire Wendling, Delcourt
- 1992: La bretelle ne passera pas ! by Jean-Luc Abiven, Rackham
- 1993: Le Bar du vieux Français [fr] 1 by Jean-Philippe Stassen and Denis Lapière [fr], Dupuis
- 1994: Adam Sarlech 3: Le Testament sous la neige by Frédéric Bézian [fr], Les Humanoïdes Associés
- 1995: L'argent roi collective led by Thierry Groensteen, Autrement
- 1996: L'Histoire du conteur électrique by Fred, Dargaud
- 1997: Il faut le croire pour le voir by Alain Bignon [fr] and Jean-Claude Forest, Dargaud
- 1998: Un Ver dans le fruit by Pascal Rabaté [fr], Vents d'Ouest
- 1999: Azrayen' [fr] 1 by Christian Lax [fr] and Frank Giroud, Dupuis
- 2000: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (L'Art Invisible) by Scott McCloud, Vertige Graphic
- 2001: From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, Delcourt
- 2002: Stuck Rubber Baby (Un monde de différence) by Howard Cruse, Vertige Graphic
- 2003: Jimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware, Delcourt
- 2004: La Grippe coloniale 1: le retour d'Ulysse by Serge Huo-Chao-Si and Appollo, Vents d'Ouest
- Special 20th Anniversary Award: Le Bar du vieux Français [fr] by Jean-Philippe Stassen and Denis Lapière, Dupuis
- 2005: Blankets (Manteau de neige) by Craig Thompson, Casterman
- 2006: Les Mauvaises Gens [fr] by Étienne Davodeau, Delcourt
- 2007: Les petits ruisseaux by Pascal Rabaté [fr], Futuropolis
- 2008: Seules contre tous by Miriam Katin, Le Seuil
- 2009: Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds, Denoël Graphic
- 2010: Dieu en personne by Marc-Antoine Mathieu [fr], Delcourt
- 2011: Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli, Casterman
- 2012: Polina (bande dessinée) [fr] by Bastien Vivès, KSTЯ
- 2013: L'Enfance d'Alan by Emmanuel Guibert, L'Association
- 2014: Mauvais Genre (bande dessinée) [fr] by Chloé Cruchaudet, Delcourt
- 2015: Moi, assassin by Keko and Antonio Altarriba [fr], Denoël Graphic
- 2016: Zaï zaï zaï zaï [fr] by Fabcaro, 6 Pieds sous terre
- 2017: Les Voyages d'Ulysse [fr] by Emmanuel Lepage, Daniel Maghen
- 2018: La Terre des fils [fr] by Gipi, Futuropolis
- 2019: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris, Fantagraphics