PRIX MÉLIÈS

Méliès Prize

The Prix Méliès is a critics' prize that rewards the best French film or French coproduction of the year. Founded in 1946, the prize is named for pioneer filmmakerGeorge Méliès. Past winners includeRené Clément'sLa Bataille du rail(1946),René Clair'sLe Silence est d'or(1947),Claude Autant-Lara'sLe Rouge et le noir(1954),Jacques Tati'sMon oncle(1958),Alain Resnais'Hiroshima mon amour(1959),François Truffaut'sLes Quatre cents coups(1959),Jacques Demy'sLes Parapluies de Cherbourg(1964),Eric Rohmer'sMa nuit chez Maud(1969),Louis Malle'sLacombe Lucien(1974),Bertrand Tavernier'sCoup de torchon(1981),Agnès Varda'sSans toit ni loi(1985),Jacques Rivette'sLa Belle noiseuse(1991), andJean-Pierre Jeunet'sLe Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulanc(2001).