Bédélys International Award
Best comic book published in French outside of Québec.
2019 Winner : Sabrina, Nick Drnaso
The Finalists Were :
- Dans un rayon de soleil, Tillie Walden
- Le dieu vagabond, Fabrizio Dori
- Enferme-moi si tu peux, Pandolfo & Risbjerg
- Les entrailles de New York, Julia Wertz
- In waves, AJ Dungo
- Nagasaki, Agnès Hostache
- Penss et les plis du monde, Jérémie Moreau
- Préférence système, Ugo Bienvenu
- Sabrina, Nick Drnaso
- Saison des roses, Chloé Wary
Bédélys Youth Award
Best French-language comic book published in Quebec for an audience of 7 to 12 years of age. The award is determined by a vote of several juries, each composed of a librarian and group of young readers from participating libraries of Montreal. These youth-led juries have managed the award since the year 2000.
2019 Winner : Un été d’enfer, Vera Brosgol
The Finalists Were :
- Hercule, agent intergalactique, Dalena et Zabus
- Un été d’enfer, Vera Brosgol
- Légendes Zurbaines, Nick Bruno, Paul Downs, Michael Yates
- Animal Jack, Kid Toussaint et Miss Prickly
- 109, rue des Soupirs, Yomgui et Mr Tan
Bédélys Independent Award
A pair of awards for the best self-published comics created in Quebec, with separate awards for comics published in French (Indépendent) AND English (Independent). Each award is accompanied by a grant of $1000 and they will share an exhibitor table at next MCAF, furnished by the Montreal Comic Arts Festival.
2019 French-Language Winner : Apo, Catherin
The Finalists Were :
- Respire, Rabot
- L’interprétation des bois, Rod Legrand
- Boumeries (volume 9), Boum
- Apo, Catherin
- L’armée du Soleil (tome 1), Anouk
2019 English-Language Winner : Stone Fruit, Lee Lai
The Finalists Were :
- ARC Twenty-Nine, Marc Michaud
- Paint the Town Red, Kiakas et Mukanik
- Stone Fruit, Lee Lai
- Everything is Super, Captain Rottsteak
Bédélys Québec Award
Best French-language comic book created and published in Quebec. The award is accompanied by a grant of $1000, furnished by the Friends of the Library of Montreal, a non-profit organization that was founded in 1993, with the goal of promoting reading activities and making books more widely accessible.
2019 Winner : Les petits garçons, Sophie Bédard
The Finalists Were :
- Les petits garçons, Sophie Bédard
- Le Mouchequetaire, Antonin Buisson
- Projet Shiatsung, Brigitte Archambault
- Comment les paradis fiscaux ont ruiné mon petit-déjeuner, François Samson-Dunlop
- Wendy, Walter Scott
