The Prix du Brigadier, established in 1960 by the (ART), is an award given to a personality from the world of theater.
The dramatist Jean Anouilh, having rejected all official honors, declared that in his opinion, the only worthwhile reward was the Prix du Brigadier which had been granted to him in 1971. Three other authors have also received this award: Françoise Sagan in 1960; Eugène Ionesco in 1966; and Florian Zeller in 2014.
Laureates
The Association de la Régie théâtrale maintains an archive of the awards.
1960: Françoise Sagan for Château en Suède, Théâtre de l'Atelier
1961: Maria Casarès, Pierre Brasseur for Cher Menteur de Jerome Kilty, Théâtre de l'Athénée 1962: Pierre Dux, Pierre Fresnay for Mon Faust by Paul Valéry, Théâtre de l'Œuvre 1963: Marcel Marceau for his show, Théâtre de la Renaissance 1964: Jacques Dupond for the settings of Un mois à la campagne by Ivan Turgenev, Théâtre de l'Atelier 1966: Eugène Ionesco for La Soif et la faim, Comédie-Française 1967: Ariane Mnouchkine for La Cuisine, Cirque Medrano 1968: René Ehni for Que ferez-vous en novembre, Théâtre de Lutèce 1971: Jean Anouilh for three plays performed during the same period: Les Poissons rouges Théâtre de l'Œuvre, Ne réveillez pas Madame Comédie des Champs-Élysées, Tu étais si gentil quand tu étais petit Théâtre Antoine 1972: Bernard Haller for Et alors, Théâtre de la Michodière 1973: Rolf Liebermann for The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Opéra de Paris 1975: Peter Brook for Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord 1976: Mary Marquet for her poetic recitals, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens and Théâtre Saint-Georges 1978: Jean Le Poulain for Le Faiseur by Honoré de Balzac, Théâtre des Variétés 1980: Jeanne Moreau for L'Intoxe by Françoise Dorin, Théâtre des Variétés 1981: Roman Polanski for Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, Théâtre Marigny 1982: Raymond Gérôme for his entire career and particularly for his play L'Extravagant Mister Wilde, Théâtre de l'Œuvre 1984: Jean-Laurent Cochet for his compagny at Théâtre Hébertot 1985: Serge Lama, Hubert Monloup, Jacques Rosny and Yves Gilbert for Napoléon, Théâtre Marigny 1986: Laurent Terzieff for Témoignage by Brian Friel, théâtre du Lucernaire and for his entire career. 1987: Jean-Paul Belmondo for Kean by Jean-Paul Sartre, Théâtre Marigny 1988: Claude Winter for Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller, Centre national de création d'Orléans and Théâtre de l'Odéon 1990: Francis Huster for the adaptation, the mise-en-scène and the performing of La Peste by Albert Camus, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin 1992: Jacques Mauclair for the direction of L'École des femmes by Molière Robert Hirsch : Brigadier d'honneur for his entire career. 1993: Jorge Lavelli for his mise en scène of Macbett by Eugène Ionesco, Théâtre National de la Colline 1994: Raymond Devos for his spectacle at the Olympia and his entire career. 2002: Fabrice Luchini for his revival of Knock by Jules Romains, Théâtre de l'Athénée Suzanne Flon and Georges Vitaly : Brigadiers d'honneur for his entire career. 2003: Michel Aumont for Le Jour du destin by Michel del Castillo, Théâtre Montparnasse Christian Damman : Brigadier d'honneur for his entire career. 2005: François Périer : posthumous brigadier d'honneur for his entire career. 2008: Christian Schiaretti for Coriolanus, TNP Villeurbanne and Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers Claude Rich: Brigadier d’honneur for Le Diable rouge, Théâtre Montparnasse and for his entire career. 2009: Ludmila Mikaël for L'Amante anglaise Arnaud Denis for sa mise en scène and his interpretation in Les Femmes savantes Étienne Bierry Brigadier d’honneur for his entire career. 2010: Robin Renucci for Désiré by Sacha Guitry au Théâtre de la Michodière Michel Galabru Brigadier d'Honneur for his entire career. 2011: Thierry Hancisse for L'École des Femmes by Molière at the Comédie-Française, Judith Magre Brigadier d'Honneur for his entire career. 2012: Didier Sandre for Collaboration by Ronald Harwood at Théâtre de La Madeleine Jean Piat and Roland Bertin Brigadier d'Honneur for their entire careers. 2013 / 2014: Florian Zeller for Le Père at Théâtre Hébertot. Michel Bouquet Brigadier d'Honneur for his entire career. 2015: Michel Fau for his mises-en-scène at Théâtre de l’œuvre and Théâtre Antoine. Jacques Seyres Brigadier d'honneur for his entire career.