The Molières 2026: Official list of nominees announced

The 37th edition of theNuit des Molières will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026 at the Folies Bergère, with Alex Vizorek as host. The ceremony will once again be broadcast in prime time on television, on France 2.

So, who will be lucky enough to walk away with one or more trophies? For now, the suspense remains full. But some productions, named multiple times, have a better shot at being honored. That’s the case with the musical "La Cage aux Folles", listed three times, or the play "Amadeus", nominated in four categories. Also to note "ART" directed by François Morel, as well as "Makbeth", directed by Louis Arene.

The Molières 2026: Official list of nominees

Molière for Private Theater

• "ART" by Yasmina Reza; directed by François Morel
• Amadeus by Peter Shaffer; directed by Olivier Solivérès
• The Trial of a Lifetime by Barbara Lamballais and Karina Testa; directed by Barbara Lamballais
• Made in France by Samuel Valensi and Paul-Éloi Forget; directed by Samuel Valensi and Paul-Éloi Forget

Molière for Public Theater:

• I Will Survive by Jean-Christophe Meurisse and Les Chiens de Navarre; directed by Jean-Christophe Meurisse
• War Has No Woman's Face by Svetlana Alexievich; directed by Julie Deliquet
• The Modern Little Girls by Joël Pommerat; directed by Joël Pommerat
• Macbeth by William Shakespeare; directed by Louis Arene

Molière, master of comedy:

• Guinea Pigs by Sébastien Thiéry; directed by Julien Boisselier
• End, End and End by Lancelot Cherer; directed by Lancelot Cherer
• The Jealousy by Sacha Guitry; directed by Michel Fau
• Trophy Wife by Barillet & Gredy; directed by Charles Templon

Molière Award for Visual and Sound Creation:

• Amadeus by Peter Shaffer; directed by Olivier Solivérès
• La Cage aux folles by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein; directed by Olivier Py
• The Woman Who Didn't Love Rabbi Jacob by Jean-Philippe Daguerre; directed by Jean-Philippe Daguerre
• Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman; directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq

Molière Award for Best Musical:

• Chicago the Musical by Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb and John Kander; directed by Bob Fosse
• La Cage aux Folles by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein; directed by Olivier Py
• La petite boutique des horreurs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman; directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq

Molière Award for Humor:

• Ahmed Sylla - Origami by Ahmed Sylla and Moussa Sylla; directed by Ahmed Sylla and Moussa Sylla
• Alex Lutz - Sexe, Grog et Rocking Chair by Alex Lutz and Tom Dingler; directed by Tom Dingler
• Alison Wheeler - La Promesse d’un soir by Alison Wheeler, Gani Ujkaj and Clément Charton; directed by Alison Wheeler and Xavier Maingo
• Valérie Lemercier au Théâtre Marigny by Valérie Lemercier and Brigitte Buc; directed by Valérie Lemercier and Brigitte Buc

Molière Award for Young Audiences:

• The Nutcracker or the Kingdom of the Night by Johanna Boyé and Elisabeth Ventura; directed by Johanna Boyé
• I'm Too Green by David Lescot; directed by David Lescot
• Mulan by Guillaume Bouchède and Frédéric Chevaux; directed by Guillaume Bouchède
• Oliver Twist by Ned Grujic and Thérèse Wernert; directed by Ned Grujic

Molière Award for Best Solo Performance:

• The Disappearance by Mikaël Chirinian; directed by Benoît Giros
• The Portrait of Rita by Laurène Marx; directed by Laurène Marx
• The Frictions of the Heart by Katia Ghanty; directed by Éric Bu
• We Were Not Playing Pétanque in the Warsaw Ghetto by Éric Feldman; directed by Olivier Veillon

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Molière Award for Best Actor in a Public Theater Production:

• Christophe Montenez stars in Hamlet
• Laurent Lafitte stars in La Cage aux Folles
• Louis Arene stars in Macbeth
• Éric Elmosnino stars in The Misanthrope

Molière Award for Actress in a Public Theater Production:

• Ludivine Sagnier in Madame Bovary
• Romane Bohringer in Scenes from a Marriage
• Marina Hands in The Seagull
• Elsa Lepoivre in Hecuba, Not Hecuba

Molière Award for Best Actor in a Private-Theatre Production:

• François Morel in "ART"
• Jean-Paul Rouve in The Bourgeois Gentleman
• Jérôme Kircher in Amadeus
• Olivier Saladin in "ART"

Molière Award for Best Actress in a Private Theatre Production:

• Josiane Balasko in That’s Love
• Magali Genoud in The Last Cedar of Lebanon
• Charlotte Matzneff in The Woman Who Didn’t Love Rabbi Jacob
• Clotilde Daniault in A Life on Trial

Molière Award for Directing in a Public Theater Production:

• Joël Pommerat - The Modern Little Girls
• Julie Deliquet - War Has No Woman's Face
• Lorraine de Sagazan - Leviathan
• Louis Arene - Macbeth

Molière Award for Direction in a Private Theater Production:

• Charlotte Matzneff - The Lion's Song
• François Morel - "ART"
• Olivier Solivérès - Amadeus
• Samuel Valensi et Paul-Éloi Forget - Made in France

Molière Award for Female Revelation:

• Coraline Kerléo in The Modern Little Girls
• Marie Malaquias in The Modern Little Girls
• Marina Pangos in The Song of the Lions
• Maëlis Adalle in The Last Cedar of Lebanon

Molière Award for Best Male Revelation:

• Antoine Le Provost in Dear Evan Hansen
• Lancelot Cherer in Fin, Fin and Fin
• Maxime Pambet in The Abolition of Privileges
• Nemo Schiffman in KATTE

Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor:

• Azeddine Benamara in The Last Cedar of Lebanon
• François Marthouret in The Misanthrope
• Julien Cigana in The Woman Who Didn’t Like Rabbi Jacob
• Laurent Stocker in The Learned Ladies

Molière Award for the living Francophone author

• Barbara Lamballais et Karina Testa - A Life’s Trial
• Virginie Despentes - Queer Romance
• Joël Pommerat - The Modern Little Girls
• Mélody Mourey - The Indigo Zone
• Samuel Valensi et Paul-Éloi Forget - Made in France
• Tiago Rodrigues - Hecuba, Not Hecuba