Winners of the 2019 Prix Utopiales Awards were announced at the Nantes International Science Fiction Festival, held October 31 – November 4, 2019 at the Nantes Convention Center in Nantes, France.

Prix Utopiales WINNER: Helstrid, Christian Léourier (Le Béllial) Bonheur TM , Jean Baret (Le Bélial)

, Jean Baret (Le Bélial) Colonies , Laurent Genefort (Le Bélial)

, Laurent Genefort (Le Bélial) Les derniers jours du Nouveau-Paris , China Miéville (Au diable vauvert)

, China Miéville (Au diable vauvert) Dans la toile du temps, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Denoël) Prix Utopiales Jeunesse WINNER: In Real Life: Déconnexion, Maiwenn Alix (Milan) La Voie Verne , Jacques Martel (Mnémos)

, Jacques Martel (Mnémos) Le Cirque interdit , Célia Flaux (Scrineo)

, Célia Flaux (Scrineo) Marqués , Alice Broadway (Pocket Jeunesse)

, Alice Broadway (Pocket Jeunesse) Rêves scientifiques, J.-N. Blanc, J. Benameur, P. Favaro, Gudule, J. Héliot & C. Thibert (Thierry Magnier) Prix Utopiales BD WINNER: Un gentil orc sauvage, Théo Grosjean (Delcourt) Winners in each Utopiales category receive €2,000. Prix Joël-Champetier WINNER: Chasseuse de soleil, Chloé Jo Bertrand The Joël-Champetier Award is given for the best new work by a French non-Canadian writer and is selected by Canadian magazine Solaris. Prix Julia Verlanger WINNER: Les Meurtres de Molly Southbourne, Tade Thompson (Le Bélial) The Julia Verlanger Award was created by Jean-Pierre Verlanger in memory of his wife, who wrote under the pseudonym Gilles Thomas. Alejandro Jodorowsky received the Prix Extraordinaire 2019. Prizes were also given in gaming and film categories.

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