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The Felix Awards is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in Quebec.
The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois (ADISQ).
The awards are named in honour of Quebec songwriter Félix Leclerc.
In contrast to the Juno Awards, whose nominations are based on record sales, nominations and winners of the Felix are decided by members of L'ADISQ.
The awards have sometimes been controversial. In 1983, songwriter Luc Plamondon attracted controversy by using his acceptance speech to denounce copyright law. In 1990, Céline Dion publicly refused the Felix for anglophone artist of the year for her English-language album Unison, not considering herself an anglophone artist. This move, coming shortly after the demise of the Meech Lake Accord, was viewed by many Quebecers and English Canadians as a strong critical political statement towards English Canada.
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