- Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
The
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since1970 to a newspaper writer who has demonstrated 'distinguished criticism'. Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered byColumbia University . The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.List of winners and their official citations
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1970 :Ada Louise Huxtable , "New York Times ", "for distinguished criticism during 1969."
*1971 :Harold C. Schonberg , "New York Times ", "for his music criticism during 1970."
*1972 :Frank Peters Jr. , "St. Louis Post-Dispatch ", "for his music criticism during 1971."
*1973 : Ronald Powers, "Chicago Sun-Times ", "for his critical writing about television during 1972."
*1974 :Emily Genauer , "Newsday ", "for her critical writing about art and artists."
*1975 :Roger Ebert , "Chicago Sun-Times ", "for his film criticism during 1974."
*1976 :Alan M. Kriegsman , "Washington Post ", "for his critical writing about dance during 1975."
*1977 : William McPherson, "Washington Post ", "for his contribution to 'Book World.'"
*1978 :Walter Kerr , "New York Times ", "for articles on the theater in 1977 and throughout his long career."
*1979 :Paul Gapp , "Chicago Tribune ", architecture
*1980 :William A. Henry III , "Boston Globe ", "for critical writing about television."
*1981 :Jonathan Yardley , "Washington Star ", "for his book reviews."
*1982 :Martin Bernheimer , "Los Angeles Times ", "for classical music criticism."
*1983 :Manuela Hoelterhoff ,Wall Street Journal , "for her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects."
*1984 :Paul Goldberger , "New York Times ", "for architectural criticism."
*1985 :Howard Rosenberg , "Los Angeles Times ", "for his television criticism."
*1986 :Donal Henehan , "New York Times ", "for his music criticism."
*1987 :Richard Eder , "Los Angeles Times ", "for his book reviews."
*1988 :Tom Shales , "Washington Post ", "for his television criticism."
*1989 :Michael Skube , "The News & Observer " (Raleigh, North Carolina), "for his writing about books and other literary topics."
*1990 :Allan Temko , "San Francisco Chronicle ", "for his architecture criticism."
*1991 : David Shaw, "Los Angeles Times ", "for his critiques of the way in which the media, including his own paper, reported theMcMartin preschool trial ."
*1992 : "no award given"
*1993 :Michael Dirda , "Washington Post ", "for his book reviews."
*1994 :Lloyd Schwartz , "Boston Phoenix ", "for his skillful and resonant classical music criticism."
*1995 :Margo Jefferson , "New York Times ", "for her book reviews and other cultural criticism."
*1996 : Robert Campbell, "Boston Globe ", "for his knowledgeable writing on architecture."
*1997 :Tim Page (music critic) , "Washington Post ", "for his lucid and illuminating music criticism."
*1998 :Michiko Kakutani , "New York Times ", "for her passionate, intelligent writing on books and contemporary literature."
*1999 :Blair Kamin , "Chicago Tribune ", "for his lucid coverage of city architecture, including an influential series supporting the development of Chicago's lakefront area."
*2000 : Henry Allen, "Washington Post ", "for his fresh and authoritative writing on photography."
*2001 :Gail Caldwell , "Boston Globe ", "for her insightful observations on contemporary life and literature."
*2002 :Justin Davidson , "Newsday ", "for his crisp coverage of classical music that captures its essence."
*2003 :Stephen Hunter , "Washington Post ", "for his authoritative film criticism that is both intellectually rewarding and a pleasure to read."
*2004 :Dan Neil , "Los Angeles Times ", "for his one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural observations."
*2005 :Joe Morgenstern of "Wall Street Journal ", "for his reviews that elucidated the strengths and weaknesses of film with rare insight, authority and wit."
*2006 :Robin Givhan of "Washington Post ", "for her witty, closely observed essays that transformfashion criticism intocultural criticism ."
*2007 :Jonathan Gold of "LA Weekly ", "for his zestful, wide ranging restaurant reviews, expressing the delight of an erudite eater."
*2008 :Mark Feeney of "The Boston Globe ", "for his penetrating and versatile command of the visual arts, from film and photography to painting."Reference
* [http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Criticism List of Criticism Winners and Finalists]
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