Pulitzer Prize For Criticism - List of Winners and Their Official Citations

List of Winners and Their Official Citations

• 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 the McMartin 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, 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 transform fashion criticism into cultural 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."
• 2009: Holland Cotter of The New York Times, "for his wide ranging reviews of art, from Manhattan to China, marked by acute observation, luminous writing and dramatic storytelling."
• 2010: Sarah Kaufman of Washington Post, "for her refreshingly imaginative approach to dance criticism, illuminating a range of issues and topics with provocative comments and original insights."
• 2011: Sebastian Smee of Boston Globe, "for his vivid and exuberant writing about art, often bringing great works to life with love and appreciation."
• 2012: Wesley Morris of Boston Globe, "for his smart, inventive film criticism, distinguished by pinpoint prose and an easy traverse between the art house and the big-screen box office."