Pulitzer Prize in Writing for Criticism

The Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since 1970 to a newspaper writer who has demonstrated 'distinguished criticism'. Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered by Columbia University. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.

Year	Critic	Newspaper
2008	Mark Feeney	The Boston Globe
2007	Jonathan Gold	LA Weekly
2006	Robin Givhan	The Washington Post
2005	Joe Morgenstern	The Wall Street Journal
2004	Dan Neil	Los Angeles Times
2003	Stephen Hunter	The Washington Post
2002	Justin Davidson	Newsday
2001	Gail Caldwell	The Boston Globe
2000	Henry Allen	The Washington Post
1999	Blair Kamin	Chicago Tribune
1998	Michiko Kakutani	The New York Times
1997	Tim Page	The Washington Post
1996	Robert Campbell	The Boston Globe
1995	Margo Jefferson	The New York Times
1994	Lloyd Schwartz	The Phoenix
1993	Michael Dirda	The Washington Post
1992	no award	-
1991	David Shaw	Los Angeles Times
1990	Allan Temko	San Francisco Chronicle
1989	Michael Skube	The News & Observer
1988	Tom Shales	The Washington Post
1987	Richard Eder	Los Angeles Times
1986	Donal Henehan	The New York Times
1985	Howard Rosenberg	Los Angeles Times
1984	Paul Goldberger	The New York Times
1983	Manuela Hoelterhoff	The Wall Street Journal
1982	Martin Bernheimer	Los Angeles Times
1981	Jonathan Yardley	Washington Star
1980	William A. Henry III	The Boston Globe
1979	Paul Gapp	Chicago Tribune
1978	Walter Kerr	The New York Times
1977	William McPherson	The Washington Post
1976	Alan M. Kriegsman	The Washington Post
1975	Roger Ebert	Chicago Sun-Times
1974	Emily Genauer	Newsday
1973	Ronald Powers	Chicago Sun-Times
1972	Frank Peters Jr.	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1971	Harold C. Schonberg	The New York Times
1970	Ada Louise Huxtable	The New York Times

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