Editing Pulitzer Prize for Criticism (section)

==2000s==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!Year
!Name(s)
!Publication
!width=50% |Rationale
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2000 Pulitzer Prize|2000]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Henry|Allen|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his fresh and authoritative writing on photography."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Kimmelman}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his gracefully-written observations on art and artists."
|-
|{{sortname|Andrew|Sarris}}
|''[[The New York Observer]]''
|"for his informed and enlightening film criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2001 Pulitzer Prize|2001]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Gail|Caldwell}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|'''"for her insightful observations on contemporary life and literature."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Christopher|Knight|dab=art critic}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his passionate and public-minded art criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Jerry|Saltz}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for his fresh and engaging views on contemporary art."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2002 Pulitzer Prize|2002]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Justin|Davidson}}'''
|'''''[[Newsday]]'''''
|'''"for his crisp coverage of classical music that captures its essence."'''
|-
|{{sortname|John|King|dab=critic}}
|''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''
|"for his forcefully-expressed and engaging essays illustrating the role that architecture and urban design plays in the life of his city."
|-
|{{sortname|Joe|Morgenstern}}
|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
|"for his witty and commanding criticism of contemporary films."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2003 Pulitzer Prize|2003]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Stephen|Hunter}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his authoritative film criticism that is both intellectually rewarding and a pleasure to read."'''
|-
|{{sortname|John|King|dab=critic}}
|''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''
|"for his perceptive, passionate criticism of architecture and urban design and their impact on life in his city."
|-
|{{sortname|Nicolai|Ouroussoff}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his commanding reviews and essays on architectural development and preservation in an ever-evolving city."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2004 Pulitzer Prize|2004]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Dan|Neil|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for his one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural observations."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Nicolai|Ouroussoff}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his versatile architectural criticism that stretched from his hometown's new [[Walt Disney Concert Hall|Disney Hall]] to the rubble in Baghdad, where he pondered the ancient city's resurrection."
|-
|{{sortname|Inga|Saffron}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|"for her passionate and insightful architectural criticism that, through clear, elegant writing, was as accessible to the ordinary reader as it was to the expert."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2005 Pulitzer Prize|2005]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Joe|Morgenstern}}'''
|'''''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''''
|'''"for his reviews that elucidated the strengths and weaknesses of film with rare insight, authority and wit."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Frank|Rich}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for boldly exploring the influence of popular culture on American politics and society."
|-
|{{sortname|Carlin|Romano}}
|''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]''
|"for bringing new vitality to the classic essay across a formidable array of topics."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2006 Pulitzer Prize|2006]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Robin|Givhan}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for her witty, closely observed essays that transform [[fashion criticism]] into [[cultural criticism]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Nicolai|Ouroussoff}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his graceful, contemplative and wide ranging critiques of architecture and urban design from [[New Orleans]] to [[Berlin]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Jerry|Saltz}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for his fresh, down-to-earth pieces on the visual arts and other cultural topics."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2007 Pulitzer Prize|2007]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Jonathan|Gold}}'''
|'''''[[LA Weekly]]'''''
|'''"for his zestful, wide ranging restaurant reviews, expressing the delight of an erudite eater."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Christopher|Knight|dab=art critic}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his pieces on art that reflect meticulous reporting, aesthetic judgment and authoritative voice."
|-
|{{sortname|Mark|Swed}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his passionate music criticism, marked by resonant writing and an ability to give life to the people behind a performance."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2008 Pulitzer Prize|2008]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Mark|Feeney}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|'''"for his penetrating and versatile command of the visual arts, from film and photography to painting."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Ann|Hornaday}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for her perceptive movie reviews and essays, reflecting solid research and an easy, engaging style."
|-
|{{sortname|Inga|Saffron}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|"for her forceful critiques that illuminate the vital interplay between architecture and the life of her city."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2009 Pulitzer Prize|2009]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Holland|Cotter}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his wide ranging reviews of art, from Manhattan to China, marked by acute observation, luminous writing and dramatic storytelling."'''<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/holland_cotter/index.html Holland Cotter bio page]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 7, 2010.</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Inga|Saffron}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|"for her fascinating and convincing architectural critiques that boldly confront important topics, from urban planning issues to the newest skyscraper."
|-
|{{sortname|Sebastian|Smee}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for his fresh, accessible and energetic reviews on the New England art scene, creating for readers a sense of discovery even as he provides discerning analysis."
|}