Editing Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

{{Short description|American journalism award}}
{{Pulitzer}}

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

==Winners and citations==
The Criticism Pulitzer has been awarded to one person annually except in 1992 when it was not awarded—43 prizes in 44 years 1970–2013. [[Wesley Morris]] is the only person to have won the prize more than once, winning in 2012 and 2021.<ref name=prize/> In 2020, podcasts and audio reporting became eligible for the prize.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

==1970s==
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|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1970 Pulitzer Prize|1970]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Ada Louise|Huxtable}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for distinguished criticism during 1969."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1971 Pulitzer Prize|1971]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Harold C.|Schonberg}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his music criticism during 1970."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1972 Pulitzer Prize|1972]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Frank|Peters Jr.}}'''
|'''''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'''''
|'''"for his music criticism during 1971."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1973 Pulitzer Prize|1973]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Ron|Powers}}'''
|'''''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'''''
|'''"for his critical writing about television during 1972."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1974 Pulitzer Prize|1974]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Emily|Genauer}}'''
|'''''[[Newsday]]'''''
|'''"for her critical writing about art and artists."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1975 Pulitzer Prize|1975]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Roger|Ebert}}'''
|'''''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'''''
|'''"for his film criticism during 1974."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1976 Pulitzer Prize|1976]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Alan M.|Kriegsman}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his critical writing about dance during 1975."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1977 Pulitzer Prize|1977]]'''
|'''{{sortname|William|McPherson|dab=writer}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his contribution to 'Book World.'"'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1978 Pulitzer Prize|1978]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Walter|Kerr}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for articles on the theater in 1977 and throughout his long career."'''
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!'''[[1979 Pulitzer Prize|1979]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Paul|Gapp}}'''
|'''''[[Chicago Tribune]]'''''
|
|}

==1980s==
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|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1980 Pulitzer Prize|1980]]'''
|'''{{sortname|William A.|Henry III}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|'''"for critical writing about television."'''
|-
|{{sortname|William C.|Glackin}}
|''[[The Sacramento Bee]]''
|
|-
|{{sortname|William K.|Robertson}}
|''[[Miami Herald]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1981 Pulitzer Prize|1981]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Jonathan|Yardley}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Star]]'''''
|'''"for his book reviews."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Henry|Kisor}}
|''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
|
|-
|{{sortname|Allan|Temko}}
|''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''
|
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1982 Pulitzer Prize|1982]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Martin|Bernheimer}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for classical music criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Donal|Henahan}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for music criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Marvin|Kitman}}
|''[[Newsday]]''
|"for television criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1983 Pulitzer Prize|1983]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Manuela|Hoelterhoff}}'''
|'''''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'''''
|'''"for her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Beth|Dunlop}}
|''[[Miami Herald]]''
|"for architectural criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Stephen|Schiff}}
|''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|Boston Phoenix]]''
|"for film criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1984 Pulitzer Prize|1984]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Paul|Goldberger}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for architectural criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Dan|Cryer}}
|''[[Newsday]]''
|"for his book reviews."
|-
|{{sortname|Ken|Tucker}}
|''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|"for pop music criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1985 Pulitzer Prize|1985]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Howard|Rosenberg}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for his television criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|James|Chute}}
|''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]''
|"for his classical music criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Margaret|Manning}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for her book reviews."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1986 Pulitzer Prize|1986]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Donal|Henahan}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for his music criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Christiansen|dab=critic}}
|''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|"for his theater criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Eder}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his book reviews."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1987 Pulitzer Prize|1987]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Richard|Eder}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for his book reviews."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Frank|Rich}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his theater criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Andrew|Sarris}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for his film criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1988 Pulitzer Prize|1988]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Tom|Shales}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his television criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Skube}}
|''[[The News & Observer|The News and Observer]]''
|"for his book reviews."
|-
|{{sortname|Allan|Temko}}
|''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''
|"for his architecture criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1989 Pulitzer Prize|1989]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Michael|Skube}}'''
|'''''[[The News & Observer|The News and Observer]]'''''
|'''"for his writing about books and other literary topics."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Joyce|Millman}}
|''[[San Francisco Examiner]]''
|"for her criticism of television and other subjects."
|-
|{{sortname|David|Richards|dab=writer}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his theater criticism."
|}

==1990s==
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!rowspan=3 |'''[[1990 Pulitzer Prize|1990]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Allan|Temko}}'''
|'''''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'''''
|'''"for his architecture criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Jory|Farr}}
|''[[The Press-Enterprise]]''
|"for his pop music criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Wayne Lee|Gay}}
|''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]''
|"for his critical coverage of the 1989 [[Van Cliburn International Piano Competition]]."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=4 |'''[[1991 Pulitzer Prize|1991]]'''
|'''{{sortname|David|Shaw|dab=writer}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for his critiques of the way in which the media, including his own paper, reported the [[McMartin preschool trial]]."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Christopher|Knight|dab=art critic}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for his columns on art and artists."
|-
|{{sortname|Joyce|Millman}}
|''[[San Francisco Examiner]]''
|"for her television criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Leslie|Savan}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for perceptive articles critiquing various forms of advertising."
|-
!rowspan=4 |'''[[1992 Pulitzer Prize|1992]]'''
|colspan=3 |''No award.''
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Feingold}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for his theater reviews."
|-
|{{sortname|Itabari|Njeri}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for her essay on race and the messages of black nationalism."
|-
|{{sortname|Leslie|Savan}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for her critical columns on advertising and the media."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1993 Pulitzer Prize|1993]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Michael|Dirda}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his book reviews."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Gail|Caldwell}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for her literary and social criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Leonard|Pitts}}
|''[[Miami Herald]]''
|"for critical articles on popular music and culture."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1994 Pulitzer Prize|1994]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Lloyd|Schwartz}}'''
|'''''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|Boston Phoenix]]'''''
|'''"for his skillful and resonant classical music criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Henry|Allen|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his imaginative and varied cultural criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Matt Zoller|Seitz}}
|''[[Dallas Observer]]''
|"for his lucid and insightful film criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1995 Pulitzer Prize|1995]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Margo|Jefferson}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for her book reviews and other cultural criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Stephen|Hunter}}
|''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''
|"for his film criticism."
|-
|{{sortname|Dorothy|Rabinowitz}}
|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
|"for her writing about television."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1996 Pulitzer Prize|1996]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Robert|Campbell|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|'''"for his knowledgeable writing on architecture."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Gail|Caldwell}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for her insightful reviews and comments on books and the literary scene."
|-
|{{sortname|Stephen|Hunter}}
|''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''
|"for his distinguished film criticism."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1997 Pulitzer Prize|1997]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Tim|Page|dab=music critic}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his lucid and illuminating music criticism."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Herbert|Muschamp}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his criticism of architecture in America, written with devotion to the art, penetrating analysis and literate style."
|-
|{{sortname|Leslie|Savan}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for her analytical columns about the forces at work behind advertising and consumerism, particularly on television."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[1998 Pulitzer Prize|1998]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Michiko|Kakutani}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for her passionate, intelligent writing on books and contemporary literature."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Dorothy|Rabinowitz}}
|''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
|"for her tough-minded, critical columns on television and its place in politics and culture."
|-
|{{sortname|Peter|Rainer}}
|''[[New Times LA|New Times Los Angeles]]''
|"for his versatile and perceptive writing about film."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=4 |'''[[1999 Pulitzer Prize|1999]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Blair|Kamin}}'''
|'''''[[Chicago Tribune]]'''''
|'''"for his lucid coverage of city architecture, including an influential series supporting the development of Chicago's lakefront area."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Henry|Allen|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his illuminating criticism of photography and painting."
|-
|{{sortname|Gail|Caldwell}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for her compelling observations on books and popular culture."
|-
|{{sortname|Justin|Davidson}}
|''[[Newsday]]''
|"for his fresh and vivid writing on classical music and its makers."
|}

==2000s==
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!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."
|}

==2010s==
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!rowspan=3 |'''[[2010 Pulitzer Prize|2010]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Sarah|Kaufman|dab=critic}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for her refreshingly imaginative approach to dance criticism, illuminating a range of issues and topics with provocative comments and original insights."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Feingold}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for his engaging, authoritative drama reviews that fuse passion and knowledge as he helps readers understand what makes a play or a performance successful."
|-
|{{sortname|A. O.|Scott}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his incisive film reviews that, with aplomb, embrace a wide spectrum of movies and often explore their connection to larger issues in society or the arts."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2011 Pulitzer Prize|2011]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Sebastian|Smee}}'''
|'''''[[The Boston Globe]]'''''
|'''"for his vivid and exuberant writing about art, often bringing great works to life with love and appreciation."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Jonathan|Gold}}
|''[[LA Weekly]]''
|"for his delightful, authoritative restaurant reviews, escorting readers through a city's diverse food culture."
|-
|{{sortname|Nicolai|Ouroussoff}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for his well honed architectural criticism, highlighted by ambitious essays on the burst of architectural projects in oil-rich Middle East countries.""
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2012 Pulitzer Prize|2012]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Wesley|Morris}}'''
|'''''[[The 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."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Philip|Kennicott}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for his ambitious and insightful cultural criticism, taking on topical events from the [[2011 Egyptian revolution|uprisings in Egypt]] to the dedication of the [[National September 11 Memorial & Museum|Ground Zero memorial]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Tobi|Tobias}}
|[[ArtsJournal.com]]
|"for work that reveals passion as well as deep historical knowledge of dance, her well-expressed arguments coming from the heart as well as the head."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2013 Pulitzer Prize|2013]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Philip|Kennicott}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for his eloquent and passionate essays on art and the social forces that underlie it, a critic who always strives to make his topics and targets relevant to readers."'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/washington-post-arts-critic-wins-pulitzer-prize |title=Washington Post Arts Critic Wins Pulitzer Prize |website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Manohla|Dargis}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for her enlightening movie criticism, vividly written and showing deep understanding of the business and art of filmmaking."
|-
|{{sortname|Mary|McNamara}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for her searching television criticism that often becomes a springboard for provocative comments on the culture at large."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2014 Pulitzer Prize|2014]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Inga|Saffron}}'''
|'''''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'''''
|'''"for her criticism of architecture that blends expertise, civic passion and sheer readability into arguments that consistently stimulate and surprise."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Jen|Graves}}
|''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]''
|"for her visual arts criticism that, with elegant and vivid description, informs readers about how to look at the complexities of contemporary art and the world in which it's made."
|-
|{{sortname|Mary|McNamara}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for her trenchant and witty television criticism, engaging readers through essays and reviews that feature a conversational style and the force of fresh ideas."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2015 Pulitzer Prize|2015]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Mary|McNamara}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for savvy criticism that uses shrewdness, humor and an insider's view to show how both subtle and seismic shifts in the cultural landscape affect television."'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/20/media/pulitzer-prize-winners-2015/index.html |title=2015 Pulitzer Prize winners named |first=Brian |last=Stelter |date=April 20, 2015 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvweek.com/tvbizwire/2015/04/pulitzer-prize-for-criticism-won-by-tv-critic-we-have-the-list-of-winners |title=Pulitzer Prize for Criticism Won by TV Critic — We Have the List of Winners &#124; TVWeek}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Manohla|Dargis}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for film criticism that rises from a sweeping breadth of knowledge—social, cultural, cinematic—while always keeping the viewer front and center."
|-
|{{sortname|Stephanie|Zacharek}}
|''[[The Village Voice]]''
|"for film criticism that combines the pleasure of intellectual exuberance, the perspective of experience and the transporting power of good writing."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2016 Pulitzer Prize|2016]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Emily|Nussbaum}}'''
|'''''[[The New Yorker]]'''''
|'''"for television reviews written with an affection that never blunts the shrewdness of her analysis or the easy authority of her writing."'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2016/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2016-pulitzer-prizes |title=Here are the winners of the 2016 Pulitzer Prizes |publisher=[[Poynter Institute]] |date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Hilton|Als}}
|''[[The New Yorker]]''
|"for theater reviews written with such erudition and linguistic sensitivity that they often become larger than their subjects."
|-
|{{sortname|Manohla|Dargis}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for reviews and essays that take on the sacred cows of film culture with considerable style and admirable literary and historical reach."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2017 Pulitzer Prize|2017]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Hilton|Als}}'''
|'''''[[The New Yorker]]'''''
|'''"for bold and original reviews that strove to put stage dramas within a real-world cultural context, particularly the shifting landscape of gender, sexuality and race."'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hilton-als-has-won-the-pulitzer-prize-for-criticism-8094 |title=Hilton Als Has Won the Pulitzer Prize For Criticism |first=Nate |last=Freeman |date=April 10, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Ty|Burr}}
|''[[The Boston Globe]]''
|"for a wide range of finely cut reviews of films and other cultural topics written with wit, deep sensibility and a refreshing lack of pretension."
|-
|{{sortname|Laura|Reiley}}
|''[[Tampa Bay Times]]''
|"for lively restaurant reviews, including a series that took on the false claims of the farm-to-table movement and prompted statewide investigations."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2018 Pulitzer Prize|2018]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Jerry|Saltz}}'''
|'''''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'''''
|'''"for a robust body of work that conveyed a canny and often daring perspective on visual art in America, encompassing the personal, the political, the pure and the profane."'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jerry-saltz-wins-pulitzer-prize-criticism-10145 |title=Jerry Saltz Wins Pulitzer Prize for Criticism |first=Alex |last=Greenberger |date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/jerry-saltz-wins-2018-pulitzer-prize-for-criticism-74992 |title=Artforum.com |website=www.artforum.com}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Manohla|Dargis}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for writing, both downbeat and uplifting, that demonstrated the critic's sustained dedication to exposing male dominance in Hollywood and decrying the exploitation of women in the film business."
|-
|{{sortname|Carlos|Lozada|dab=journalist}}
|''[[The Washington Post]]''
|"for criticism that dug deep into the books that have shaped political discourse—engaging seriously with scholarly works, partisan screeds and popular works of history and biography to produce columns and essays that plumbed the cultural and political genealogy of our current national divide."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2019 Pulitzer Prize|2019]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Carlos|Lozada|dab=journalist}}'''
|'''''[[The Washington Post]]'''''
|'''"for trenchant and searching reviews and essays that joined warm emotion and careful analysis in examining a broad range of books addressing government and the American experience."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Manohla|Dargis}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for authoritative film criticism that considered the impact of movies both inside the theater and in the wider world with rare passion, craftsmanship and insight."
|-
|{{sortname|Jill|Lepore}}
|''[[The New Yorker]]''
|"for critical, yet restrained, explorations of incredibly varied subjects, from ''[[Frankenstein]]'' to [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], that combined literary nuance with intellectual rigor."
|}

==2020s==
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|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!Year
!Name(s)
!Publication
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|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2020 Pulitzer Prize|2020]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Christopher|Knight|dab=art critic}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for work demonstrating extraordinary community service by a critic, applying his expertise and enterprise to critique a proposed overhaul of the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] and its effect on the institution's mission."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Justin|Davidson}}
|''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]''
|"for architecture reviews marked by a keen eye, deep knowledge and exquisite writing, as exemplified by his essay on Manhattan's [[Hudson Yards (development)|Hudson Yards development]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Soraya Nadia|McDonald}}
|''[[Andscape|The Undefeated]]''
|"for essays on theater and film that bring a fresh, delightful intelligence to the intersections of race and art."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2021 Pulitzer Prize|2021]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Wesley|Morris}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for unrelentingly relevant and deeply engaged criticism on the intersection of race and culture in America, written in a singular style, alternately playful and profound."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Craig|Jenkins}}
|''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]''
|"for writing on a range of popular topics, including social media, music and comedy, contending with the year's disarray and exploring how culture and conversation can both flourish and break down online."
|-
|{{sortname|Mark|Swed}}
|''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|"for a series of critical essays that broke through the silence of the pandemic to recommend an eclectic array of recordings as entertainment and solace essential to the moment, drawing deep connections to seven centuries of classical music."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2022 Pulitzer Prize|2022]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Salamishah|Tillet}}'''
|'''''[[The New York Times]]'''''
|'''"for learned and stylish writing about Black stories in art and popular culture—work that successfully bridges academic and nonacademic critical discourse."'''<ref name=2022Pulitzer>{{cite web |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/salamishah-tillet-contributing-critic-large-new-york-times |title="Salamishah Tillet, contributing critic at large, The New York Times" |website=[[The Pulitzer Prizes|Pulitzer Prize]]|date=May 9, 2022 |accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Sophie|Gilbert}}
|''[[The Atlantic]]''
|"for articles that bring clarity and insight to questions concerning gender norms, feminism, and popular culture."
|-
|{{sortname|Peter|Schjeldahl}}
|''[[The New Yorker]]''
|"for accessible and dedicated art criticism that introduces or revisits painters, institutions and movements, offering tender appreciations and unflinching dissents."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2023 Pulitzer Prize|2023]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Andrea|Long Chu}}'''
|'''''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'''''
|'''"for book reviews that scrutinize authors as well as their works, using multiple cultural lenses to explore some of society's most fraught topics."'''<ref name=2023Pulitzer>{{cite web |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/andrea-long-chu-new-york-magazine |title=The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Criticism |website=[[The Pulitzer Prizes|Pulitzer Prize]] |accessdate=May 15, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Jason|Farago}}
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|"for art criticism, especially for taking a critical eye to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|frontlines of Ukraine]] to explore the cultural dimensions of the war, including verifying damages to architecture and other sites and explaining Russia's efforts to [[What Russia Should Do with Ukraine|erase the Ukrainian identity]]."
|-
|{{sortname|Lyndsay C.|Green}}
|''[[Detroit Free Press]]''
|"for rigorously reported coverage of restaurant openings and recommended dishes that also serve as an immersive cultural portrait of a vital American city."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2024 Pulitzer Prize|2024]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Justin|Chang}}'''
|'''''[[Los Angeles Times]]'''''
|'''"for richly evocative and genre-spanning film criticism that reflects on the contemporary moviegoing experience."'''<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Criticism |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/justin-chang-los-angeles-times |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[Pulitzer Prize]]}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Vinson|Cunningham}}
|''[[The New Yorker]]''
|"for theater reviews that reflect a formidable knowledge of the stage and the mechanics of performance along with canny observations on the human condition."
|-
|{{sortname|Zadie|Smith}}
|''[[The New York Review of Books]]''
|"for a review of the film ''[[Tár]]'' that addressed with wit and ease such consequential themes as mortality and the clash of generations."
|- style="background-color:lightyellow;"
!rowspan=3 |'''[[2025 Pulitzer Prize|2025]]'''
|'''{{sortname|Alexandra|Lange}}'''
|'''''[[Bloomberg CityLab|CityLab]]'''''
|'''"for graceful and genre-expanding writing about public spaces for families, deftly using interviews, observations and analysis to consider the architectural components that allow children and communities to thrive."'''
|-
|{{sortname|Vinson|Cunningham}}
|''[[The New Yorker]]''
|"for illuminating and personal reviews of work that appears on television, streaming services or social media, trenchant criticism that explores contemporary issues and society."
|-
|{{sortname|Sara|Holdren}}
|''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]''
|"for insightful [[Theatre criticism|theater criticism]] that combines a reporter's eye and a historian's memory to inform readers about current stage productions."
|}

==References==
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[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Criticism "Criticism"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved November 18, 2013.</ref>
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