2010 Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Paul Harding |
Tinkers
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| Daniyal Mueenuddin |
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
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| Lydia Millet |
Love in Infant Monkeys
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Liaquat Ahamed |
Lords of France: The Bankers Who Broke the World
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| Greg Grandin |
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
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| Gordon S. Wood |
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| T.J. Stiles |
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
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| John M. Cooper |
Woodrow Wilson: A Biography
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| Blake Bailey |
Cheever: A Life
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Brian Yorkey |
Next to Normal
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| Tom Kitt |
Next to Normal
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| Kristoffer Diaz |
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
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| Rajiv Joseph |
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
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| Sarah Ruhl |
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lucia Perillo |
Inseminating the Elephant
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| Angie Estes |
Tryst
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| Rae Armantrout |
Versed
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Wright |
The Evolution of God
A sweeping look at the origins and development of religious belief throughout human history. |
| David E. Hoffman |
The Dead Hand
A well documented narrative that examines the terrifying doomsday competition between two superpowers and how weapons of mass destruction still imperil humankind. |
| John Cassidy |
How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities
A work that probes the complexity of the Great Recession, using solid research and precise documentation to reveal not only a gripping human drama but also a tense clash of ideas. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jennifer Higdon |
Violin Concerto
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| Fred Lerdahl |
String Quartet No. 3
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| Julia Wolfe |
Steel Hammer
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Borzou Daragahi |
For his coverage of the disputed election in Iran and its bloody aftermath, marked by firsthand knowledge and close-up portraits of individuals caught up in events. |
| Anthony Shadid |
For his rich, beautifully written series on Iraq as the United States departs and its people and leaders struggle to deal with the legacy of war and to shape the nation\u2019s future. |
| David S. Rohde |
For his riveting account of being held prisoner by the Taliban for seven months before his dramatic escape, using his eye for detail to depict memorably his militant captors. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mark Fiore |
For his animated cartoons appearing on SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle Web site, where his biting wit, extensive research and ability to distill complex issues set a high standard for an emerging form of commentary. |
| Tony Auth |
For his masterful simplicity in expressing consistently fearless positions on national and local issues. |
| Matt Wuerker |
For his broad portfolio that encompasses the nation\u2019s historic political year, using rich artistry, wry humor and sometimes animation to drive home his deft satire. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Asbury Park Press
For its exhaustive examination of how an archaic property tax system harms New Jersey\u2019s economy and ordinary families, using stories and interactive databases to spark pledges of statewide reform. |
| ProPublica |
Los Angeles Times
For their exposure of gaps in California\u2019s oversight of dangerous and incompetent nurses, blending investigative scrutiny and multimedia storytelling to produce corrective changes. |
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Bristol Herald Courier
For the work of Daniel Gilbert in illuminating the murky mismanagement of natural-gas royalties owed to thousands of land owners in southwest Virginia, spurring remedial action by state lawmakers. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Michael Braga |
For their in-depth reporting and computer analysis that unraveled $10 billion in suspicious Florida real estate transactions, triggering local and state efforts to curb abuses. |
| Matthew Doig |
For their in-depth reporting and computer analysis that unraveled $10 billion in suspicious Florida real estate transactions, triggering local and state efforts to curb abuses. |
| Chris Davis |
For their in-depth reporting and computer analysis that unraveled $10 billion in suspicious Florida real estate transactions, triggering local and state efforts to curb abuses. |
| Barbara Laker |
For their resourceful reporting that exposed a rogue police narcotics squad, resulting in an FBI probe and the review of hundreds of criminal cases tainted by the scandal. |
| Wendy Ruderman |
For their resourceful reporting that exposed a rogue police narcotics squad, resulting in an FBI probe and the review of hundreds of criminal cases tainted by the scandal. |
| Sheri Fink |
For a story that chronicles the urgent life-and-death decisions made by one hospital\u2019s exhausted doctors when they were cut off by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mary Chind |
For her photograph of the heart-stopping moment when a rescuer dangling in a makeshift harness tries to save a woman trapped in the foaming water beneath a dam. |
| Associated Press |
For its unforgettable images that take viewers to the frontlines of America\u2019s war in Afghanistan, recording a range of scenes and emotions, from mirth to pain and sorrow. |
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New York Daily News
For its compelling and remarkably complete photo coverage of the miraculous landing of a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River off Manhattan without loss of life. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Seattle Times
For its comprehensive coverage, in print and online, of the shooting deaths of four police officers in a coffee house and the 40-hour manhunt for the suspect. |
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The Star-Ledger
For its sweeping coverage of 44 arrests in a widespread corruption scandal that snared local officials, several religious leaders and others. |
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The Washington Post
For its compelling coverage of an Army psychiatrist, with long ties to Washington, who killed 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, a Texas military base. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Kathleen Parker |
For her perceptive, often witty columns on an array of political and moral issues, gracefully sharing the experiences and values that lead her to unpredictable conclusions. |
| David Leonhardt |
For his illumination of the nation\u2019s most pressing and complex economic concerns, from health care reform to the worst recession in decades. |
| Phillip Morris |
For his columns that close the distance between the reader and the rough streets of the city, confronting hard realities without leaving people to feel hopeless. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sarah Kaufman |
For her refreshingly imaginative approach to dance criticism, illuminating a range of issues and topics with provocative comments and original insights. |
| Michael Feingold |
For his engaging, authoritative drama reviews that fuse passion and knowledge as he helps readers understand what makes a play or a performance successful. |
| A. O. Scott |
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. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John G. Carlton |
For his editorials on health care reform that cut through the clutter, debunk myths and often bring the national debate home to Missouri. |
| John P. McCormick |
For their unyielding editorials urging reform of a culture of corruption in Illinois state government, repeatedly sounding the alarm when lawmakers faltered. |
| Marie Dillon |
For their unyielding editorials urging reform of a culture of corruption in Illinois state government, repeatedly sounding the alarm when lawmakers faltered. |
| Tod Robberson |
For their relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city\u2019s better-off northern half and distressed southern half. |
| Colleen McCain Nelson |
For their relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city\u2019s better-off northern half and distressed southern half. |
| William McKenzie |
For their relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city\u2019s better-off northern half and distressed southern half. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Craig F. Walker |
For his intimate portrait of a teenager who joins the Army at the height of insurgent violence in Iraq, poignantly searching for meaning and manhood. |
| Mary F. Calvert |
For her courageous work published in The Washington Times that vividly documents how rapes, by the tens of thousands, have become a weapon of war in Congo. |
| Robert Cohen |
For his sensitive portrayal of homeless suburban families camping in motels during the recession, often recording memorable emotional moments. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Gene Weingarten |
For his haunting story about parents, from varying walks of life, who accidentally kill their children by forgetting them in cars. |
| Dan Barry |
For his portfolio of closely observed pieces that movingly capture how the great recession is changing lives and relationships in America. |
| Sheri Fink |
For a story that chronicles the urgent life-and-death decisions made by one hospital\u2019s exhausted doctors when they were cut off by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Michael Braga |
For their in-depth reporting and computer analysis that unraveled $10 billion in suspicious Florida real estate transactions, triggering local and state efforts to curb abuses. |
| Matthew Doig |
For their in-depth reporting and computer analysis that unraveled $10 billion in suspicious Florida real estate transactions, triggering local and state efforts to curb abuses. |
| Chris Davis |
For their in-depth reporting and computer analysis that unraveled $10 billion in suspicious Florida real estate transactions, triggering local and state efforts to curb abuses. |
| Barbara Laker |
For their resourceful reporting that exposed a rogue police narcotics squad, resulting in an FBI probe and the review of hundreds of criminal cases tainted by the scandal. |
| Wendy Ruderman |
For their resourceful reporting that exposed a rogue police narcotics squad, resulting in an FBI probe and the review of hundreds of criminal cases tainted by the scandal. |
| Sheri Fink |
For a story that chronicles the urgent life-and-death decisions made by one hospital\u2019s exhausted doctors when they were cut off by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Raquel Rutledge |
For her penetrating reports on the fraud and abuse in a child-care program for low-wage working parents that fleeced taxpayers and imperiled children, resulting in a state and federal crackdown on providers. |
| Dave Philipps |
For his painstaking stories on the spike in violence within a battered combat brigade returning to Fort Carson after bloody deployments to Iraq, leading to increased mental health care for soldiers. |
| Ben Montgomery |
For their dogged reporting and searing storytelling that illuminated decades of abuse at a Florida reform school for boys and sparked remedial action. |
| Waveney Ann Moore |
For their dogged reporting and searing storytelling that illuminated decades of abuse at a Florida reform school for boys and sparked remedial action. |
| Edmund D. Fountain |
For their dogged reporting and searing storytelling that illuminated decades of abuse at a Florida reform school for boys and sparked remedial action. |
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Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
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Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dan Egan |
For his path-breaking coverage of how invasive aquatic creatures have disrupted the ecosystem of the Great Lakes and other bodies of water, illuminating the science and politics of an important national issue. |
| Kirsten Grind |
For their meticulous examination of the collapse of Washington Mutual, the biggest bank failure in U.S. history, plumbing causes and raising troubling questions about federal regulation. |
| Jeanne Lang Jones |
For their meticulous examination of the collapse of Washington Mutual, the biggest bank failure in U.S. history, plumbing causes and raising troubling questions about federal regulation. |
| Alwyn Scott |
For their meticulous examination of the collapse of Washington Mutual, the biggest bank failure in U.S. history, plumbing causes and raising troubling questions about federal regulation. |
| Michael Moss |
The New York Times
For relentless reporting on contaminated hamburger and other food safety issues that, in print and online, spotlighted defects in federal regulation and led to improved practices. |
| Gina Kolata |
The New York Times
For their exploration of the lack of progress in the 40-year war on cancer, combining explanation of scientific complexity and the exposure of myths with an empathetic portrayal of the human suffering caused by the disease. |
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ken Bensinger |
For their tenacious reporting on how design flaws and weak federal oversight contributed to a potentially lethal problem with Toyota vehicles, resulting in corrective steps and a congressional inquiry. |
| Ralph Vartabedian |
For their tenacious reporting on how design flaws and weak federal oversight contributed to a potentially lethal problem with Toyota vehicles, resulting in corrective steps and a congressional inquiry. |
| Greg Gordon |
For their examination of the nation\u2019s financial collapse and notably on the involvement of Goldman Sachs. |
| Kevin G. Hall |
For their examination of the nation\u2019s financial collapse and notably on the involvement of Goldman Sachs. |
| Chris Adams |
For their examination of the nation\u2019s financial collapse and notably on the involvement of Goldman Sachs. |
| Matt Richtel |
The New York Times
For his incisive work, in print and online, on the hazardous use of cell phones, computers and other devices while operating cars and trucks, stimulating widespread efforts to curb distracted driving. |
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