Awards & Winners

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

Pulitzer Prize

Date Established : 1922

Check all the winners of Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning presented under Pulitzer Prize since 1922 .


Kevin Siers

(For his thought provoking cartoons drawn with a sharp wit and bold artistic style.)

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Siers
For his thought provoking cartoons drawn with a sharp wit and bold artistic style.
David Horsey
For his wide ranging cartoons that blend skillful caricature with irreverence, causing readers both to laugh and think.
Pat Bagley
For his adroit use of images and words that cut to the core of often emotional issues for his readership.

Steve Sack

(For his diverse collection of cartoons, using an original style and clever ideas to drive home his unmistakable point of view.)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Sack
For his diverse collection of cartoons, using an original style and clever ideas to drive home his unmistakable point of view.
Clay Bennett
For polished, witty cartoons that effectively lampoon prominent leaders and groups in a polarized America.
Jeff Darcy
For his fresh portfolio of cartoons that feature deft caricatures and leave no one guessing where he stands on important issues.

Matt Wuerker

(For his consistently fresh, funny cartoons, especially memorable for lampooning the partisan conflict that engulfed Washington.)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matt Wuerker
For his consistently fresh, funny cartoons, especially memorable for lampooning the partisan conflict that engulfed Washington.
Matt Bors
For his pungent work outside the traditional style of American cartooning.
Jack Ohman
For his clever daily cartoons and a distinctive Sunday panel on local issues in which his reporting was as important as his artistic execution.

Mike Keefe

(For his widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive style to send strong, witty messages.)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Keefe
For his widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive style to send strong, witty messages.
Matt Davies
For cartoons in The Journal News, Westchester County, N.Y., work notably original in concept and execution, offering sharp opinion without shrillness.
Joel Pett
For provocative cartoons that often tackle controversial Kentucky issues, marked by a simple style and a passion for humanity.

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.)

Nominations 2010 »

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.

Steve Breen

(For his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor.)

Nominations 2009 »

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Steve Breen
For his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor.
Mike Thompson
For his compelling collection of print and animated cartoons that blend the great traditions of the craft with new online possibilities.
Matt Wuerker
For his engaging mix of art and ideas, resulting in cleverly conceived cartoons that persuade rather than rant and that sometimes use animation to widen their impact.

Michael Ramirez

(For his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Ramirez
For his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.
Tom Batiuk
For a sequence in his cartoon strip \"Funky Winkerbean\" that portrays a woman's poignant battle with breast cancer.
Clay Bennett
For his distinctive cartoons marked by sharp focus and pungent simplicity.

Walt Handelsman

(For his stark, sophisticated cartoons and his impressive use of zany animation.)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walt Handelsman
For his stark, sophisticated cartoons and his impressive use of zany animation.
Nick Anderson
For his pungent cartoons on an array of issues, and for his bold use of animation.
Mike Thompson
For his compelling cartoons that rely on rich detail and deft caricature to make their point and for using animation to widen his impact.

Mike Luckovich

(For his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style.)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Luckovich
For his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style.
Marshall Ramsey
For his vivid, wide ranging cartoons that express crisp opinions with uncomplicated artistry.
Mike Thompson
For diverse cartoons that use wit, irony and artistic flair to sharpen their impact.

Nick Anderson

(For his unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nick Anderson
For his unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.
Garry Trudeau
For his provocative \u201CDoonesbury\u201D cartoons that used realistic characters to dramatize social and political issues.
Don Wright
For his portfolio of wry but hard hitting cartoons that addressed a wide range of issues with unflinching honesty.

Matt Davies

(For his piercing cartoons on an array of topics, drawn with a fresh, original style.)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matt Davies
For his piercing cartoons on an array of topics, drawn with a fresh, original style.
Steve Sack
For his vivid, distinctive cartoons that used creative metaphors to achieve high-impact results.
Garry Trudeau
For his inventive \"Doonesbury\" cartoons that were often ahead of the headlines and used deft writing to enhance impact.

David Horsey

(For his perceptive cartoons executed with a distinctive style and sense of humor.)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Horsey
For his perceptive cartoons executed with a distinctive style and sense of humor.
Rex Babin
For his arresting cartoons on a broad range of subjects, drawn with simple eye-catching imagery.
Clay Bennett
For his provocative portfolio of cartoons marked by clarity and simplicity.

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clay Bennett
Marshall Ramsey
Ben Sargent

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ann Telnaes Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Clay Bennett The Christian Science Monitor
Ben Sargent Austin American-Statesman

Nominations 2000 »

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Joel Pett
Clay Bennett
Robert Ariail

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clay Bennett
Rob Rogers
David Horsey

Nominations 1998 »

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Steve Breen
Paul Conrad
Jeff MacNelly
Joel Pett

Nominations 1997 »

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Walt Handelsman
Chip Bok
Jeff MacNelly

Nominations 1996 »

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Jim Morin
Jim Borgman
Tom Toles
Ted Rall

Nominations 1995 »

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Robert L. Arail
Jim Borgman
Mike Luckovich

Michael Ramirez

(For his trenchant cartoons on contemporary issues.)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Ramirez
For his trenchant cartoons on contemporary issues.
Steve Benson
Lynn Johnston
For a sequence in her comic strip \"For Better or For Worse\" that sensitively depicted a youth's disclosure of his homosexuality and its effect on his family and friends.

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Benson
Jeff Danziger
Don Wright

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Signe Wilkinson

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Borgman
Ralph Dunagin
Signe Wilkinson

Tom Toles

(For his work during the year as exemplified by the cartoon 'First Amendment.')

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Toles
For his work during the year as exemplified by the cartoon \"First Amendment.\"
Chan Lowe
Jim Morin
Garry Trudeau

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Higgins
Steve Benson
Joel Pett

Nominations 1988 »

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Doug Marlette
David Fitzsimmons
Don Wright

Nominations 1987 »

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Berkeley Breathed
Jeff Danziger
David Horsey
Henry Payne

Nominations 1986 »

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Jack Higgins
Mike Luckovich
Mike Peters
Jules Feiffer

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeff MacNelly
Jim Borgman
Tom Toles

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Conrad
Steve Benson
Don Wright

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Auth
Dick Wright
Dick Locher

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Conrad
Don Wright
Ben Sargent

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Peters
Jules Feiffer
Paul Szep

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Don Wright
Dick Locher
Paul Szep

Herblock

(For the body of his work.)

Tony Auth

(For 'O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,' published on July 22, 1975.)

Garry Trudeau

(For his cartoon strip Doonesbury.)

Paul Szep

(For his editorial cartooning during 1973.)

Jeff MacNelly

(For his editorial cartooning during 1971.)

Paul Conrad

(For his editorial cartooning during 1970.)

Thomas F. Darcy

(For his editorial cartooning during 1969.)

John Fischetti

(For his editorial cartooning in 1968.)

Eugene Gray Payne

(For his editorial cartooning in 1967.)

Pat Oliphant

(For 'They Won't Get Us To The Conference Table . . . Will They?' published February 1, 1966.)

Don Wright

(For 'You Mean You Were Bluffing?')

Paul Conrad

(For his editorial cartooning during the past year.)

Frank Miller

(For a cartoon which showed a world destroyed with one ragged figure calling to another: 'I said we sure settled that dispute, didn't we!')

Edmund S. Valtman

(For 'What You Need, Man, Is a Revolution Like Mine,' published on August 31, 1961.)

Carey Orr

(For 'The Kindly Tiger,' published on October 8, 1960.)

Bill Mauldin

(For I won the Nobel Prize for Literature. What was your crime? Published on October 30, 1958.)

Bruce Shanks

(For 'The Thinker,' published on August 10, 1957, depicting the dilemma of union membership when confronted by racketeering leaders in some labor unions.)

Tom Little

(For 'Wonder Why My Parents Didn't Give Me Salk Shots?' published on January 12, 1956.)

Robert York

(For his cartoon, 'Achilles' showing a bulging figure of American prosperity tapering to a weak heel labeled 'Farm Prices.')

Daniel R. Fitzpatrick

(For a cartoon published on June 8, 1954 entitled, 'How Would Another Mistake Help?' showing Uncle Sam, bayoneted rifle in hand, pondering whether to wade into a black marsh bearing the legend 'French Mistakes in Indo-China.' The award is also given for distinguished body of the work of Mr. Fitzpatrick in both 1954 and his entire career.)

Herblock

(For a cartoon depicting the robed figure of Death saying to Stalin after he died, 'You Were Always A Great Friend of Mine, Joseph.')

Edward D. Kuekes

(For 'Aftermath.')

Fred L. Packer

(For 'Your Editors Ought to Have More Sense Than to Print What I Say!')

Reg Manning

(For 'Hats.')

James T. Berryman

(For 'All Set for a Super-Secret Session in Washington.')

Lute Pease

(For 'Who Me?')

Rube Goldberg

(For 'Peace Today.')

Vaughn Shoemaker

(For his cartoon, 'Still Racing His Shadow.')

Bruce Russell

(For 'Time to Bridge That Gulch.')

Bill Mauldin

(For distinguished service as a cartoonist, as exemplified by the cartoon entitled, 'Fresh, spirited American troops, flushed with victory, are bringing in thousands of hungry, ragged, battle-weary prisoners,' in the series entitled, 'Up Front With Mauldin.')

Clifford K. Berryman

(For 'Where Is the Boat Going?')

Jay Norwood Darling

(For 'What a Place For a Waste Paper Salvage Campaign.')

Herblock

(For 'British Plane')

Jacob Burck

(For 'If I Should Die Before I Wake.')

Edmund Duffy

(For 'The Outstretched Hand.')

Charles Werner

(For 'Nomination for 1938.')

Vaughn Shoemaker

(For 'The Road Back.')

C. D. Batchelor

(For 'Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your Daddy.')

Ross A. Lewis

(For 'Sure, I'll Work for Both Sides.')

Edmund Duffy

(For 'California Points with Pride!')

H. M. Talburt

(For 'The Light of Asia.')

John T. McCutcheon

(For 'A Wise Economist Asks a Question.')

Edmund Duffy

(For 'An Old Struggle Still Going On.')

Charles R. Macauley

(For 'Paying for a Dead Horse.')

Rollin Kirby

(For 'Tammany.')

Nelson Harding

(For 'May His Shadow Never Grow Less.')

Nelson Harding

(For 'Toppling the Idol.')

Daniel R. Fitzpatrick

(For 'The Laws of Moses and the Laws of Today.')

Rollin Kirby

(For 'News from the Outside World.')

Jay Norwood Darling

(For 'In Good Old USA.')

Rollin Kirby

(For 'On the Road to Moscow.')