1985 Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Diana O'Hehir |
I Wish This War Were over
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| Douglas Unger |
Leaving the land
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| Alison Lurie |
Foreign Affairs
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Pulitzer Prize for Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Stephen Albert |
Symphony RiverRun
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| William Bolcom |
Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
For reporting by Mark J. Thompson which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter -a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification. |
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Chicago Tribune
For its sustained effort to expose the control of Chicago's minority neighborhoods by street gangs--reporting which prompted Mayor Washington to launch a $4.5 million gang control program. |
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Casper Star-Tribune
For a series by Richard High and Anne Mackinnon which, despite strong opposition from local utilities, investigated the state's need for improved natural gas regulation and led to significant reforms. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| William K. Marimow |
For his revelation that city police dogs had attacked more than 350 people -- an expose that led to investigations of the K-9 unit and the removal of a dozen officers from it. |
| Lucy Morgan |
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters. |
| Jack Reed |
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters. |
| Mark Thompson |
For reporting which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter-- a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| William K. Marimow |
For his revelation that city police dogs had attacked more than 350 people -- an expose that led to investigations of the K-9 unit and the removal of a dozen officers from it. |
| Lucy Morgan |
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters. |
| Jack Reed |
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters. |
| Mark Thompson |
For reporting which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter-- a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jon Franklin |
For his seven-part series \"The Mind Fixers,\" about the new science of molecular psychiatry. |
| Pam Sprague |
For a special section on Wausau's growing Indochinese refugee population, the Hmong. |
| Rob Orcutt |
For a special section on Wausau's growing Indochinese refugee population, the Hmong. |
| News & Record |
For its series on the complex role tobacco plays in North Carolina. |
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Thomas J. Knudson |
For his series of articles that examined the dangers of farming as an occupation. |
| Robert Parry |
For his exclusive stories about he CIA's production of two manuals for Nicaraguan rebels--stories that led to an internal investigation and a congressional inquiry. |
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The Wall Street Journal
For its thorough coverage and analysis of the 1984 Presidential campaign. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Thomas Turcol |
[General News Reporting] For City Hall coverage which exposed the corruption of a local economic development official. |
| Jonathan Kaufman |
[General News Reporting] For his series on neighborhood activism in Boston |
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Independent Record
[General News Reporting] For its coverage, under deadline pressure, of the worst forest fire in Helena's history. |
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Zucchino |
For his thorough and elegantly written dispatches from Lebanon. |
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The New York Times
For its comprehensive coverage of Indira Gandhi's assassination and its impact on India's future. |
| Josh Friedman |
For their series on the plight of the hungry in Africa. |
| Dennis Bell |
For their series on the plight of the hungry in Africa. |
| Ozier Muhammad |
For their series on the plight of the hungry in Africa. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alice Steinbach |
For her account of a blind boy's world, \"A Boy of Unusual Vision.\" |
| Scott Kraft |
For his story about a family's search for the man who raped their daughter. |
| Michele Lesie |
For her story of Jennifer Brandt, teen-age suicide. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Murray Kempton |
For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career. |
| Martin Nolan |
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| Molly Ivins |
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Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jackie Crosby |
[Specialized Reporting] For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| Randall Savage |
[Specialized Reporting] For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| Gary Rosenblatt |
[Specialized Reporting] For his analysis of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles and other Jewish concerns. |
| Mike Klingaman |
[Specialized Reporting] For a series on the effects of alcohol abuse by high school athletes. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Howard Rosenberg |
For his television criticism. |
| James Chute |
For his classical music criticism. |
| Margaret Manning |
For her book reviews. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Richard Aregood |
For his editorials on a variety of subjects. |
| Jane Healy |
For her editorials on Florida's environmental problems. |
| David E. Gillespie |
For his editorials on various state concerns. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jeff MacNelly |
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| Jim Borgman |
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| Tom Toles |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Larry C. Price |
For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants. |
| Stan Grossfeld |
For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and For his pictures of illegal aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border. |
| Stormi Greener |
For her pictures of a dying girl which celebrated the girl's life. |
| Sebastião Salgado |
For his dramatic photos of the famine in Ethiopia. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Michael Mott |
The seven mountains of Thomas Merton
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| Kenneth Silverman |
The Life and Times of Cotton Mather
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| Howard M. Feinstein |
Becoming William James
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Carolyn Kizer |
Yin
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| Robert Duncan |
Ground Work: Before the War
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| Charles Wright |
The Other Side of the River
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Francis Paul Prucha |
The Great Father
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| Joel Williamson |
The Crucible of Race
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| Thomas K. McCraw |
Prophets of Regulation
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Donald Keene |
Dawn to the west
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| Jonathan Kwitny |
Endless enemies
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| Studs Terkel |
The Good War
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Larry C. Price |
For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants. |
| Stan Grossfeld |
For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and For his pictures of illegal aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border. |
| Stormi Greener |
For her pictures of a dying girl which celebrated the girl's life. |
| Sebastião Salgado |
For his dramatic photos of the famine in Ethiopia. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Orange County Register
For their exceptional coverage of the Olympic games. |
| Bruce Chambers |
For his photographs of the Mary Decker-Zola Budd run-in during the 1984 Olympics. |
| Larry C. Price |
For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Stephen Sondheim |
Sunday in the Park with George
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| James Lapine |
Sunday in the Park with George
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| Lee Breuer |
The Gospel at Colonus
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| Bob Telson |
The Gospel at Colonus
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| A. R. Gurney |
The Dining Room
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Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
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