1990 Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Oscar Hijuelos |
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
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| E. L. Doctorow |
Billy Bathgate
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Hugh Honour |
The Image of the Black in Western Art
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| Thomas P. Hughes |
American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm 1870-1970
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| Stanley Karnow |
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| August Wilson |
The Piano Lesson
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| María Irene Fornés |
What of the Night?
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| A. R. Gurney |
Love Letters
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Washington Daily News
For revealing that the city's water supply was contaminated with carcinogens, a problem that the local government had neither disclosed nor corrected over a period of eight years. |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
For reporting by Gilbert M. Gaul that disclosed how the American blood industry operates with little government regulation or supervision. |
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The Tennessean
For an extended investigation by Phil Williams and Jim O'Hara of corruption in the state's charity bingo industry, which prompted the indictment of dozens of individuals and legislative restrictions on bingo operations. |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For stories by Jane O. Hansen that exposed abuses and incompetence in Georgia's child welfare system and inspired state reforms. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Washington Daily News
For revealing that the city's water supply was contaminated with carcinogens, a problem that the local government had neither disclosed nor corrected over a period of eight years. |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
For reporting by Gilbert M. Gaul that disclosed how the American blood industry operates with little government regulation or supervision. |
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The Tennessean
For an extended investigation by Phil Williams and Jim O'Hara of corruption in the state's charity bingo industry, which prompted the indictment of dozens of individuals and legislative restrictions on bingo operations. |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For stories by Jane O. Hansen that exposed abuses and incompetence in Georgia's child welfare system and inspired state reforms. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lou Kilzer |
For reporting that exposed a network of local citizens who had links to members of the St. Paul fire department and who profited from fires, including some described by the fire department itself as being of suspicious origin. |
| Chris Ison |
For reporting that exposed a network of local citizens who had links to members of the St. Paul fire department and who profited from fires, including some described by the fire department itself as being of suspicious origin. |
| Olive Talley |
For an investigation disclosing the inadequate health care system in America's federal prisons, reporting that prompted a Congressional inquiry. |
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Lexington Herald-Leader
For \"Cheating Our Children.\" a series that examined local political abuses and their damaging effect on Kentucky's public schools. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David A. Vise |
For stories scrutinizing the Securities and Exchange Commission and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, John Shad. |
| Steve Coll |
For stories scrutinizing the Securities and Exchange Commission and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, John Shad. |
| Eric Nalder |
For a revealing series about oil-tanker safety and the failure of industry and government to adequately oversee the shipping of oil. |
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The Dallas Morning News
For a series about five \"hidden wars\" being waged around the world, primarily in Third World countries. |
| North County Times |
For its coverage of a shooting spree by a local mail carrier and the subsequent examination of the problems and stress faced by postal service workers. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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San Jose Mercury News
For its detailed coverage of the October 17, 1989, Bay Area earthquake and its aftermath. |
| The State |
[General News Reporting] For its extensive and compelling coverage of the devastation caused by Hurricane Hugo. |
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The Roanoke Times
[General News Reporting] For its thorough and balanced coverage of a statewide strike by the United Mine Workers against the Pittston Coal Group. |
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nicholas D. Kristof |
For knowledgeable reporting from China on the mass movement for democracy and its subsequent suppression. |
| Sheryl WuDunn |
For knowledgeable reporting from China on the mass movement for democracy and its subsequent suppression. |
| David Remnick |
For coverage of the dramatic changes in the Soviet Union and the communist bloc in the Gorbachev era. |
| Serge Schmemann |
For penetrating reports on the momentous political changes in East Germany, West Germany and Eastern Europe. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dave Curtin |
For a gripping account of a family's struggle to recover after its members were severely burned in an explosion that devastated their home. |
| Jay Reed |
For a poignant series about his return to Vietnam. |
| Mark Kriegel |
For \"The People's Court,\" a detailed account of the game of basketball as it is played on New York City playgrounds. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jim Murray |
For his sports columns. |
| Richard Cohen |
For his columns on national issues. |
| Walter Goodman |
For his columns about television. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Tamar Stieber |
[Specialized Reporting] For persistent reporting that linked a rare blood disorder to an over-the-counter dietary supplement, L-Tryptophan, and led to a national recall of the product. |
| Jim Dwyer |
[Specialized Reporting] For his coverage of the New York City subway system. |
| Claire Spiegel |
[Specialized Reporting] For an investigation of mismanagement and abuses at a Los Angeles medical center, stories that led to improvements in patient care and policies at the hospital. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Allan Temko |
For his architecture criticism. |
| Jory Farr |
For his pop music criticism. |
| Wayne Lee Gay |
For his critical coverage of the 1989 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Leonard Morris |
For his series of editorials on abortion. |
| David C. Anderson |
For his editorials on drugs and the homeless. |
| Thomas J. Hylton |
For his editorials about a local bond issue for the preservation of farmland and other open space in rural Pennsylvania. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Tom Toles |
For his work during the year as exemplified by the cartoon \"First Amendment.\" |
| Chan Lowe |
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| Jim Morin |
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| Garry Trudeau |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David C. Turnley |
For photographs of the political uprisings in China and Eastern Europe. |
| Stormi Greener |
For a series of photographs of a mother and her struggle to resist committing child abuse. |
| John Tlumacki |
For photographs of East and West Germans celebrating the collapse of the Berlin Wall. |
| Robert Hallinen |
For their photographs of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. |
| Erik Hill |
For their photographs of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. |
| Paul Souders |
For their photographs of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sebastian de Grazia |
Machiavelli in Hell
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| Reynolds Price |
Clear Pictures: First Loves, First Guides
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| Jill Ker Conway |
The Road from Coorain
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| Geoffrey Ward |
A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Adrienne Rich |
Time's Power
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| Paul Zweig |
Selected and Last Poems
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| Charles Simic |
The World Doesn't End
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dale Maharidge |
And Their Children After Them
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| Michael Williamson |
And Their Children After Them
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| David Fromkin |
A Peace to End All Peace
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| Stephen Jay Gould |
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ross Anderson |
For coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. |
| Bill Dietrich |
For coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. |
| Mary Ann Gwinn |
For coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. |
| Eric Nalder |
For coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. |
| Charles R. Babcock |
For incisive reporting of abuses of power committed by members of Congress. |
| Gilbert M. Gaul |
For reporting that disclosed how the American blood industry operates with little governmental regulation or supervision. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Oakland Tribune |
For photographs of devastation caused by the Bay Area earthquake of October 17, 1989. |
| Associated Press |
For a photograph of the funeral bier of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini surrounded by a mob of emotional mourners. |
| Jeff Widener |
For a photograph of an unidentified man blocking the path of a procession of tanks in Beijing. |
| David C. Turnley |
For photographs of the political uprisings in China and Eastern Europe. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mel Powell |
Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
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| Ralph Shapey |
Concerto for Cello, Piano and String Orchestra
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