Pulitzer Prizes 2020: The Full List Of Winners

The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes, considered journalism’s highest honor, were announced today—via video stream for the first time.

Originally slated for April 20, the Pulitzer Prize Board postponed their announcement due to board members needing more time to deliberate amid covering the coronavirus pandemic. The annual awards luncheon, usually held at Columbia University, was also delayed until the fall.

Another first this year: a new Audio Reporting category, reflecting multimedia’s growing importance across the industry. Along with the reporting awards, the Pulitzer Prizes also highlight excellence in literature and music, which have provided surprises in the past.

See the full list of this year’s winners below:

Breaking News Reporting: Staff of The Courier-Journal

Investigative Reporting: Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times
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Explanatory Reporting: Staff of The Washington Post

Local Reporting: Staff of The Baltimore Sun

National Reporting: ProPublica (Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi) and The Seattle Times (Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and Lewis Kamb)

International Reporting: Staff of The New York Times

Feature Writing: Ben Taub of The New Yorker

Commentary: Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times

Criticism: Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times

Editorial Writing: Jeffery Gerritt of the Palestine Herald-Press

Editorial Cartoons: Barry Blitt of The New Yorker

Breaking News Photography: Staff of Reuters

Feature Photography: Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yason of the Associated Press

Audio Reporting: “This American Life” with Molly O’Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green of Vice News for “The Out Crowd”

Public Service: Anchorage Daily News in collaboration with ProPublica

Drama: “A Strange Loop” by Michael R. Jackson

History: “Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America” by W. Caleb McDaniel

Biography: “Sontag: Her Life and Work” by Benjamin Moser

Poetry: “The Tradition” by Jericho Brown

General Nonfiction: “The Undying” by Anne Boyer and “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America” by Greg Grandin

Music: “The Central Park Five” by Anthony Davis

Fiction: “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead

Special Citation: Ida B. Wells

This post will be updated as more winners are announced.