Template:Chronology of Pulitzer Prize categories

Chronology of Pulitzer Prize categories

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Current Categories
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Journalism Journalism
17 19 21 Editorial Writing 30 32 35 81 93 08 12 Editorial Writing
17 19 Reporting 28 47
17 20 25 30 Public Service Public Service
18 Newspaper History
22 23 Editorial Cartooning 36 60 65 73 20 21 22 Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
29 Correspondence 47
Telegraphic Reporting – International 42 47 48 International Reporting 77 International Reporting
Telegraphic Reporting – National 42 43 47 48 51 National Reporting National Reporting
42 Photography 67 68 Spot News Photography 99 00 Breaking News Photography Breaking News Photography
68 Feature Photography Feature Photography
48 Local Reporting 52 53 Local Reporting – Edition Time 63 64 Local General or Spot News Reporting 84 85 General News Rep. 90 91 Spot News Reporting 97 98 Breaking News Reporting 11 Breaking News Reporting
53 Local Reporting – No Edition Time 63 64 Local Investigative Specialized Reporting 84 85 Investigative Reporting Investigative Reporting
70 Commentary Commentary
70 Criticism 92 Criticism
79 Feature Writing 04 14 Feature Writing
85 Explanatory Journalism 97 98 Explanatory Reporting Explanatory Reporting
85 Specialized Reporting 90 91 Beat Reporting 06 07 Local Reporting Local Reporting
20 Audio Reporting
Letters • Drama • Music Letters • Drama • Music
17 Biography or Autobiography 62 22 23 Biography
23 Memoir or Autobiography
17 19 History 84 94 History
62 General Nonfiction General Nonfiction
17 20 Novel 41 46 47 48 Fiction 54 57 64 71 74 77 12 Fiction
22 Poetry 46 Poetry
17 19 Drama 42 44 47 51 63 64 66 68 72 74 86 97 06 Drama
43 Music 53 64 65 81 Music
Special Awards & Citations Special Awards & Citations
24 30 38 41 44 45 47 51 52 53 58 64 78 96 19 20 21 22 For journalism
18 19 57 60 61 73 77 78 84 92 06 07 For letters
44 74 76 82 85 98 99 06 07 08 10 19 For music
44 47 48 76 87 For service

Legend

   Awarded, current category
   Awarded, category renamed and is current category
   Awarded, category no longer exists
   Nominees selected but category was not awarded

Note: The Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting was split into two categories in 1948 that still exist as Breaking News Reporting and Investigative Reporting. The Local Reporting category was revived in 2007 as a new category to replace the Beat Reporting category.