Pulitzer Prize 2016

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The 2016 Pulitzer Prize was the 100th award of the most important US literary prize; the winners for the 2015 calendar year were announced on April 18, 2016. Prizes were awarded in 21 categories of journalism, literature, theater and music.

Categories and award winners

category Category Award winners
journalism Journalism
Public service Public service Associated Press
Current reporting Breaking news reporting Los Angeles Times employee
Investigative journalism Investigative reporting Leonora LaPeter Anton , Tampa Bay Times
Anthony Cormier , Tampa Bay Times
Michael Braga , Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Background reporting Explanatory reporting T. Christian Miller , ProPublica
Ken Armstrong , The Marshall Project
Local coverage Local reporting Michael LaForgia , Tampa Bay Times
Cara Fitzpatrick , Tampa Bay Times
Lisa Gartner , Tampa Bay Times
Domestic reporting National reporting Washington Post employee
Foreign reporting International reporting Alissa J. Rubin , The New York Times
Feature writing Feature writing Kathryn Schulz , The New Yorker
comment Commentary Farah Stockman , The Boston Globe
criticism Criticism Emily Nussbaum , The New Yorker
editorial Editorial writing John Hackworth , Sun Newspapers ( Charlotte Harbor , Florida )
Brian Gleason , Sun Newspapers (Charlotte Harbor, Florida)
cartoon Editorial cartooning Jack Ohman , The Sacramento Bee
Current photo coverage Breaking News Photography Mauricio Lima , The New York Times
Sergey Ponomarev , The New York Times
Tyler Hicks , The New York Times
Daniel Etter , The New York Times
Photographers from Reuters
Feature photo coverage Feature Photography Jessica Rinaldi , The Boston Globe
Literature, theater and music Letters, Drama & Music
Fiction Fiction Viet Thanh Nguyen with The Sympathizer at Grove Press
theatre drama Lin-Manuel Miranda with Hamilton
history History TJ Stiles with Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America at Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Biography or autobiography Biography or Autobiography William Finnegan with Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life at Penguin Press
poetry Poetry Peter Balakian with Ozone Journal at University of Chicago Press
Non-fiction General Nonfiction Joby Warrick with Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS at Doubleday
music Music Henry Threadgill with In for a Penny, In for a Pound at Pi Recordings
Special mentions Special Citations
Special Price Special Awards and Citations not forgiven

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