Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer
called also Pulitzer
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He is also slated to appear in Paramount Pictures’ Vertigo.
Akhtar is a Pulitzer Prize winner for his play Disgraced, in addition to credits including Junk, at the Lincoln Center, and The Who & the What.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Pulitzers Los Angeles Times’ former film critic Justin Chang won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The Oppenheimer actor, who won an Oscar in March, is set to make his Broadway debut this fall in a new play called McNeal written by Pulitzer Prize–winner Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Greg Tate, the towering cultural critic and author (as well as musician), was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize on Monday, May 6.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
Kendrick Lamar is one of the most arguably talented rappers in the game and has a Pulitzer Prize award to show for it.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 May 2024
Local Reporting Network partner Anchorage Daily News won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2020.
—ProPublica, 6 May 2024
Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The book, written by Tony winner Justin Peck and Pulitzer Prize winner Jackie Sibblies Drury, is told through dance: A cast of 12 performers take the stage beneath a trio of singers who perform the album live.
—Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Pulitzers Los Angeles Times’ former film critic Justin Chang won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The Oppenheimer actor, who won an Oscar in March, is set to make his Broadway debut this fall in a new play called McNeal written by Pulitzer Prize–winner Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Greg Tate, the towering cultural critic and author (as well as musician), was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize on Monday, May 6.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
Kendrick Lamar is one of the most arguably talented rappers in the game and has a Pulitzer Prize award to show for it.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 May 2024
Local Reporting Network partner Anchorage Daily News won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2020.
—ProPublica, 6 May 2024
Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The book, written by Tony winner Justin Peck and Pulitzer Prize winner Jackie Sibblies Drury, is told through dance: A cast of 12 performers take the stage beneath a trio of singers who perform the album live.
—Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
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