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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Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize winner as well as an Oscar nominee.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Newsletter Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
His accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Music, an Emmy Award and 22 Grammys.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Inspired by ProPublica’s groundbreaking reporting on the stillbirth crisis, which was a finalist for a 2023 Pulitzer Prize, the film is a powerful story of grief, healing and three mothers demanding that the U.S. do better by expecting parents.
—Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Newsletter Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
His accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Music, an Emmy Award and 22 Grammys.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Inspired by ProPublica’s groundbreaking reporting on the stillbirth crisis, which was a finalist for a 2023 Pulitzer Prize, the film is a powerful story of grief, healing and three mothers demanding that the U.S. do better by expecting parents.
—Nadia Sussman, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
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