Journalism
| Catergory | Winner |
| Public Service | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Breaking News Reporting | The Tuscaloosa(Ala.) News Staff |
| Investigative Reporting | Matt Apuzzo,Adam Goldman,Eileen Sullivan & Chris Hawley of the Associated Press AND Michael J.Berens & Ken Armstrong of The Seattle Times |
| Explanatory Reporting | David Kocieniewski of The New York Times |
| Local Reporting | Sara Ganim and members of The Patriot |
| National Reporting | David Wood of The Huffington Post |
| International Reporting | Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times |
| Feature Writing | Eli Sanders of The Stranger,a Seattle(Wash) |
| Commentary | Mary Schmich of The Chicago Tribune |
| Criticism | Wesley Morris |
| Editorial Cartooning | Matt Wuerker of POLITICO |
| Breaking News Photography | Massoud Hossaini of Agence France-Presse |
| Feature Photography | Craig F.Walker of The Denver Post |
Letters, Drama and Music
| Category | Winner |
| Drama | Water by The Spoonful by Quiara Alegria Hudes |
| History | Malcolm X:A Life of Reinvention by The Late MAnning Marable |
| Biography | George F.Kennan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis |
| Poetry | Life on Mars by Tracy K.Smith |
| General Nonfiction | The Swerve:How the World became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt |
| Music | Silent Night:Opera in Two Acts by Kevin Puts |