Finalist: The New York Times , by Nicolai Ouroussoff
For his graceful, contemplative and wide ranging critiques of architecture and urban design from New Orleans to Berlin.
Winners
Prize Winner in Criticism in 2006:
Robin Givhan
For her witty, closely observed essays that transform fashion criticism into cultural criticism.
Criticism
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Criticism in 2006:
Jerry Saltz
For his fresh, down-to-earth pieces on the visual arts and other cultural topics.
The Jury
The Jury
Jesse Washington(chair )
entertainment editor
Sasha Anawalt
director
Michael Barnes
arts and entertainment editor
Judith Howard
features editor
Julia Keller*
critic
Winners in Criticism
Joe Morgenstern
For his reviews that elucidated the strengths and weaknesses of film with rare insight, authority and wit.
Dan Neil
For his one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural observations.
Stephen Hunter
For his authoritative film criticism that is both intellectually rewarding and a pleasure to read.
Justin Davidson
For his crisp coverage of classical music that captures its essence.
2006 Prize Winners
The Times-Picayune
For its heroic, multi-faceted coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, making exceptional use of the newspaper's resources to serve an inundated city even after evacuation of the newspaper plant. (Selected by the Board from the Public Service category, where it was entered.)
Sun Herald
For its valorous and comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, providing a lifeline for devastated readers, in print and online, during their time of greatest need.
Susan Schmidt, James V. Grimaldi and R. Jeffrey Smith
For their indefatigable probe of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff that exposed congressional corruption and produced reform efforts.