Finalist: The New York Times , by Nicolai Ouroussoff
For his well honed architectural criticism, highlighted by ambitious essays on the burst of architectural projects in oil-rich Middle East countries.
Winners
Prize Winner in Criticism in 2011:
Sebastian Smee
For his vivid and exuberant writing about art, often bringing great works to life with love and appreciation.
Criticism
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Criticism in 2011:
Jonathan Gold
For his delightful, authoritative restaurant reviews, escorting readers through a city's diverse food culture.
The Jury
The Jury
Lisa Kresl(chair )
deputy managing editor, lifestyles
David Hajdu
professor, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University and music critic
Lisa Kennedy
film critic
Jonathan Landman
culture editor
Douglas McLennan
editor
Winners in Criticism
Sarah Kaufman
For her refreshingly imaginative approach to dance criticism, illuminating a range of issues and topics with provocative comments and original insights.
Holland Cotter
For his wide ranging reviews of art, from Manhattan to China, marked by acute observation, luminous writing and dramatic storytelling.
Mark Feeney
For his penetrating and versatile command of the visual arts, from film and photography to painting.
Jonathan Gold
For his zestful, wide ranging restaurant reviews, expressing the delight of an erudite eater.
2011 Prize Winners
Jennifer Egan
An inventive investigation of growing up and growing old in the digital age, displaying a big-hearted curiosity about cultural change at warp speed.
Ron Chernow
A sweeping, authoritative portrait of an iconic leader learning to master his private feelings in order to fulfill his public duties.
Mike Keefe
For his widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive style to send strong, witty messages.
Kay Ryan
A body of work spanning 45 years, witty, rebellious and yet tender, a treasure trove of an iconoclastic and joyful mind.