List of awards won by The Washington Post

The following is a list of awards won by the American newspaper The Washington Post.

Pulitzer Prizes

The Washington Post has won 65 Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, the second highest of any newspaper or magazine in the United States. It has won the gold medal for Public Service, the most distinguished award, six times. The newspaper won its first prize in 1936 for Editorial Writing and its most recent in 2022.

General awards Aldo Beckman Award The Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage, also known as The Aldo Beckman Award, is an annual award given by the White House Correspondents' Association for "overall excellence" in White House coverage. +YearRecipient2003Dana Milbank2009Michael Abramowitz2012Scott Wilson2017Greg Jaffe

Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, presented by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism. +YearEntryNotes2019"The Whistleblower" & "Too Big to Prosecute"Co-winner with 60 Minutes2021"Lafayette Reconstruction"

Bastiat Prize The Bastiat Prize was an annual journalism award, given by the Reason Foundation, that recognizes journalists whose writing "best demonstrates the importance of freedom with originality, wit, and eloquence." +YearRecipient2017Radley Balko

Edward R. Murrow Award The Edward R. Murrow Award is an annual award that honors the best achievements in digital journalism. +YearCategoryEntryNotesRef(s).2004Website Non-Broadcast (Over 200,000 circulation)washingtonpost.com2005Website Non-Broadcast (Over 200,000 circulation)washingtonpost.com2006Website Non-Broadcast (Over 200,000 circulation)washingtonpost.com2007Website Non-Broadcast (Over 200,000 circulation)washingtonpost.com2012Breaking News"Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Tucson"Use of Video"Under Suspicion: Voices about Muslims in America"Websitewashingtonpost.com2013Overall ExcellencePortfolioInvestigative Reporting"Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws found by Justice Dept."2014Overall ExcellencePortfolioFeature Reporting"Shelley & Bill: A Love Story"2015Feature Reporting"Romanian Orphan"Investigative Reporting"Your Property Is Guilty"Writing"Lee Powell writing"2016Overall ExcellencePortfolioContinuing Coverage"Ten Years after Katrina"Writing"There's a better way to stand in line but you won't like it"2017Continuing Coverage"America's Opioid Crisis"Excellence in Social MediaPortfolioExcellence in Writing"Lee Powell writing"Reporting: Hard News"Tainted Water, Little Hope"2018Video: Investigative Reporting"Too Big To Prosecute"Co-winner with 60 MinutesDigital: Investigative Reporting"Hacking Democracy: The Russian Investigation"2019News Documentary"The Foreign Consultant"2020Digital: Overall ExcellencePortfolio2021Breaking News Coverage"How a night of protest turned deadly in Kenosha"Excellence in Writing"Politics and Airlines in a pandemic"

George Polk Awards The George Polk Awards in Journalism, also known as the George Polk Awards, are an annual journalism award, given by Long Island University, honoring the best reporting in a number of categories. +YearCategoryRecipientsDescription of entryNotes1961Local ReportingLaurence Sternfor a series on troubled savings & loan institutions in Maryland.1962Special AwardMorton Mintzfor stories on the fight to keep the drug thalidomide off the market.1965Foreign ReportingDan Kurzmanfor coverage of a revolt in the Dominican Republic.1966National ReportingRichard Harwoodfor exposing the FBI's use of unauthorized wiretapping.1968National ReportingBernard D. Nossiterfor exploring how the aerospace industry might fare in a peacetime economy.1970EditorialsJames E. Claytonfor raising questions about U.S. Supreme Court nominee G. Harrold Carswell.1971CriticismRichard Hardwoodfor “The News Business,” a column evaluating American journalism.1972National ReportingCarl Bernstein and Bob Woodwardfor bringing to public attention the Watergate bugging story.Community ServiceRonald Kesslerfor two series, on hospital mismanagement and illegal fees charged to homebuyers.1977National ReportingWalter Pincusfor revealing Defense Department plans to develop a neutron bomb.1978National ReportingRonald Kesslerfor articles on corruption in the General Services Administration.1980National ReportingJonathan Neuman and Ted Gupfor a series on conflicts of interest in awarding of federal contracts.1983Medical ReportingBenjamin Weiserfor "As They Lay Dying," a series on removing hopelessly ill patients from life support.1987Foreign ReportingNora Boustanyfor stories on Palestinian refugees and “the breakdown of civilization in Lebanon.”1989National ReportingRick Atkinsonfor a series on the secret history of the B-2 Stealth bomber.1990Foreign ReportingCaryle Murphyfor chronicling the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait as she remained in hiding inside the country.1993Foreign ReportingKeith Richburgfor chronicling the effects of war and famine in Somalia.1995National ReportingMichael Weisskopf and David Maranissfor “Inside the Revolution,” a series on the inner workings of the first Republican-controlled House of Representatives in 40 years.1997International ReportingMichael Dobbsor tracing Madeleine Albright's Jewish roots, unknown to her even though many in her family died in Nazi concentration camps1998Economic ReportingMary Jordan, Keith Richburg, and Kevin Sullivanfor a series on the human toll of Asia's economic crisis.2000National ReportingMichael Grunwaldfor analyzing risky billion-dollar projects undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers.2005Foreign ReportingJoe Stephens and David B. Ottawayfor documenting false claims and sweeping failures in an American program to reconstruct schools and clinics in Afghanistan.National ReportingDana Priestfor exposing a secret network of detention centers in Eastern Europe where the C.I.A. held terrorism suspects.2007Political ReportingBarton D. Gellman and Jo Beckerfor a series on Vice President Dick Cheney's role as the architect of tortuous interrogation, military tribunals and other hard-line U.S. policies.2010National ReportingDana Priest and William M. Arkinfor “Top Secret America,” detailing the proliferation of a huge ecosystem of military, intelligence and corporate interests spawned after 9/11.2012Medical ReportingPeter Whoriskeyfor “Biased Research, Big Profits,” a series on pharmaceutical industry payoffs to doctors to promote misleading findings sometimes endangering patients.2013National ReportingEli Saslowfor profiling six of the families receiving federal nutrition assistance in a $78 billion program serving 47 million recipients in a program that tripled in scope in a decade.National Security ReportingBarton Gellmanfor investigative stories on massive NSA surveillance based on top-secret documents disclosed by former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. Co-winners with The GuardianPolitical ReportingRosalind Helderman, Laura Vozzella, and Carol Leonnigfor revealing that the Virginia governor and his wife received $165,000 in loans and gifts from an entrepreneur.2014National ReportingCarol Leonnig for series of exclusive reports on serious security lapses and misconduct by the U.S. Secret Service, which filed false and incomplete accounts of the missteps.2015National ReportingStafffor a series tallying and categorizing Americans shot dead by police over the course of a year.Regional ReportingTerrence McCoy for exposing companies in Maryland and Virginia that convinced unsophisticated victims to accept pennies on the dollar for court-ordered compensation.2016Political ReportingDavid A. Fahrentholdfor a string of stories on matters Presidential candidate Donald Trump had long sought to keep secret, including his foundation's deceptive activities and the existence of a video in which he bragged about sexually assaulting women.Political ReportingLenny Bernstein, Scott Higham, and David Fallisfor tracing the DEA's lax regulation of narcotic painkillers despite a deadly national addiction epidemic to drug industry pressure.2017Political ReportingStephanie McCrummen and Beth Reinhardfor disclosing accounts of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's sexual assault upon a 14-year-old girl and pursuit of other teenagers.Special AwardStafffor revealing ties between the Trump campaign and Kremlin-connected Russians that gave rise to the investigation into possible collusion during the 2016 election.Co-winner with The New York Times2018Special AwardDavid Ignatius and Karen Attiahfor eloquence and resolve in demanding accountability in the wake of the gruesome murder of Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.2019Military ReportingCraig Whitlockfor “The Afghanistan Papers,” for exposing an official study detailing two decades of failed U.S. policy.2020Oral HistoryEli Saslowfor 25 compelling personal narratives based on extensive interviews of individuals deeply affected by the COVID-19 virus.Political ReportingStephanie McCrummenfor deftly capturing Georgia's shifting political winds in three perceptive profiles.State ReportingIan Shapirafor stories exposing overt racism at the state-supported Virginia Military Institute.Justice ReportingStaffa six-part series illustrating how uncanny a match Floyd's life and death were for the national movement his murder came to symbolize.

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, also known as the Gerald Loeb Award, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. +YearCategoryAuthorsEntryNotes1971EditorialPhilip Greer"Wall Street Changes"1978Columns/EditorialsHobart Rowen"IMF, World Bank Face Grave Issues"1981Large NewspapersJonathan Neumann and Ted Gu"Government Out of Control: Contracts"1984Large NewspapersDan Morgan"High Tech: Leaving Home Series"Medium NewspapersTed Gup"The King of Gems Series"1990Large NewspapersDavid A. Vise and Steve Coll"The Man from Wall Street: John Shad's Reign at the SEC"1992Lifetime Achievement AwardHobart Rowen2000Deadline and/or Beat WritingIanthe Jeanne Dugan"The Rise of Day Trading"CommentaryDavid Ignatius"Business and Technology Columns"2003Large NewspapersAlec Klein"AOL's Advertising Deals"2004Large NewspapersDavid B. Ottaway and Joe Stephens"Big Green"2006CommentarySteven Pearlstein"Business and Economic Columns"Tied with The Wall Street Journal2011Lifetime Achievement AwardSteven Pearlstein2014Large NewspapersBarton Gellman, Laura Poitras, Ellen Nakashima, Craig Timberg, Steven Rich, and Ashkan Soltani"Five of the NSA Stories"2021Beat ReportingKimberly Kindy, Taylor Telford, Robert Klemko, Abha Bhattarai, Nicole Dungca, Jenn Abelson and Meryl Kornfield"Essential Workers on the Front Lines"Tied with The Wall Street JournalCommentaryMichelle Singletary"Sincerely, Michelle"FeatureGreg Jaffe"The Recession's Reach in Florida"

Herblock Prize The Herblock Prize is an annual journalism award, given by the Herb Block Foundation, for excellence in editorial cartooning. The award is named after Post cartoonist Herbert Block. +YearRecipient2011Tom Toles

Hillman Prize The Hillman Prize is an annual journalism award, presented by The Sidney Hillman Foundation, honoring journalists, writers, and public figures "who pursue social justice and public policy for the common good." +YearCategoryRecipientDescription of EntryNotes1955NewspaperMurray Marderfor articles on the government security program1971NewspaperAlfred Friendlyfor "Victims of the Great American Red Hunt"1973NewspaperCarl Bernstein and Robert Woodwardfor the Watergate investigation2009PhotojournalismCarol Guzyfor "Birth and Death: Maternal Mortality in Sierra Leone"2010BlogEzra Kleinfor Wonkblog2017NewspaperDavid A. Fahrentholdfor reporting on the Trump Foundation and 2016 presidential election2018BroadcastScott Higham and Lenny Bernsteinfor "The Whistleblower" and "Too Big to Prosecute"Co-winner with 60 Minutes