In 1936, Post editor Felix Morley and George B. Parker won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing — The Washington Post's first major journalism award.

Since then the following Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded:

1947 - for Telegraphic Reporting (National), by Edward T. Folliard for his series of articles published during 1946 on the Columbians, Inc.

1949 - for Editorial Writing, by Herbert Elliston for distinguished editorial writing during the year.

1954 - for Editorial Cartooning, by Herbert L. Block (Herblock) (The Washington Post and Times-Herald) for a cartoon depicting the robed figure of Death saying to Stalin after he died, "You were always a great friend of mine, Joseph."

1968 - for International Reporting, by Alfred Friendly for his coverage of the Middle East War of 1967.

1970 - for Editorial Writing, by Philip L. Geyelin for his editorials during 1969.

1971 - for International Reporting, by Jimmie Lee Hoagland for his coverage of the struggle against apartheid in the Republic of South Africa.

1973 - for Commentary, by David S. Broder for his columns during 1972.

For Public Service, by The Washington Post for its investigation of the Watergate case.

1975 - for Feature Photography, by Matthew Lewis for his photographs in color and black and white.

1976 - for Criticism, by Alan M. Kriegsman for his critical writing about the dance during 1975.

1977 - for Criticism, by William McPherson for his contribution to Book World.

1978 - for Editorial Writing, by Meg Greenfield, deputy editorial page editor.

1979 - for Editorial Cartooning, by Herbert L. Block for the body of his work.

1983 - for International Reporting, by Thomas L. Friedman and Loren Jenkins (The New York Times and The Washington Post, respectively) for their individual reporting of the Israeli invasion of Beirut and its tragic aftermath.

For Local Investigative Specialized Reporting, by Loretta Tofani for her investigation of rape and sexual assault in the Prince George's County, Maryland, Detention Center.

1988 - for Criticism, by Tom Shales for his television criticism.

1989 - for International Reporting, by Glenn Frankel for sensitive and balanced reporting from Israel and the Middle East.

1990 - for Explanatory Journalism, by David A. Vise and Steve Coll for stories scrutinizing the Securities and Exchange Commission and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, John Shad.

1991 - for Commentary, by Jim Hoagland for searching and prescient columns on events leading up to the Gulf War and on the political problems of Mikhail Gorbachev.

For International Reporting, by Caryle Murphy for her dispatches from occupied Kuwait, some of which she filed while in hiding from Iraqi authorities.

1993 - for Criticism, by Michael Dirda for his book reviews.

For Feature Writing, by George Lardner Jr. for his unflinching examination of his daughter's murder by a violent man who had slipped through the criminal justice system.

For National Reporting, by David Maraniss for his revealing articles on the life and political record of candidate Bill Clinton.

1994 - for Commentary, by William Raspberry for his compelling commentaries on a variety of social and political topics.

1995 - for Explanatory Journalism, by Leon Dash, staff writer, and Lucian Perkins, photographer, for their profile of a District of Columbia family's struggle with destructive cycles of poverty, illiteracy, crime and drug abuse.

For Spot News Photography, by Carol Guzy for her series of photographs illustrating the crisis in Haiti and its aftermath.

1999 - for Public Service, by The Washington Post, for an investigative series of stories "Deadly Force, " about the unusually high rate of shootings by the D.C. police department.

2000 - for Public service, by The Washington Post, for an investigative series, "Invisible Lives, Invisible Deaths," by Katherine Boo, about the fatal neglect of D.C.'s mentally retarded in group homes.

For Criticism, by Henry Allen for his coverage of photography.

For Feature Photography, by Post photographers Carol Guzy, Lucian Perkins and Michael Williamson for their work on the Kosovo conflict.

2002 - for Investigative Reporting, by Sari Horowitz, Scott Higham, and Sarah Cohen for a series on the District's child protection system where children have died due to government agencies placing them in unsafe homes and institutions.

For National Affairs, by The Washington Post, for aftermath coverage of September 11, by Karen DeYoung, Dan Eggen, Barton Gellman, Amy Goldstein, Walter Pincus, Thomas Ricks, Susan Schmidt, and Bob Woodward.

2003 - for Commmentary, by Colbert I. King for his against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom.

For Criticism, by Stephen Hunter for his authoritative film criticism.

For International Reporting, by Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan for their exposure of horrific conditions in Mexco's criminal justice system.

2004 - for International Reporting, by Anthony Shadid for his extraordinary ability to capture, at personal peril, the voices and emotions of Iraqis as their country was invaded.

2005 - for General Non-Fiction, by Steve Coll for his book, "Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001."

Other awards include 18 Nieman Fellowships and 368 White House News Photographers Association Awards as well as numerous:

• Sigma Delta Chi Awards
• George Polk Memorial Awards
• Worth Bingham Awards
• Sidney Hillman Foundation Awards
• Editor & Publisher Awards
• American Bar Association Awards
• Heywood Broun Awards
• Raymond Clapper Awards
• Headliner Awards
• Overseas Press Club Awards
• Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild Awards
• Maryland Delaware District of Columbia Press Association Awards
• Virginia Press Association Awards