For distinguished criticism, in print or in print and online, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe for his penetrating and versatile command of the visual arts, from film and photography to painting.

Richard Oppel, Pulitzer Board co-chair (left), presents the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism to Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post for her perceptive movie reviews and essays, reflecting solid research and an easy, engaging style, and Inga Saffron of The Philadelphia Inquirer for her forceful critiques that illuminate the vital interplay between architecture and the life of her city.