Who won Pulitzer Prizes in 1999?

Journalism

Public Service: The Washington Post

Breaking News Reporting: Staff of Hartford Courant

Investigative Reporting: Staff of The Miami Herald

Explanatory Reporting: Richard Read of The Oregonian, Portland

Beat Reporting: Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik of Los Angeles Times

National Reporting: The New York Times Staff, and notably Jeff Gerth

International Reporting: Staff of The Wall Street Journal

Feature Writing: Angelo B. Henderson of The Wall Street Journal

Commentary: Maureen Dowd of The New York Times

Criticism: Blair Kamin of Chicago Tribune

Editorial Writing: Editorial Board of Daily News, New York, NY

Editorial Cartooning: David Horsey of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Spot News Photography: Photo Staff of Associated Press

Feature Photography: Photo Staff of Associated Press

Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction: The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Drama: Wit by Margaret Edson

History: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace

Biography or Autobiography: Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg

Poetry: Blizzard of One by Mark Strand

General Nonfiction: Annals of the Former World by John McPhee

Music: Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion by Melinda Wagner

Special Citations: Duke Ellington