Criticism

For film criticism that rises from a sweeping breadth of knowledge – social, cultural, cinematic – while always keeping the viewer front and center.

For film criticism that combines the pleasure of intellectual exuberance, the perspective of experience and the transporting power of good writing.

For her trenchant and witty television criticism, engaging readers through essays and reviews that feature a conversational style and the force of fresh ideas.

For her visual arts criticism that, with elegant and vivid description, informs readers about how to look at the complexities of contemporary art and the world in which it’s made.

For her searching television criticism that often becomes a springboard for provocative comments on the culture at large.

For her enlightening movie criticism, vividly written and showing deep understanding of the business and art of filmmaking.

For his ambitious and insightful cultural criticism, taking on topical events from the uprisings in Egypt to the dedication of the Ground Zero memorial, causing readers to reflect on the world around them.

For work that reveals passion as well as deep historical knowledge of dance, her well-expressed arguments coming from the heart as well as the head.

For his delightful, authoritative restaurant reviews, escorting readers through a city’s diverse food culture.

For his well honed architectural criticism, highlighted by ambitious essays on the burst of architectural projects in oil-rich Middle East countries.

For his engaging, authoritative drama reviews that fuse passion and knowledge as he helps readers understand what makes a play or a performance successful.

For his incisive film reviews that, with aplomb, embrace a wide spectrum of movies and often explore their connection to larger issues in society or the arts.

For her fascinating and convincing architectural critiques that boldly confront important topics, from urban planning issues to the newest skyscraper.

For his fresh, accessible and energetic reviews on the New England art scene, creating for readers a sense of discovery even as he provides discerning analysis.

For her perceptive movie reviews and essays, reflecting solid research and an easy, engaging style.

For her forceful critiques that illuminate the vital interplay between architecture and the life of her city.

For his pieces on art that reflect meticulous reporting, aesthetic judgment and authoritative voice

For his passionate music criticism, marked by resonant writing and an ability to give life to the people behind a performance.

For his graceful, contemplative and wide ranging critiques of architecture and urban design from New Orleans to Berlin.

For his fresh, down-to-earth pieces on the visual arts and other cultural topics.

For boldly exploring the influence of popular culture on American politics and society.

For bringing new vitality to the classic essay across a formidable array of topics.

For his versatile architectural criticism that stretched from his hometown's new Disney Hall to the rubble in Baghdad, where he pondered the ancient city's resurrection.

For her passionate and insightful architectural criticism that, through clear, elegant writing, was as accessible to the ordinary reader as it was to the expert.

For his perceptive, passionate criticism of architecture and urban design and their impact on life in his city.

For his commanding reviews and essays on architectural development and preservation in an ever-evolving city.

For his forcefully-expressed and engaging essays illustrating the role that architecture and urban design plays in the life of his city.

For his witty and commanding criticism of contemporary films.

For his passionate and publi'minded art criticism.

For his fresh and engaging views on contemporary art.

For his gracefully-written observations on art and artists.

For his informed and enlightening film criticism.

For his illuminating criticism of photography and painting.

For her compelling observations on books and popular culture.

For his fresh and vivid writing on classical music and its makers.

For her tough-minded, critical columns on television and its place in politics and culture.

For his versatile and perceptive writing about film.

For his criticism of architecture in America, written with devotion to the art, penetrating analysis and literate style.

For her analytical columns about the forces at work behind advertising and consumerism, particularly on television.

For her insightful reviews and comments on books and the literary scene.

For his distinguished film criticism.

For his film criticism.

For her writing about television.

For his imaginative and varied cultural criticism.

For his lucid and insightful film criticism.

For her literary and social criticism.

For critical articles on popular music and culture.

For his theater reviews.

For her essay on race and the messages of black nationalism.

For her critical columns on advertising and the media.

For his columns on art and artists.

For her television criticism.

For perceptive articles critiquing various forms of advertising.

For his pop music criticism.

For his critical coverage of the 1989 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

For her criticism of television and other subjects.

For his theater criticism.

For his book reviews.

For his architecture criticism.

For his theater criticism.

For his film criticism.

For his theater criticism.

For his book reviews.

For his classical music criticism.

For her book reviews.

For his book reviews.

For pop music criticism.

For architectural criticism.

For film criticism.

For television criticism

For music criticism.