List of prizes won by The Washington Post

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

In chronological order

Awards
Preceded by None awarded	Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing 1936	Succeeded by The Baltimore Sun
Preceded by St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting (National) 1947	Succeeded by None awarded
Preceded by Christian Science Monitor	Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 1968	Succeeded by The Los Angeles Times
Preceded by Pine Bluff Commercial	Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing 1970	Succeeded by Gainesville Sun
Preceded by Dispatch News Service	Worth Bingham Prize 1970	Succeeded by Minneapolis Tribune
Preceded by Dispatch News Service	Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 1971	Succeeded by The Wall Street Journal
Preceded by Minneapolis Tribune	Worth Bingham Prize 1972	Succeeded by The Wall Street Journal
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for Public Service 1973	Succeeded by Newsday
Preceded by Chicago Daily News	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1973	Succeeded by National Observer
Preceded by The Wall Street Journal	Worth Bingham Prize 1974	Succeeded by Des Moines Register
Preceded by Associated Press	Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography 1975	Succeeded by Louisville Courier-Journal and Times
Preceded by Chicago Sun-Times	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 1976, 1977	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by Des Moines Register	Worth Bingham Prize 1976	Succeeded by Associated Press
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1977	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by Reno Evening Gazette and Nevada State Journal	Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing 1978	Succeeded by Washington Star
Preceded by Richmond News Leader	Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning 1979	Succeeded by Miami News
Preceded by The Washington Star	Worth Bingham Prize 1980	Succeeded by The Chicago Sun-Times
Preceded by The Seattle Times	Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting 1983	Succeeded by The Boston Globe
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 1983	Succeeded by The Wall Street Journal
Preceded by Detroit Free Press	Worth Bingham Prize 1986	Succeeded by Newsday
Preceded by New York Daily News	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1987	Succeeded by The Miami Herald
Preceded by The Los Angeles Times	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 1988	Succeeded by The News & Observer
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 1989	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by The Dallas Morning News	Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism 1990	Succeeded by The Wall Street Journal
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 1991	Succeeded by Newsday
Preceded by The Los Angeles Times	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1991	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by The Kansas City Star	Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 1993	Succeeded by The Albuquerque Tribune
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing 1993	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by None awarded	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 1993	Succeeded by Boston Phoenix
Preceded by The Miami Herald	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1994	Succeeded by Newsday
Preceded by The Chicago Tribune	Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism 1995	Succeeded by Newsday
Preceded by Toronto Star	Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography 1995	Succeeded by Charles Porter IV (freelancer)
Preceded by The Boston Globe	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 1997	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by Grand Forks Herald	Pulitzer Prize for Public Service 1999, 2000	Succeeded by The Oregonian
Preceded by Chicago Tribune	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 2000	Succeeded by The Boston Globe
Preceded by Associated Press	Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography 2000	Succeeded by The Star-Ledger
Preceded by Associated Press	Worth Bingham Prize 2000	Succeeded by The Chicago Tribune
Preceded by The Wall Street Journal	The Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary 2000	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by The New York Times	The Gerald Loeb Award for Deadline and/or Beat Writing 2000	Succeeded by The Wall Street Journal
Preceded by The Los Angeles Times	Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting 2002	Succeeded by The New York Times
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 2002	Succeeded by The Los Angeles Times
Preceded by Newsday	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 2003	Succeeded by The Los Angeles Times
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 2003	Succeeded by The Miami Herald
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 2003, 2004	Succeeded by The Los Angeles Times
Preceded by The New York Times	Worth Bingham Prize 2005	Succeeded by The Hartford Courant
Preceded by Willamette Week	Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting 2006	Succeeded by The Birmingham News
Preceded by The Boston Globe	Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting 2006	Succeeded by The Los Angeles Times
Preceded by The Wall Street Journal	Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting 2006	Succeeded by None awarded
Preceded by The Wall Street Journal	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 2006	Succeeded by LA Weekly
Preceded by The Hartford Courant	Worth Bingham Prize 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by The Wall Street Journal	Pulitzer Prize for Public Service 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by The Oregonian	Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by The Boston Globe	Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by The Wall Street Journal	Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by The New York Times	Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by The Gazette (Colorado Springs)	Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 2015	Succeeded by The Washington Post
Preceded by The Washington Post	Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 2016	Succeeded by The Washington Post
Preceded by The Washington Post	Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 2017	Succeeded by Incumbent