W roku 2009 nagroda jest przyznawana w 21 nominacji, 14 z
nich dotyczy dziennikarstwa:
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Pulitzer Prize for History
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
Pulitzer Prize for Drama