* Journalism:
* Public Service: Orlando Sentinel for its courageous coverage of the crash of ValuJet Flight 592.
* Breaking News Reporting: The New York Times and The Washington Post for their coverage of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
* Investigative Reporting: Gary Webb of the San Jose Mercury News for his series on CIA drug smuggling in Central America.
* Explanatory Journalism: Ron Suskind of The Wall Street Journal for his articles on the Clinton administration's use of DNA testing in immigration cases.
* Beat Reporting: David Willman of the Los Angeles Times for his coverage of the Northridge earthquake.
* National Reporting: The Wall Street Journal for its series on financial regulation.
* International Reporting: John F. Burns of The New York Times for his coverage of the Kosovo conflict.
* Feature Writing: Lane DeGregory of The St. Petersburg Times for his story about a couple who lost their son in a car accident.
* Commentary: Maureen Dowd of The New York Times for her columns on politics and culture.
* Criticism: Margo Jefferson of The New York Times for her cultural criticism.
* Editorial Cartooning: Mike Luckovich of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for his cartoons on political and social issues.
* Breaking News Photography: Martha Rial, Carol Guzy, Clarence Williams and Lucian Perkins of The Washington Post for their photographs of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
* Feature Photography: John H. White of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer for his photograph of a mudslide that destroyed a home in Oso, Washington.
* Letters, Drama and Music:
* Fiction: Michael Cunningham for his novel "The Hours".
* Drama: Margaret Edson for her play "Wit".
* History: David Levering Lewis for his biography "W.E.B. Du Bois: The Biography of a Race, 1868-1919".
* Poetry: Yusef Komunyakaa for his collection "Neon Vernacular".
* General Nonfiction: John W. Dower for his book "Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II".
* Music: Joan Tower for her composition "Concerto for Orchestra".