The Pulitzer Prizes for 1999 were announced on April 12, 1999.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The Washington Post, "for its series that identified and analyzed patterns of reckless gunplay by city police officers who had little training or supervision."
- Breaking News Reporting:
- Staff of The Hartford Courant, "for its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a Connecticut Lottery employee killed four supervisors, then himself."