The prestige of the George Polk Award has grown through the years with the list of winners, which follows, with the most recent first (1969-1960).
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1969 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   Henry Kamm, The New York Times
National Reporting   Walter Rugaber, The New York Times
Metropolitan Reporting   William Federici, New York Daily News
National TV Reporting   Tom Pettit, National Broadcasting Co.
Local TV Reporting   Lee Hanna, WCBS - TV News
Magazine Reporting   William Lambert, Life
News Photography   Stephen Dawson Starr, The Associated Press
Book   Richard Ellmann, Editor, "The Artist as Critic - Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde"
Special Award   Wes Gallagher, The Associated Press
Special Award   Seymour M. Hersh

1968 (top of page)
International Reporting   David Kraslow and Stuart H. Loory, The Los Angeles Times
National Reporting   Bernard D. Nossiter, The Washington Post
Regional Reporting   James K. Batten and Dwayne Walls, The Charlotte Observer
Community Service   David Burnam, The New York Times
Political Reporting   Martin Arnold, The New York Times
Television Reporting   NBC News, CBS News, ABC News
Magazine Reporting   Norman Mailer, Harper's Magazine
News Photography   Edward T. Adams, The Associated Press
Criticism   John Simon, The New Leader
Book   Charles Rembar, "The End Of Obscenity"

1967 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   R.W. Apple, Jr., The New York Times
National Reporting   Clayton Fritchey, Newsday Specials
Local Reporting   J. Anthony Lukes, The New York Times
Community Service   Newsday
Television Documentary   ABC News
Magazine Reporting   The Paris Review
News Photography   Catherine Leroy
Criticism   Saul Maloff, Newsweek
Book   Alan F.Westin, "Privacy and Freedom"

1966 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   Harrison E. Salisbury, The New York Times
National Reporting   Richard Harwood, The Washington Post
Local Reporting   Cal Olston, The Fargo (North Dakota) Forum
Interpretive Reporting   Murray Kempton, New York Post
Magazine Reporting   Ramparts
Criticism   Alfred Kazin
Book   Wilson Follett, "Modern American Usage"
News Photography   Horst Faas, The Associated Press
Special Award   Arnold Gingrich, Esquire
Special Award   Time Essay, Time Magazine

1965 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   Dan Kurzman, The Washington Post
Editorial Comment   John B. Oakes, The New York Times
Metropolitan Reporting   Barry Gottehrer, New York Herald Tribune
Interpretive Reporting   Bernard B. Fall
Criticism   Susan Sontag
Television Documentary   Beryl Fox, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
News Photography   James A. Bourdier, The Associated Press
Television News   Morley Safer, Columbia Broadcasting System
Caricature   David Levine, New York Review of Books

1964 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   Malcolm W. Browne, The Associated Press
National Reporting   Paul Hope and John Barron, The Washington Star
Metropolitan Reporting   A.M. Rosenthal, The New York Times
Community Service   Samuel F. Marshall, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Criticism   Robert Brustein, The New Republic
Radio Reporting   Edward P. Morgan, American Broadcasting Co.
Television Reporting   Ted Yates, National Broadcasting Co.
Special Award   Oron J. Hale

1963 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   David Halberstam, The New York Times
National Reporting   American Broadcasting Co., Columbia Broadcasting System, National Broadcasting Co.
Metropolitan Reporting   Norman C. Miller, The Wall Street Journal
Magazine Reporting   Gilbert A. Harrison, The New Republic
Criticism   New York Review of Books
News Photography   Roger Asnong, The Associated Press
Special Award   A.H. Raskins, The New York Times
Special Award   WNEW (Radio)
Special Award   Peter Lyon

1962 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   Dana Adams Schmidt, The New York Times
National Reporting   Mary McGrory, The Washington Star
Local Reporting   Kitty Hanson, New York Daily News
Magazine Reporting   James Baldwin, The New Yorker
Television Reporting   WNDT-TV
News Photography   Hector Rondon, La Republica, Caracas
Special Award   "The Other America" by Michael Harrington
Special Award   Morton Mintz, The Washington Post
Special Award   Theodore E. Kruglak

1961 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   Morris H. Rubin, The Progressive
National Reporting   Gerard Piel, Scientific American
Local Reporting   Laurence Stern, The Washington Post
Radio & Television Reporting   Robert Young and Charles Dorkins, National Broadcasting Co.
News Photography   Anonymous Photographer, The Associated Press
Community Service   Arnold Brophy and Joseph S. Gelmis, Newsday
Special Award   Jules Feiffer

1960 (top of page)
Foreign Reporting   James Morris, The Guardian (Manchester)
National Reporting   John T. Cunniff, The Associated Press
Metropolitan Reporting   William R. Clark, and Alexander Milch, Newark (N.J.)
Radio & Television Reporting   Albert Wasserman and Robert Young, National Broadcasting Co.
News Photography   Yasushi Nagao, Mainichi Newspapers, Japan
Community Service   The Village Voice
Special Award   Douglass Carter, The Reporter