Wesley Morris

Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris in 2013
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
EducationYale University (BA)
Occupations
  • Film critic
  • writer
Years active1993–present
EmployerThe New York Times
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Criticism (2012 and 2021)

Wesley Morris (born 1975)[2] is an American film critic and podcast host. He is currently critic-at-large for The New York Times,[3] as well as co-host, with Jenna Wortham, of the New York Times podcast Still Processing. Previously, Morris wrote for The Boston Globe, then Grantland.[4] He won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his work with The Globe and the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his New York Times coverage of race relations in the United States, making Morris the only writer to have won the Criticism prize more than once.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Wesley Morris". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Lehman, Susan (December 8, 2015). "New Critic at Large: 'Breathtakingly Funny, Absolutely Serious'". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Simmons, Bill. "Delighted to announce that Pulitzer Prize winner @wesley_morris joins @Grantland33 full-time and also starting January 1st". Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference pulitzer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ LaForme, Ren. "Here are the winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes". Poynter. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Criticism". pulitzer.org. Retrieved February 14, 2023.