Ann Hornaday, Longtime Washington Post Film Critic and Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Dies at 66
Ann Hornaday, the longtime film critic at The Washington Post, died Sunday at her home in Baltimore following a battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. She was 66. Hornaday spent more than 20 years at the Post, joining in 2002 and leaving in 2025. Over the course of her time at the Post, […]
Ann Hornaday, the renowned film critic for the Washington Post, has passed away at the age of 66, as confirmed by the Post. The Pulitzer Prize finalist succumbed to glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, on Sunday, according to her husband. Over her two-decade tenure at the Post, she authored numerous reviews and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2008.
Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray expressed his admiration for Hornaday, praising her as a knowledgeable and insightful voice. She was known for her warm and accessible writing style and had been an early advocate for filmmakers such as Ryan Coogler, Greta Gerwig, Alexander Payne, and Tom McCarthy. Hornaday frequently reviewed films on "PBS NewsHour" and considered "The Hurt Locker" to be the best film she ever reviewed.
Her review of "There Will Be Blood" was part of her Pulitzer finalist submission. In 2017, she released "Talking Pictures," a guide to critically viewing movies. She was also working on a book about the making of "All the President's Men," set for release in 2028.
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