Experience the Magic of the Nobel Festivities!
As soon as they arrive in Oslo and Stockholm, the 2011 Nobel Laureates will participate in an extensive programme of events, including press conferences, receptions, Nobel Lectures, concerts and royal banquets. On 10 December, the Laureates will receive their Nobel Prizes during Award Ceremonies that will be webcast live in full at Nobelprize.org. The evening ends with magnificent Nobel Banquets.
Watch the 2011 Nobel Laureates in Discussion
Watch "Nobel Minds", a round table discussion program where the 2011 Laureates talk about issues of global concern, their own research, and their early influences.
2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae" with one half to Saul Perlmutter and the other half jointly to Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess.
Speech at the Nobel Prize Award CeremonyBanquet Speech by Saul Perlmutter
Nobel Lecture by Saul Perlmutter
Nobel Lecture by Adam G. Riess
Nobel Lecture by Brian P. Schmidt
Video Interview with Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess
Photo Gallery for Saul Perlmutter
Photo Gallery for Brian P. Schmidt
Photo Gallery for Adam G. Riess
2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Dan Shechtman "for the discovery of quasicrystals".
Speech at the Nobel Prize Award CeremonyBanquet Speech by Dan Shechtman
Nobel Lecture by Dan Shechtman
Video Interview with Dan Shechtman
Photo Gallery for Dan Shechtman
2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided, one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity".
Speech at the Nobel Prize Award CeremonyBanquet Speech by Jules A. Hoffmann
Nobel Lecture by Bruce A. Beutler
Nobel Lecture by Jules A. Hoffmann
Nobel Lecture for Ralph Steinman
Video Interview with Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann
Photo Gallery for Bruce A. Beutler
Photo Gallery for Jules A. Hoffmann
Photo Gallery for Ralph M. Steinman
2011 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 is awarded to Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality".
Speech at the Nobel Prize Award CeremonyBanquet Speech for Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas Tranströmer's Nobel Lecture
Photo Gallery for Tomas Tranströmer
2011 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".
Speech at the Nobel Peace Prize Award CeremonyNobel Lecture by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Nobel Lecture by Leymah Gbowee
Nobel Lecture by Tawakkol Karman
Photo Gallery for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Photo Gallery for Leymah Gbowee
Photo Gallery for Tawakkol Karman
2011 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
The 2011 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded jointly to Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"
Speech at the Nobel Prize Award CeremonyBanquet Speech by Thomas J. Sargent
Prize Lecture by Thomas J. Sargent
Prize Lecture by Christopher A. Sims
Video Interview with Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims
Photo Gallery for Thomas J. Sargent
Photo Gallery for Christopher A. Sims
Photos from the 2011 Nobel Week
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Eleven of the thirteen 2011 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo. -
The table of honor at the Nobel Banquet. -
From left: Physics Laureate Adam G. Riess, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Physics Laureate Brian P. Schmidt and Laura Nelson, wife of Physics Laureate Saul Perlmutter, at the Nobel Banquet. -
Thomas J. Sargent delivering his banquet speech. -
Chemistry Laureate Dan Shechtman is addressed at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. -
Adam G. Riess after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall. -
Mrs Claudia Steinman after receiving the Nobel Prize Diploma and Medal on behalf of the late Professor Ralph M. Steinman. -
Tomas Tranströmer receiving his Nobel Medal and Diploma from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. -
Tomas Tranströmer after receiving the Nobel Prize Diploma and Medal. -
Saul Perlmutter with his wife Laura Nelson and daughter Noa after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. -
Dan Shechtman with family and friends after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. -
Thomas J. Sargent showing his Medal after the Prize Award Ceremony. -
Tenor Joseph Calleja, featured soloist at the 2011 Nobel Prize Concert in the Stockholm Concert Hall. -
Eight of the 2011 Nobel Laureates took part in Nobel Media's recording of the TV-program 'Nobel Minds', hosted by Zeinab Badawi, BBC World News. -
Recording of Nobel Media's TV-program 'Nobel Minds' in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace. -
Dan Shechtman delivering his Nobel Lecture at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. -
Jules A. Hoffmann delivering his Nobel Lecture in the Jacob Berzelius Lecture Hall at Karolinska Institutet. -
Tomas Tranströmer receives applause after the program at the Swedish Academy. -
Uppsala Chamber Soloists playing during the program for Nobel Laureate Tomas Tranströmer at the Swedish Academy. -
Medicine Laureates Jules A. Hoffmann (left) and Bruce A. Beutler (right) during their interview with Nobelprize.org. -
Physics Laureates Saul Perlmutter (left) and Brian P. Schmidt (right) during their interview with Nobelprize.org. -
Adam G. Riess together with his wife Nancy Joy Riess and their two children Noah and Gabrielle at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm. -
Like many Laureates before him, Christopher A. Sims autographs a chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum. -
Thomas J. Sargent takes a photo of his autographed chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum.
Press Releases
Find the latest press releases from the Nobel organizations here.
The Menu - The Nobel Banquet in Stockholm 2011
Table of Honor - The Nobel Banquet in Stockholm 2011
EBU to Carry Live Feed of Nobel Prize Events
Holocaust Memorial Day,
27 January 2011
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 16 January 2012
Presentation of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize
Acceptance Speech
Nobel Lecture
Biography
Visitors' Frequently Asked Questions
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Tell their Stories
Watch a documentary introducing the "Women of Peace"A Nobel Prize Awarded in Oslo
Nobel Prize Awarded Women
43 women in total have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2011. See the list
"If I Have 300 Ideas in a Year and Just One Turns Out to Work I Am Satisfied"
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, born in 1833, is the man behind the Nobel Prize.
Languages: Spoke 5 languages fluently at the age of 17.
Professions: Swedish chemist, inventor of dynamite, engineer, armaments manufacturer, business man.
Fortune: In his will he left 31 million SEK (today about 265 million dollar) to fund the prizes.
2012 Nobel Laureates
The process of selecting Nobel Laureates continues all year round. This month's work in the committees:
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Economic Sciences: Nomination proposals are received. Deadline for nominations is 31 January.
Peace: Nomination proposals are received. Deadline for nominations is 1 February.