The Nobel Prize in Physics
Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dan Shechtman "for the discovery of quasicrystals"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity"

The Nobel Prize in Literature
Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"

The Nobel Peace Prize
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"

The Prize in Economic Sciences
Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"