The Nobel Prize in Physics
John C. Mather and George F. Smoot "for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Roger D. Kornberg "for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello "for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA"

The Nobel Prize in Literature
Orhan Pamuk "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures"

The Nobel Peace Prize
Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below"

The Prize in Economic Sciences
Edmund S. Phelps "for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy"