The Nobel Prize in Physics
Charles Kuen Kao "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication"

The Nobel Prize in Physics
Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith "for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase"

The Nobel Prize in Literature
Herta Müller "who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed"

The Nobel Peace Prize
Barack H. Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"

The Prize in Economic Sciences
Elinor Ostrom "for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons"

The Prize in Economic Sciences
Oliver E. Williamson "for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm"