Winner's Name | Field | Country | Work |
Saul Perlmutter Brian P. Schmidt Adam G. Riess | Physics | USA Australia USA | For the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae. |
Dan Shechtman | Chemistry | Israel | For the discovery of quasicrystals. |
Bruce A. Beutler Jules A. Hoffmann Ralph M. Steinman | Medicine | USA Luxembourg Canada | 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. |
Tomas Tranströmer | Literature | Sweden | Because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality. |
Thomas J. Sargent Christopher A. Sims | Economics | USA USA | For their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy. |
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Leymah Gbowee Tawakkul Karman | Peace | Liberia Liberia Yemen | For their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work. |
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