Nobel Prizes: Nobel Prizes are awarded each year under the will of Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish Chemist, engineer and inventor of dynamite, who died in 1896. The Prizes are given to the persons who have made the most outstanding contribution in the fields of physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine, who have produced the most distinguished literary work of an idealist tendency and who have contributed most towards world peace. The Nobel Prize for Economic Science was established in 1967by Riksband, the Central Bank of Sweden, in celebration of its 300th anniversary and was awarded for the first time in 1969. Other awards started in 1901.
2010
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov
Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, Akira Suzuki
Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, Akira Suzuki
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Robert G. Edwards
Robert G. Edwards
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo
THE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides
Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides
2009
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Charles Kuen Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith
Charles Kuen Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, Ada E. Yonath
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, Ada E. Yonath
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Herta Müller
Herta Müller
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Barack H. Obama
Barack H. Obama
THE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Elinor Ostrom, Oliver E. Williamson
Elinor Ostrom, Oliver E. Williamson
2008
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa
Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, Roger Y. Tsien
Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, Roger Y. Tsien
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Harald zur Hausen, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Luc Montagnier
Harald zur Hausen, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Luc Montagnier
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
THE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
Ramon Magsaysay Awards: Instituted in memory of the Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay who died in an air crash in 1957, the awards are given every year on August 31, the birth anniversary of Magsaysay. The awards are given for service in five fields: (1) Government Service (2) Public Service (3) Community Leadership (4) Journalism, Literature and Communicative Arts (5) International Understanding.
2008
- Mandakini Amte ( Indian ) Community Leadership
- Prakash Amte (Indian) Community Leadership
- Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (Philippines) Public Service
- Ananda Galappatti (Sri Lankan) Emergent Leadership
- Akio Ishii (Japanese) Journalism, Literature and Communicative Arts
- Therdchai Jivacate (Thai) Public Service
- Ahmad Maarif (Indonesian) Peace and International Understanding
- Grace Padaca (Filipino) Government Service
2009
- Deep Joshi (Indian)
- Ma Jun (Chinese)
- Hsaw Wa Ka (Burmese)
- Krisana Kraisintu (Thai)
- Antonio Oposa Jr. (Philipino)
- Yu Xiaogang (Chinese)
2010
- Tadatoshi Akiba (Japanese)
- Christopher Bernido (Filipino)
- Ma. Victoria Bernido (Filipino)
- Qiping Fu (Chinese)
- Daishan Huo (Chinese)
- A.H.M.Noman Khan (Bangladeshi)
- Yue Pan (Chinese)
Pulitzer Prizes: Established by an American publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, in 1917 to encourage literature and journalism in USA, the awards are given in the fields of General Reporting National Reporting, Feature Writing, Poetry, Biography, Fiction, Drams, History, Special Local Reporting, International Reporting and for Public Service.
2008
Journalism
The Washington Post
Staff of The Washington Post
Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker of The New York Times
Staff of Chicago Tribune
Amy Harmon of The New York Times
David Umhoefer of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jo Becker and Barton Gellman of The Washington Post
Steve Fainaru of The Washington Post
Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post
Steven Pearlstein of The Washington Post
Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe
No award
Michael Ramirez of Investor's Business Daily
Adrees Latif of Reuters
Preston Gannaway of Concord (NH) Monitor
Letters, Drama, and Music
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Waoby Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books)
"August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts
"What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848"by Daniel Walker Howe (Oxford University Press)
"Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father" by John Matteson (W.W. Norton)
Time and Materials by Robert Hass (Ecco/HarperCollins)
Failure by Philip Schultz (Harcourt)
The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 by Saul Friedländer (HarperCollins)
"The Little Match Girl Passion" by David Lang
Special Citations
2009
Journalism
Public Service
Las Vegas Sun, and notably the courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon
Breaking News Reporting
Staff of The New York Times
Investigative Reporting
David Barstow of The New York Times
Explanatory Reporting
Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of Los Angeles Times
Local Reporting
Detroit Free Press Staff, and notablyJim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick
Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin of East Valley Tribune, Mesa, AZ
National Reporting
Staff of St. Petersburg Times
International Reporting
Staff of The New York Times
Feature Writing
Lane DeGregory of St. Petersburg Times
Commentary
Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post
Criticism
Holland Cotter of The New York Times
Editorial Writing
Mark Mahoney of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY
Editorial Cartooning
Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune
Breaking News Photography
Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald
Feature Photography
Damon Winter of The New York Times
Letters, Drama, and Music
Fiction
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)
Drama
Ruined by Lynn Nottage
History
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company)
Biography or Autobiography
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (Random House)
Poetry
The Shadow of Sirius by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press)
General Nonfiction
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday)
Music
Double Sextet by Steve Reich (Boosey & Hawkes)
2010
Journalism
Public Service
Bristol (VA) Herald Courier
Breaking News Reporting
Staff of The Seattle Times
Investigative Reporting
Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman ofPhiladelphia Daily News
Sheri Fink of ProPublica, in collaboration with The New York Times Magazine
Explanatory Reporting
Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff
Local Reporting
Raquel Rutledge of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
National Reporting
Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff
International Reporting
Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post
Feature Writing
Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post
Commentary
Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post
Criticism
Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post
Editorial Writing
Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson and William McKenzie of The Dallas Morning News
Editorial Cartooning
Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com
Breaking News Photography
Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register
Feature Photography
Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post
Letters, Drama, and Music
Fiction
Tinkers by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary Press)
Drama
Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
History
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed (The Penguin Press)
Biography or Autobiography
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf)
Poetry
Versed by Rae Armantrout (Wesleyan University Press)
General Nonfiction
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman (Doubleday)
Music
Violin Concerto by Jennifer Higdon (Lawdon Press)
Special Citations
Hank Williams
Booker Prize: Instituted in 1968, it is the highest literary award set up by the Booker Company and the British Publishers Association along the line of the Pulitzer Prize USA. Since 2002, it has been known as the “Man Booker Prize” reflecting the sponsorship by an investment company, the M Group plc.
- 2006 Kiran Desai (The Inheritance of Loss) Novel, India
- 2007 Anne Enright (The Gathering) Novel, Ireland
- 2008 Aravind Adiga (The White Tiger) Novel, India
- 2009 Hilary Mantel (Wolf Hall) Historical novel, United Kingdom
- 2010 Howard Jacobson (The Finkler Question) Comic novel, United Kingdom.