The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2020

The Nobel Prize award ceremony takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, on 10 December every year – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. At the ceremony, the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded to the Nobel Laureates.

This year, the award ceremony was streamed from the City Hall in Stockholm. The laureates had received their medals and diplomas in their home countries due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Read the speeches

Opening Address by Professor Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation

Speech to the Nobel Laureates in Physics
Speech to the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
Speech to the Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine
Speech to the Nobel Laureate in Literature
Speech to the Laureates in Economic Sciences

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Nobel Prizes and laureates

Eleven laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2023, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. Their work and discoveries range from effective mRNA vaccines and attosecond physics to fighting against the oppression of women.

See them all presented here.
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