The2005Nobel Prizes were awarded by theNobel Foundation, based inSweden. Six categories were awarded:Physics,Chemistry,Physiology or Medicine,Literature,Peace, andEconomic Sciences. Typically announced in early October alongside the other prizes, the Literature Prize experienced a delay.[1]
Nobel Week took place from December 6 to 12, including programming such as lectures, dialogues, and discussions. The award ceremony and banquet for the Peace Prize were scheduled inOslo on December 10, while the award ceremony and banquet for all other categories were scheduled for the same day inStockholm.[2][3]
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roy J. Glauber (1925–2018) |  American | "for his contribution to the quantum theory ofoptical coherence" | [4] |
 | John L. Hall (b. 1934) | "for their contributions to the development of laser-based precisionspectroscopy, including theoptical frequency comb technique" | ||
 | Theodor W. Hänsch (b. 1941) |  German | ||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Yves Chauvin (1930–2015) |  French | "for the development of themetathesis method in organic synthesis" | [5] |
 | Robert H. Grubbs (1942–2021) | American | ||
 | Richard R. Schrock (b. 1945) | |||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Barry J. Marshall (b. 1951) |  Australia | "for their discovery of the bacteriumHelicobacter pylori and its role ingastritis andpeptic ulcer disease" | [6] |
.jpg) | J. Robin Warren (1937–2024) | |||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Harold Pinter (1930–2008) |  United Kingdom | "who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms" | [7] |
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | International Atomic Energy Agency (founded 1957) | United Nations | "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way." | [8] |
 | Mohamed ElBaradei (born 1942) |  Egypt | ||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Robert J. Aumann (b. 1930) | United States | "for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation throughgame-theory analysis" | [9] |
 | Thomas C. Schelling (1921–2016) | United States | ||
Pinter's lecture, titled "Art, Truth, and Politics", was delivered by video due to Pinter's hospitalization which made traveling toStockholm unsuitable. 46 minutes in length, the lecture addressed many topics, including "political language" and American foreign policy, which subsequently provoked much discourse and criticism, as well as accusations of Pinter's "anti-Americanism."[10][11]
