Key Takeaways
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Nobel Prize 2026 announcements will start from 5 October and will ends on 12 October 2026.
There will be a total of Six prizes to be announced in Nobel Prize Award Winners 2026, which are, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences.
Every announcement of the Nobel Prize Award 2026 will be shown live on the official digital channels of the Nobel Prize.
The Peace Prize is announced in Oslo, and the Literature Prize comes from the Swedish Academy, and the rest all the nobel prize awards come from Stockholm.
The Nobel Prize Award Winners 2026 is going to be announced from 5 October to 12 October 2026, and each day, there will be announced winners of one category among the six-one, which are Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.
The first day for announcement of the Nobel Prize Award Winners 2026 will be on 5th October for Physiology or Medicine. In this article, explore all the Nobel Prize Award Winners 2026 with their names & categories-wise.
Nobel Prize 2026 Winners List (Category-wise)
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Date
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Day
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Category
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Announced By
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Indian Time (IST)
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Winner(s) 2026
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5 October
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Monday
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Physiology or Medicine
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Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
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3:00 PM
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To be updated
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6 October
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Tuesday
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Physics
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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3:15 PM
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To be updated
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7 October
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Wednesday
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Chemistry
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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3:15 PM
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To be updated
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8 October
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Thursday
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Literature
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Swedish Academy
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4:30 PM
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To be updated
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9 October
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Friday
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Peace
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Norwegian Nobel Committee
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2:30 PM
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To be updated
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12 October
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Monday
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Economic Sciences
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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3:15 PM
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To be updated
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Note: The Nobel Foundation gives the times in CEST (Central European Summer Time). India is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of that, so the IST column above is worked out from it.
Where to Watch the Nobel Prize 2026 Announcements Live
Every announcement is streamed live on the official digital channels of the Nobel Prize. There is a YouTube live stream for each prize, and a full playlist is available. Detailed information about each prize is published on nobelprize.org.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
The Medicine prize is given by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden. It is the first prize of the season. Between 1901 and 2025, this prize was given 116 times to 232 laureates.
Last year, in 2025, the prize went to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi. They were honoured for their discoveries about peripheral immune tolerance. In simple words, they found how our body stops its own immune system from attacking healthy organs.
2026 Winner(s): To be updated after the announcement.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2026
The Physics prize will be announced on 6 October at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
2026 Winner(s): To be updated after the announcement.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026
The Chemistry prize will be announced on 7 October. The same Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gives this one too.
2026 Winner(s): To be updated after the announcement.
Nobel Prize in Literature 2026
The Swedish Academy will announce the Literature prize on 8 October. It starts at 13:00 CEST at the earliest, which is later than most other prizes.
2026 Winner(s): To be updated after the announcement.
Nobel Peace Prize 2026
The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Peace Prize on 9 October at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. This is the only Nobel Prize announced from Norway. All the others come from Sweden.
2026 Winner(s): To be updated after the announcement.
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2026
The full name is the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. It will be announced on 12 October, which is the last announcement of the season.
2026 Winner(s): To be updated after the announcement.
How Are Nobel Prize Winners Chosen?
Choosing a winner takes a long time. It begins with nominations. Then each prize-awarding institution studies the names and finally makes its choice. The world only hears about it in October, when the winners are announced.