Nobel :
Physiology or Medicine: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O’Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser “for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain”.
Chemistry: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded jointly to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner “for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy”.
Physics: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.
Literature: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2014 was awarded to Patrick Modiano “for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation”.
Economy: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2014 was awarded to Jean Tirole “for his analysis of market power and regulation”.
Peace Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani activist for female education Malala Yousafzai “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”
Others:
Man Booker Prize : Australian novelist Richard Flanagan won the Man Booker Prize for his book “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”, inspired by his father’s experience as a prisoner of war.
Pulitzer Award: Public Service – Two Prizes: The Guardian US and The Washington Post Breaking News Reporting – The Boston Globe Staff
Investigative Reporting – Chris Hamby of The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C. Explanatory Reporting – Eli Saslow of The Washington Post
Local Reporting – Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia of the Tampa Bay Times National Reporting – David Philipps of The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Co International Reporting – Jason Szep and Andrew R.c. Marshall of Reuters Feature Writing – No award
Commentary – Stephen Henderson of the Detroit Free Press Criticism – Inga Saffron of The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Writing – The Editorial Staff of The Oregonian, Portland Editorial Cartooning – Kevin Siers of The Charlotte Observer Breaking News Photography – Tyler Hicks of The New York Times FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – Josh Haner of The New York Times
Books, Drama and Music
Fiction – “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown) Drama – “The Flick” by Annie Baker
History – “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832” by Alan Taylor (W.W. Norton) Biography – “Margaret Fuller: A New American Life” by Megan Marshall (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Poetry – “3 Sections” by Vijay Seshadri (Graywolf Press)
General Nonfiction – “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation” by Dan Fagin (Bantam Books) Music – “Become Ocean” by John Luther Adams (Taiga Press/Theodore Front Musical Literature)
Academy Awards:
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Best picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best actor in a leading role: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Best actress in a leading role: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Best supporting actor: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
Best supporting actress: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Best director: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby
Best make-up & hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club
Best short film (Animated): Mr Hublot
Best animated feature film: Frozen
Best short film (live action): Helium
Best documentary short subject: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Best documentary feature: 20 Feet from Stardom
Best foreign language film: The Great Beauty (Italy)
Best sound mixing: Gravity
Best sound editing: Gravity
Best visual effects: Gravity
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Best film editing: Gravity
Best production design: The Great Gatsby
Best original score: Gravity
Best original song: Let It Go – Frozen
Best adapted screenplay: John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Best original screenplay: Spike Jonze – Her
Physiology or Medicine: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O’Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser “for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain”.
Chemistry: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded jointly to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner “for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy”.
Physics: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.
Literature: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2014 was awarded to Patrick Modiano “for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation”.
Economy: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2014 was awarded to Jean Tirole “for his analysis of market power and regulation”.
Peace Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani activist for female education Malala Yousafzai “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”
Others:
Man Booker Prize : Australian novelist Richard Flanagan won the Man Booker Prize for his book “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”, inspired by his father’s experience as a prisoner of war.
Pulitzer Award: Public Service – Two Prizes: The Guardian US and The Washington Post Breaking News Reporting – The Boston Globe Staff
Investigative Reporting – Chris Hamby of The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C. Explanatory Reporting – Eli Saslow of The Washington Post
Local Reporting – Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia of the Tampa Bay Times National Reporting – David Philipps of The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Co International Reporting – Jason Szep and Andrew R.c. Marshall of Reuters Feature Writing – No award
Commentary – Stephen Henderson of the Detroit Free Press Criticism – Inga Saffron of The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Writing – The Editorial Staff of The Oregonian, Portland Editorial Cartooning – Kevin Siers of The Charlotte Observer Breaking News Photography – Tyler Hicks of The New York Times FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – Josh Haner of The New York Times
Books, Drama and Music
Fiction – “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown) Drama – “The Flick” by Annie Baker
History – “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832” by Alan Taylor (W.W. Norton) Biography – “Margaret Fuller: A New American Life” by Megan Marshall (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Poetry – “3 Sections” by Vijay Seshadri (Graywolf Press)
General Nonfiction – “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation” by Dan Fagin (Bantam Books) Music – “Become Ocean” by John Luther Adams (Taiga Press/Theodore Front Musical Literature)
Academy Awards:
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Best picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best actor in a leading role: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Best actress in a leading role: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Best supporting actor: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
Best supporting actress: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Best director: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby
Best make-up & hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club
Best short film (Animated): Mr Hublot
Best animated feature film: Frozen
Best short film (live action): Helium
Best documentary short subject: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Best documentary feature: 20 Feet from Stardom
Best foreign language film: The Great Beauty (Italy)
Best sound mixing: Gravity
Best sound editing: Gravity
Best visual effects: Gravity
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Best film editing: Gravity
Best production design: The Great Gatsby
Best original score: Gravity
Best original song: Let It Go – Frozen
Best adapted screenplay: John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Best original screenplay: Spike Jonze – Her
