Recent awards
Physics
34 recipients from 18 prize editions, 2024–2026.
Prizes and recipients
2026 (special)
Breakthrough Prize
- David J. Gross Fundamental Physics
2026
Breakthrough Prize
- Muon g−2 collaboration Brookhaven Fundamental Physics
- Muon g−2 collaboration CERN Fundamental Physics
- Muon g−2 collaboration Fermilab Fundamental Physics
Max Planck Medal
Shaw Prize
- Ken'ichi Nomoto Astronomy
- Stanford Woosley Astronomy
2025 (special)
Breakthrough Prize
- Gerardus 't Hooft Fundamental Physics
2025
Breakthrough Prize
- ALICE collaboration Fundamental Physics
- ATLAS collaboration Fundamental Physics
- CMS collaboration Fundamental Physics
- LHCb collaboration Fundamental Physics
Max Planck Medal
Nobel Prize
- John Clarke Physics
- John M. Martinis Physics
- Michel H. Devoret Physics
Shaw Prize
- George Efstathiou Astronomy
- John Richard Bond Astronomy
Wolf Prize
- Jainendra K. Jain Physics
- James P. Eisenstein Physics
- Mordehai Heiblum Physics
2024
Breakthrough Prize
- Alexander Zamolodchikov Fundamental Physics
- John Cardy Fundamental Physics
Crafoord Prize
- Conny Aerts Astronomy
- Douglas Gough Astronomy
- Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard Astronomy
Kavli Prize
- David Charbonneau Astrophysics
- Sara Seager Astrophysics
Max Planck Medal
Millennium Technology Prize
Nobel Prize
- Geoffrey Hinton Physics
- John J. Hopfield Physics
Shaw Prize
- Shrinivas R. Kulkarni Astronomy
Wolf Prize
- Martin Rees Physics