The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 1999

A Summary

The Ceremony begins with the arrival of the Royal family, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Princess Lilian, and the Nobel Laureates and representatives of the Prize-Awarding Institutions. The 1999 Nobel Laureates receive their Nobel Prizes from the hands of His Majesty the King. Walter Kohn, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, also receives his Prize.

Read the Opening address

To cite this section
MLA style: The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 1999. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024. Sun. 6 Oct 2024. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1999/award-video/>

Back to top Back To Top Takes users back to the top of the page

Watch the 2024 Nobel Prize announcements

Coming up

Don't miss the Nobel Prize announcements 7-14 October!

Watch the live stream of the announcements.
Illustration

Explore prizes and laureates

Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.