Photo gallery - The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2006

Onstage are the 2006 Nobel Laureates, the Swedish Royal Family, members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Assembly of Karolinska Institutet, the Swedish Academy, Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation and previous Nobel Laureates.

The Swedish Royal Family in the front row (left to right) Princess Lilian, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria. Somewhat hidden are Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Philip.

The Swedish Royal Family stands when the Royal anthem 'KungssÃ¥ngen' is played.

Craig C. Mello, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, acknowledges the applause after receiving his Nobel Medal and Diploma.

The Nobel Laureates of 2006 (front row, left to right): John C. Mather, George F. Smoot, Roger D. Kornberg, Andrew Z. Fire, Craig C. Mello, Orhan Pamuk, and Edmund S. Phelps.

Professor Horace Engdahl, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, delivering his Presentation Speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature 2006.

Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Laureate in Literature, acknowledges the applause after receiving his Nobel Medal and Diploma.

Economics Laureate Edmund S. Phelps receiving his Medal and Diploma from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Laureate in Literature, shows his Nobel Medal to his daughter, Rüya Pamuk.

Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Laureate in Literature, with his daughter, Rüya Pamuk, after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.

Craig C. Mello Nobel, Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, proudly shows his Nobel diploma to his family.

John C. Mather, Nobel Laureate in Physics, holding his Nobel Medal. Beside him is his wife, Jane H. Mather.

Roger D. Kornberg, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, with his wife, Yahli Lorch and sons, Guy and Gil

Roger D. Kornberg, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, with his wife, Yahli Lorch and sons, Guy (left) and Gil (right), after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm.

George F. Smoot, Nobel Laureate in Physics, with his Nobel Medal.

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Roger D. Kornberg and his father, Arthur Kornberg, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1959

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Roger D. Kornberg (left) and his father, Arthur Kornberg (right), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1959.

The bust of Alfred Nobel adorned with flowers

The bust of Alfred Nobel adorned with some of the 13,000 flowers donated by the City of Sanremo.

Floral arrangements at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden.