Awards and Honours 2026: What Is Asked in Exams
Awards questions come every month in bank exam current affairs and in SSC CGL/CHSL General Awareness. This page lists the awards and honours of 2026 that are already announced as of 17 October 2026, each checked on the official site (nobelprize.org, PIB, MHA, oscars.org, thebookerprizes.com, rmaward.asia, the President's Secretariat). Upcoming results (Booker Prize 2026, Ballon d'Or, etc.) are not filled in until they are announced.
Key takeaway (one line each): Nobel Peace 2026 = Navi Pillay. Nobel Literature 2026 = Anne Carson (Canada). Padma Awards 2026 = 131 (5 Vibhushan, 13 Bhushan, 113 Shri). Dadasaheb Phalke (for 2024) = Anant Nag. 60th Jnanpith (2025) = R. Vairamuthu (Tamil). Oscars 2026 Best Picture = One Battle After Another. International Booker 2026 = Taiwan Travelogue (Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, tr. Lin King). No Khel Ratna for 2025.
Nobel Prize 2026 Winners List
Announced from 5 to 12 October 2026. Source: nobelprize.org, "All Nobel Prizes 2026".
| Category | Winner(s) | For |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | Francis Halzen | IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin |
| Chemistry | Henri B. Kagan, Kenso Soai | Non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis |
| Physiology or Medicine | Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel | Light-gated ion channels and optogenetics |
| Literature | Anne Carson (Canada) | "Bold and inventive oeuvre" in dialogue with the classical tradition |
| Peace | Navanethem "Navi" Pillay | Efforts to promote peace and international law |
| Economic Sciences | Robert E. Hall, Michael Woodford | Microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation (New Keynesian models) |
Exam angle: Navi Pillay is a South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Kenso Soai is Japanese; IceCube is at the South Pole.
Padma Awards 2026 (Announced 25 January 2026)
Source: PIB / Ministry of Home Affairs press note of 25 January 2026.
| Fact | Answer |
|---|---|
| Total Padma Awards 2026 | 131 (including 2 duo cases counted as one each) |
| Padma Vibhushan | 5 |
| Padma Bhushan | 13 |
| Padma Shri | 113 |
| Women awardees | 19 |
| Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI | 6 |
| Posthumous | 16 |
Padma Vibhushan 2026 (all 5):
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Dharmendra Singh Deol (posthumous) | Art | Maharashtra |
| Justice K. T. Thomas | Public Affairs | Kerala |
| Dr. N. Rajam (violinist) | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| P. Narayanan | Literature and Education | Kerala |
| V. S. Achuthanandan (posthumous) | Public Affairs | Kerala |
Notable Padma Bhushan 2026 names: Alka Yagnik (singer), Mammootty (actor), Uday Kotak (banker), Vijay Amritraj (tennis), Piyush Pandey (adman, posthumous), Shibu Soren (posthumous), V. K. Malhotra (posthumous), Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Notable Padma Shri 2026 names include cricketers Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur, and actors R. Madhavan and Prosenjit Chatterjee.
National Awards 2026 (India)
| Award | Winner (2026 announcement) | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Ratna | None announced in 2025 or 2026 | Last given in 2024 (5 awardees; 53 in total) |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award (for 2024) | Anant Nag (Kannada actor) | Conferred by President Murmu at the 72nd National Film Awards, Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), Gujarat, 22 Sep 2026 |
| 60th Jnanpith Award (for 2025) | R. Vairamuthu (Tamil poet-lyricist) | Announced 14 Mar 2026; third Tamil writer after Akilan and Jayakanthan |
| Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 (English) | Navtej Sarna, Crimson Spring (novel) | Announced 16 Mar 2026 in 24 languages |
| Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 (Hindi) | Mamta Kalia, Jeete Jee Allahabad (memoir) | Same list |
| National Sports Awards 2025 | No Khel Ratna; 17 Arjuna Awards | Announced 18 Aug 2026; Arjuna list includes Divya Deshmukh, Vidit Gujarathi, Tejaswin Shankar, Gayatri Gopichand. Full list: National Sports Awards 2025 list |
International Awards 2026
| Award | Winner | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Oscars 2026 (98th Academy Awards) - Best Picture | One Battle After Another | Won 6 Oscars; ceremony 15 Mar 2026 |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | One Battle After Another |
| Best Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Sinners |
| Best Actress | Jessie Buckley | Hamnet |
| Best International Feature | Sentimental Value (Norway) | First Norwegian winner |
| Best Original Song | "Golden" | KPop Demon Hunters |
| New category | Best Casting (first time) | Won by One Battle After Another |
| International Booker Prize 2026 | Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King | 19 May 2026; first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win |
| Ramon Magsaysay Award 2026 | Tommy Koh (Singapore), Runa Khan (Bangladesh), Bo Kyi (Myanmar) | Announced 31 Aug 2026; 68th edition |
| Pulitzer Prize 2026 (Fiction) | Daniel Kraus, Angel Down | Announced 4 May 2026 |
| Booker Prize 2026 | Shortlist out (chair: Mary Beard); winner due in November 2026 | Update when announced |
Last year's International Booker (2025) went to Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp (Kannada, tr. Deepa Bhasthi), so expect "consecutive years" questions on the publisher And Other Stories.
How to Remember Awards 2026 (Tricks)
- Nobel 2026 = "Ice, Mirror, Light, Poet, Judge, Keynes": Physics (IceCube neutrinos), Chemistry (mirror-image molecules), Medicine (light switches neurons), Literature (poet Anne Carson), Peace (judge Navi Pillay), Economics (New Keynesian models).
- Padma 2026 = "5-13-113", and 3 of the 5 Vibhushans are from Kerala.
- Literature 2026 for India = "V for Vairamuthu, S for Sarna": Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi (English).
Common Mistakes in Awards Questions
- Writing Mohanlal for the latest Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He received it for 2023; Anant Nag received it for 2024 (conferred 22 September 2026).
- Writing Vinod Kumar Shukla for the latest Jnanpith. He got the 59th (2024); Vairamuthu got the 60th (2025).
- Assuming a Khel Ratna 2025 exists. None was given.
- Mixing the Booker Prize (English fiction, winner due November) with the International Booker (translated fiction, May).
Awards and Honours 2026 Questions with Answers (Practice Set)
- Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2026? Answer: Navanethem (Navi) Pillay.
- Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026? Answer: Anne Carson (Canada).
- How many Padma Awards were announced for 2026? Answer: 131 (5 Vibhushan, 13 Bhushan, 113 Shri).
- Which violinist received the Padma Vibhushan 2026? Answer: Dr. N. Rajam.
- Who received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024? Answer: Anant Nag.
- Who is the 60th Jnanpith awardee? Answer: R. Vairamuthu (Tamil).
- Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars 2026? Answer: One Battle After Another.
- Which book won the International Booker Prize 2026? Answer: Taiwan Travelogue (Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, tr. Lin King).
- Tommy Koh, a 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, is from which country? Answer: Singapore.
- Optogenetics won which Nobel Prize in 2026? Answer: Physiology or Medicine.
Practise with the IBPS SBI Clerk Current Affairs Mock Test (September 2026) and IBPS SBI PO Current Affairs Mock Test (September 2026).
Awards and Honours 2026 FAQs
Who won the Nobel Prizes in 2026?
Physics: Francis Halzen. Chemistry: Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai. Medicine: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. Literature: Anne Carson. Peace: Navi Pillay. Economics: Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford.
How many Padma Awards were given in 2026?
131: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri, announced on 25 January 2026.
Who got the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2026?
Kannada actor Anant Nag received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 from President Droupadi Murmu on 22 September 2026, at the 72nd National Film Awards.
Who won the Jnanpith Award 2026?
The 60th Jnanpith Award (for the year 2025), announced in March 2026, went to Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu.
Was the Khel Ratna Award given for 2025?
No. The National Sports Awards 2025, announced on 18 August 2026, named no Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardee and 17 Arjuna awardees.
Practice Next
- New SSC CGL practice: SSC CGL Current Affairs Mock Test October 2026.
- Mock tests: IBPS SBI Clerk Current Affairs Mock Test (August 2026), IBPS SBI Clerk Current Affairs Mock Test (September 2026) and SSC CGL Tier 1 Current Affairs Mock (September 2026).
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- Exam details: SSC CGL 2026.
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