Its a nobel prize season in sweden and norway its the worlds most prestigious accolade but while many laureates a celebrated others have attracted controversy so is the nobel prize still relevant this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter dobby the nobel prize is one of the worlds most coveted awards its recognizes the highest achievements in a variety of subjects from science to literature and economics to peace notable winners include Albert Einstein Martin Luther king jr mother Theresa Nelson mandela and Yasser Arafat but over the years some have criticized the Nobel Committee and its choices laureates will be announced this week in sweden and in norway in an unprecedented move to prizes for literature will be awarded last years award was cancelled after allegations of Sexual Misconduct against the husband of a Swedish Academy member secret juries select the recipients and the names of the nominees are kept secret for 50 years. There have been some controversies