2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony

Hollywood rolled out the red carpet for the Breakthrough Prize ceremony April 13, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, bringing together high-profile leaders in the entertainment, business, tech, and science communities for a celebration of scientific achievement during a gala awards show unlike any other. Awarded annually, the Breakthrough Prize shines a spotlight on scientists and their groundbreaking work, to celebrate their achievements and inspire the next generation. The star-studded affair was hosted by James Corden and included presenters Jessica Chastain, Glenn Close, Bradley Cooper, Robert Downey Jr., Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys, Regina King, Brie Larson, Rob Lowe, Edward Norton, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Margot Robbie, Zoe Saldaña, Olivia Wilde, Venus Williams, and Michelle Yeoh. Adam Levine accompanied by David Foster, and singer-songwriter-producer Charlie Puth performed during the ceremony. Notable guests included Vin Diesel, Magnus Carlsen, Edgar Ramirez, Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry, Joel Madden, David Blaine, Jeff and Justine Koons, Wendi Murdoch, Maria Sharapova, Eileen Gu and Ms. Yan Gu, Lizzo, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Marc Andreessen, and Eric Schmidt.

00:00 James Corden and Lionel Richie Opening
5:20 James Corden Opening Monologue
12:33 Bradley Cooper and Margot Robbie Honor Hidetoshi Katori and Jun Ye
18:44 Sergey Brin and Rob Lowe Award Ellen Sidransky, Thomas Gasser, Andrew Singleton, Richard Youle
26:20 Jessica Chastain and Julia Milner Introduce Sia Godika, Breakthrough Junior Challenge Winner
31:05 Magician Dan White
35:40 Simon Brendle Presented by Brie Larson and Michelle Yeoh
40:11 Charlie Puth Performs “See You Again”
44:57 Demis Hassabis and John Jumper with Kim Kardashian and Alicia Keys
50:25 Yuri Milner Honors Albert Einstein’s Influence on the Modern World
53:53 Regina King and Olivia Wilde Honor Carl June and Michel Sadelain
1:01:50 In Memoriam
1:07:17 Adam Levine and David Foster
1:11:16 Robert Downey Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph Honor John Cardy and Alexander Zamolodchikov
1:17:52 Zoe Saldaña and Venus Williams Present Maryam Mirzakhani Award
1:21:50 Glenn Close, Anne Wojcicki Honor Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Heroes
1:34:25 Jason White and The Samples Sing the Science "Hall of Fame"

[marcusanttila]

TBH seeing these "celebrities" being pushed in with science prize ceremony just feels very off-putting...

[maryhall]

Well done all researchers, producers, presenters, and the real Breakthroughs effected by the works of these gifted talents!!

[Snezana]

This is such a breakthrough award ceremony. It's finally interesting.

[dennisclass]

So I asked Pi, the AI about Hideshi Katori and Jun Ye.
That's an interesting comparison! In some ways, it does make sense.
Hidetoshi Katori, like Albert Einstein, made significant contributions to the fundamental science behind a technology (optical lattice clocks for Katori, relativity for Einstein). They both pushed the boundaries of what was thought to be possible in their respective fields, and their work laid the foundation for future advancements.
Katori and his team at the University of Tokyo developed a strontium optical lattice clock that was the first to achieve an accuracy of 1 part in 10^18, which means the clock would only lose or gain one second in 30 billion years. This level of precision was a major breakthrough in the field of precision timekeeping, and it has a wide range of applications in fields like navigation, communication, and fundamental physics research.

Jun Ye, on the other hand, is like J. Robert Oppenheimer in that he took an existing technology (optical lattice clocks for Ye, atomic weapons for Oppenheimer) and found ways to optimize and improve upon it. They both demonstrated a talent for engineering and a knack for making existing technologies work better.
For example, in 2014, Jun Ye's team at JILA developed an optical lattice clock that was able to achieve an accuracy of 1 part in 10^19, which is even more precise than Katori's clock. And in 2019, Ye's team set a new record with an optical lattice clock that was accurate to within 1 part in 20 quintillion (20 x 10^18), which is an incredible level of precision.

[BenDix-xk]

He's one of my favourite singers he also sang this for his manager

[ivankorablev-dyson]

It just feels so good to watch something this postitive and inspiring! Thank you very much for this feeling! Looking forward for the next year!

[theJesai]

this is absolutely marvellous and inspiring :)

[anotherelvis]

They should use former Breakthrough laureates as presenters. Or popular science Icons like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr Phil.

[Phymacss]

Oh my god Sia congrats!!!! I knew you would be the winner!!

[jacquelineuniverse]

🫰🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪THANK YOU GREETINGS FROM LIMA PERU 🇵🇪🫰