Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday in Oslo; 287 candidates nominated
In short
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday in Oslo, Norway, AP reported via The Seattle Times and The Boston Globe. The Norwegian Nobel Committee received nominations for 287 candidates this year, just over a quarter of them organizations. Prognosticators name possible contenders including the International Space Station, emergency teams in Sudan, children's advocates in Ukraine and two top international courts, while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has drawn attention in prediction markets and U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the prize.
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The Nobel Peace Prize, which the AP report describes as often considered the most prestigious award on the planet, will be announced Friday in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo received nominations for 287 candidates for this year's prize, and just over a quarter of them are organizations. [ 1 , 2 ]
Prognosticators say possible contenders this year include the International Space Station, emergency teams in Sudan, children's advocates in Ukraine and two top international courts. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has attracted attention in prediction markets. U.S. President Donald Trump, who is waging a war against Iran, has long coveted the prize and has repeatedly said he deserves it. Experts say the committee typically focuses on the durability of peace, the promotion of international fraternity and the quiet work of institutions that strengthen those goals. [ 1 , 2 ]
Last year, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the prize for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in Venezuela, recognised as a woman "who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness." Machado gave Trump her Nobel medal shortly after the United States ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro. The report calls this largely a symbolic gesture, as the Nobel Committee has said the honor itself cannot be transferred. [ 1 , 2 ]
Nominations can be made by a select group of people and organizations, including heads of state or politicians serving at a national level, university professors, directors of foreign policy institutes, past Nobel Prize recipients and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee itself. Four of this year's Nobels were announced earlier this week: the medicine prize went to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works, the physics award recognized a scientist's efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, and the chemistry prize went to two scientists. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The prize is described in the coverage as often considered the most prestigious award on the planet, and the announcement closes a week in which four other Nobels were already awarded. The coverage notes that Trump, who is waging a war against Iran, has long coveted the prize, and that last year's laureate María Corina Machado gave him her medal, a gesture the Nobel Committee said could not transfer the honor itself.
Key facts
- The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday in Oslo, Norway. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee received nominations for 287 candidates this year; just over a quarter are organizations. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Prognosticators name the International Space Station, emergency teams in Sudan, children's advocates in Ukraine and two top international courts as possible contenders. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attracted attention in prediction markets. [ 1 , 2 ]
- U.S. President Donald Trump, who is waging a war against Iran, has long coveted the prize and repeatedly said he deserves it. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Last year's prize went to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who later gave Trump her medal; the Nobel Committee has said the honor cannot be transferred. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Four of this year's Nobels, including medicine, physics and chemistry, were announced earlier this week. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Nothing is confirmed by two independent outlets yet.
Still unclear
- Who will win the prize. The documents report only predictions by prognosticators and prediction markets ahead of the announcement.
- Who the nominated candidates are. The documents give only the total of 287 and the share of organizations, not names.
- The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday in Oslo, Norway. Reported by a single source so far
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee received nominations for 287 candidates for this year's prize. Reported by a single source so far
- María Corina Machado won last year's Nobel Peace Prize and gave Trump her medal; the committee has said the honor itself cannot be transferred. Reported by a single source so far