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How are the Nobel Prize laureates selected?
After a long selection process, the Nobel Prize-awarding institutions finally make their choice. In October, the world will learn about the discoveries and achievements honoured by this year’s prizes.
Find out more about the nomination process in the video.
Read more about the nomination and selection of Nobel Prize laureates
The Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute receive a number of requests for comments regarding the permanence of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s status. The facts are clear and well established. Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.
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On 8 January, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2022 met the Norwegian Nobel Commitee for the first time. Ales Bialiatski has been imprisoned twice; firstly from 2011 to 2014, and from 2021 to 2025. He was still in prison when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. Bialiatski was released and exiled to Lithuania on 13 December 2025.
Ales Bialiatski visiting the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the first time after being released from prison.
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Mary E. Brunkow receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025.
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Michel H. Devoret and László Krasznahorkai at a reception for the 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in Stockholm.
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Philippe Aghion lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025.
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How many Nobel Prize laureates have been awarded during the years? Who’s the youngest laureate? Has anybody declined the Nobel Prize? Find Nobel Prize facts and figures here.
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