The list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize is not made public , so it is not possible to say who was officially nominated in any given year.

How Nobel Peace Prize nominations work

  • Each year, hundreds of candidates are nominated; for example, there were 338 candidates (244 individuals and 94 organizations) registered for the 2025 prize.
  • People allowed to nominate include national politicians, certain university professors, members of international courts, and former laureates, among others.

Why you don’t see a nominee list

  • The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps the names of nominees strictly confidential for 50 years, which means current and recent nomination lists are not accessible to the public or the media.
  • What the Committee sometimes shares is only the total number of valid nominations received for that year, not who they are.

What you can know instead

  • You can always know who won the prize for a given year; for example, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to MarĂ­a Corina Machado of Venezuela for her work promoting democratic rights and a peaceful transition to democracy.
  • Media, betting sites, and commentators often discuss “possible contenders” or “favorites,” but these are speculative and not official nomination lists.

Forum and trending angle

In online forums and social media, discussions around “who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize” usually revolve around:

  • Leaks, rumors, or claims by nominators themselves (which may be true or may be positioning).
  • Public campaigns pushing for activists, NGOs, or political figures to be considered, even though the Committee will never confirm those names during the 50‑year secrecy period.

So if you see posts listing “all nominees” for a current year, those are almost certainly guesses or partial information , not an official roster. TL;DR: You can know how many people were nominated and who ultimately won, but the Nobel Committee keeps the actual nominee names secret for 50 years, so there is no official public list answering “who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize” for recent years.

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