2025 Nobel Peace Prize: A total of 338 individuals and organizations were nominated for the Peace Prize this year. This entire list will be kept secret for the next 50 years
Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced this on Friday, October 10. Four Nobel Prizes had already been announced this year, but the world’s attention was focused on who would receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This was largely due to US President Donald Trump’s unwavering pursuit of the award, leaving no platform or method unused to demonstrate that he was the most deserving recipient this year.
A total of 338 individuals and organizations were nominated for the Peace Prize this year. The entire list will be kept secret for the next 50 years. Last year, in 2024, the award was given to Nihon Hidankyo, a group of survivors of the atomic bombings of Japan, for its efforts to ban nuclear weapons.
Who is Maria Corina Machado?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless efforts to promote democratic rights for the Venezuelan people and to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
As the leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado is seen as one of the most extraordinary examples of civic courage in Latin America in recent times. Machado is known for uniting the deeply divided Venezuelan opposition. Under her leadership, the opposition came together to demand free elections and representative government. At a time when democracy is under threat, protecting this common ground is more important than ever.
Venezuela’s authoritarian regime makes political work extremely difficult. Machado founded Súmate, an organization dedicated to democratic development. She stood for free and fair elections more than 20 years ago.
Before the 2024 elections, Machado was the opposition’s presidential candidate. But the dictatorial regime blocked her candidacy. She then supported Edmundo González Urrutia, a representative of a different party. The opposition united before and during the election. The opposition gained international support when its leaders personally counted the votes cast nationwide, showing a clear victory. However, the regime refused to accept the election results and clung to power. Machado was forced into hiding for the time being. Despite serious threats to her life, she remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions.
What does a Nobel Prize winner get?
The awards ceremony will be held on December 10th. This day marks the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the founder of these awards. Alfred Nobel was a wealthy Swedish industrialist who invented dynamite. He died in 1896. Each laureate receives a prize of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately ₹10.5 crore). In addition, winners receive an 18-carat gold medal and a diploma.
Who has received the Nobel Prize for 2025 so far?
The first Nobel Prize for 2025 was announced on Monday, October 6, in the field of medicine. The prize was awarded to Mary E. Brunko, Fred Ramsdell, and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries related to peripheral immune tolerance. On Tuesday, the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for their research on the strange world of subatomic quantum tunneling, which advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing. On Wednesday, Susumu Kitagawa of Japan, Richard Robson of Australia, and Omer M. Yaghi of the United States were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their contributions to metal-organic frameworks. On Thursday, the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to László Krasznahorkai, considered Hungary’s most important living author. He was awarded the prize for his compelling and visionary work that affirms the power of art, in the midst of apocalyptic terror.
Now, after the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize, it will be the turn of the last Nobel – the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which will be announced on the coming Monday.