Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the Nobel Peace Committee's chairman is now being asked questions.

On Donald Trump, the chairman is asked about the pressure from the US president himself and some in the international community to earmark the prize for Trump, and whether this pressure impacted the work of the committee in deliberating.

In response, Frydnes says that "in the long history" of the Nobel Peace Prize the committee has seen campaigns and "media tension" and it receives thousands of letters each year from people who say "what for them leads to peace".

"We base our decision only on the work and the will of Alfred Nobel," he concludes.

Machado meets "all the criteria" laid out by Alfred Nobel for the prize, the committee's chairman says.

She has "brought the country's opposition together, being steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy".

Machado has "shown that the tools of democracy are also tools for peace", the chairman adds.

He says the laureate "embodies hope for the future", one where citizens' rights are protected.

"In this future people will finally be free to live in peace," he concludes.

We're now given more context on why María Corina Machado was chosen for this year's prize.

Venezuela's opposition received international support when its leaders published voting tallies it had gathered with the help of election observers, the Nobel chairman says, adding that the country's "regime refused to accept the election result and clung to power".

"Democracy is a pre-condition for lasting peace, however we live in a world where democracy is in retreat," he adds, saying that "more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms" and turning to violence.

The chairman goes on to criticise Venezuelan leadership, adding that we see the same trends elsewhere in the world - "rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation".

Jørgen Watne Frydnes is outlining what the situation in Venezuela is like, saying that democratic work is dangerous.

Machado stood up for free and fair elections more than 20 years ago - a choice of ballots over bullets, he says.

She has spent years working for freedom, he adds.

The Nobel Peace prize for 2025 goes to a "woman who keeps the flame of democracy going, amidst a growing darkness".

María Corina Machado is receiving the Nobel Peace prize for being one of the most "extraordinary examples" of courage in Latin America in recent times.

Machado has been a key unifying figure, the committee chairman adds.

"This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy, our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree.

"At a time when democracy is under threat, it is more important than ever to defend this common ground."

In a post on X, the committee says it has awarded María Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy".

Image source, Getty Images

María Corina Machado from Venezuela has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025.

Stay with as we bring you more details and updates.

Nobel Committee chairman Jorgen Watne Frydnes begins the event in a grand room, underneath a sparkling chandelier, in front of rows of press.

He begins by saying it goes to a "brave and committed champion of peace".

"A woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness."

The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize will be revealed in a few minutes, at just after 11:00 CEST (09:00 GMT, 10:00 BST) at an event held in Oslo, Norway.

You can watch along by clicking Watch live at the top of this page, and we'll bring you updates here.

The countdown is on...

Each Nobel prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma, and a cash award.

This year, each prize will be awarded 11m Swedish kronor (£869,484; $1,156,395). That means if one person is awarded the prize they keep the full sum, but if a group of scientists is awarded the prize they share the sum between themselves.

Image source, Getty Images

László Krasznahorkai won the Nobel Prize in Literature this year. The Hungarian author was recognised "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art".

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells. The prize is shared by Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi and US researchers Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell.

Their work is being used to develop new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

For the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi's work on the development of metal-organic frameworks stood out. The three scientists' work could tackle some of the biggest problems facing our planet, including capturing carbon dioxide to help tackle climate change and reducing plastic pollution using chemistry.

And John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit, paving the way for the development of the next generation of digital technologies.

Today, we'll find out who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize and on Monday we'll hear who takes home the prize for Economic Sciences.

The prize will be announced at a news conference at 11:00 CEST (09:00 GMT, 10:00 BST) at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.

The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, is set to make the announcement.

Stay with us as we'll be covering the conference live.

It's no secret that Donald Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among a handful of world leaders who have nominated the US president to the award committee in Norway.

But as we've reported earlier, Trump may have to wait a little while longer as nominations for this year's title closed in January, just as his second term in the Oval Office was getting going.

The BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann Jr talks through the selection process and asks Americans in Washington what they think the president needs to accomplish to earn the prestigious award.

Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Known as hibakusha, the survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were recognised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

Nobel Committee chair Joergen Watne Frydnes said at the time that the group had "contributed greatly to the establishment of the nuclear taboo".

Founded in 1956, the organisation sends survivors around the world to share their testimonies of the "atrocious damage" and suffering caused by the use of nuclear weapons, according to its website.

Image source, Reuters

According to the Nobel committee, 338 candidates have been nominated for this year’s prize. Of those, 244 are individuals and 94 are organisations - “a significant increase from last year”, the committee says.

We don’t know for sure who is on this year’s list - but Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are rumoured to be among the candidates.

Last year, there were 286 nominees. In 2016 the award saw its highest-ever number, with 376 candidates.

Mark Lowen
BBC News

Image source, Liam Weir / BBC

Every year since 1901 they have come together in secret, neither disclosing when they deliberate, nor allowing journalists to see their final meeting – until now.

The Nobel committee members – the guardians of the world's most prestigious award – will shortly be announcing who will be receiving this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. And the BBC, along with Norway's national broadcaster, was given access as they gathered to make their choice. It is the first time in the award's 125-year history that the media have been allowed a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the process.

"We discuss, we argue, there is a high temperature," the chairman of the committee, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, tells me, "but also, of course, we are civilised, and we try to make a consensus-based decision every year."

The Norwegian committee is appointed by the country's parliament, and although the members – usually retired MPs – fiercely guard their independence, many have strident views.

This year may be somewhat overshadowed by the campaign from the White House

But if Donald Trump wants to find out what has happened behind that committee door, exactly who nominated him and who he's been up against, he'll have a problem - the papers are kept secret for 50 years.

You can read more about what happened inside the room here.

Jenna Moon
Live editor

Image source, Liam Weir / BBC News

We're waiting to hear who has won this year’s prestigious Nobel Peace Prize.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee hasn’t declared who the nominees are - that’s a closely guarded secret it won’t release for 50 years.

But we do know that US President Donald Trump has undertaken a very public campaign to win this year’s prize. By the president’s count, he has ended at least seven wars, though his actual involvement in some of them is disputed.

He’s had his supporters: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated him for the award in July, among others who have backed the president. And Trump has openly courted this year’s nomination, repeatedly naming himself as a candidate in public appearances.

There’s one small hitch that could hinder his aspirations: nominations closed in January, as Trump’s second term was just beginning. That makes it very unlikely that he will be a contender - but with the Nobel committee keeping nominees under wraps, we don’t know for sure if they are considering the president.

Stay with us right here as we wait to find out who the recipient of this year’s award will be.