PRIO is situated in the same city as the Nobel Institute, but has no formal links to it.
Since no one at the Nobel Institute can indulge in commenting, and the nominators are requested not to publish their proposals, the PRIO Director is asked every year by a number of journalists to comment on potential candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Director's opinion is not an confirmation of nomination, and he has chosen not to make use of his eligibility for nominating candidates.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee selects each year's leaureate from a list of valid nominations received by 1st February that year. The members of the committee can also nominate candidates before their first meeting after the deadline. The prize is usually announced in early October.
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PRIO Director's Shortlist 2021
About the PRIO Director's Shortlist
PRIO Director's Shortlist 2020Winner: World Food Programme
PRIO Director's Shortlist 2019Winner: Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed Ali
PRIO Director's Shortlist 2018Winner: Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege PRIO Director's Shortlist 2017 Winner: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) PRIO Director's Speculations 2016 Winner: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos PRIO Director's Speculations 2015 Winner: Tunisian national dialogue quartet PRIO Director's Speculations 2014 Winner: Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai PRIO Director's Speculations 2013 Winner: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) PRIO Director's Speculations 2012 Winner: The European Union (EU) PRIO Director's Speculations 2011 Winners: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman PRIO Director's Speculations 2010 Winner: Liu Xiaobo PRIO Director's Speculations 2009Winner: Barack Obama PRIO Director's Speculations 2008 Winner: Martti Ahtisaari PRIO Director's Speculations 2007 Winner: IPCC & Al Gore PRIO Director's Speculations 2006 Winner: Muhammad Yunus & Grameen Bank PRIO Director's Speculations 2005 Winner: IAEA & Mohamed ElBaradei PRIO Director's Speculations 2004 Winner: Wangari Maathai PRIO Director's Speculations 2003 Winner: Shirin Ebadi PRIO Director's Speculations 2002 Winner: Jimmy Carter
PRIO Director's Shortlist 2018Winner: Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege
PRIO Director's Shortlist 2017 Winner: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
PRIO Director's Speculations 2016 Winner: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
PRIO Director's Speculations 2015 Winner: Tunisian national dialogue quartet
PRIO Director's Speculations 2014 Winner: Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai
PRIO Director's Speculations 2013 Winner: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
PRIO Director's Speculations 2012 Winner: The European Union (EU)
PRIO Director's Speculations 2011 Winners: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman
PRIO Director's Speculations 2010 Winner: Liu Xiaobo PRIO Director's Speculations 2009Winner: Barack Obama
PRIO Director's Speculations 2008 Winner: Martti Ahtisaari
PRIO Director's Speculations 2007 Winner: IPCC & Al Gore
PRIO Director's Speculations 2006 Winner: Muhammad Yunus & Grameen Bank
PRIO Director's Speculations 2005 Winner: IAEA & Mohamed ElBaradei
PRIO Director's Speculations 2004 Winner: Wangari Maathai
PRIO Director's Speculations 2003 Winner: Shirin Ebadi
PRIO Director's Speculations 2002 Winner: Jimmy Carter