Nobel Prize 2026: Announcement Dates, Times, Live Streams and Results

The direct answer: dates are confirmed, laureates are pending

The Nobel Prize 2026 announcement dates are Monday 5 October for Physiology or Medicine, Tuesday 6 October for Physics, Wednesday 7 October for Chemistry, Thursday 8 October for Literature, Friday 9 October for Peace and Monday 12 October for Economic Sciences. NobelPrize.org has published a dedicated YouTube stream for every announcement as well as one official playlist for the full week.[1]

No 2026 laureate, citation or prize-sharing decision had been announced at the 29 September publication check. Every result is therefore labelled **Pending**, not projected. The first five announcements run on consecutive weekdays, followed by a weekend break before the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel closes the schedule on 12 October.[1] [3]

Five times are qualified by the words “at the earliest”. Medicine is listed for 11:30 CEST at the earliest; Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences for 11:45 CEST at the earliest; and Literature for 13:00 CEST at the earliest. The Peace Prize is the exception: its official listing says 11:00 CEST without that qualifier. Converted times below retain this distinction rather than turning an earliest start into a guarantee.[1] [3]

The complete 2026 announcement schedule in local time

**Monday 5 October — Physiology or Medicine: Pending.** The earliest announcement time is 11:30 CEST in Solna. That is 10:30 BST in the UK, 15:00 IST in India, 05:30 EDT in the US eastern time zone, 02:30 PDT on the US west coast and 20:30 AEDT in Sydney. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet makes the decision and announces it at Nobel Forum.[1] [3] [4]

**Tuesday 6 October — Physics: Pending; Wednesday 7 October — Chemistry: Pending.** Both are scheduled for 11:45 CEST at the earliest at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The conversion for each day is 10:45 BST, 15:15 IST, 05:45 EDT, 02:45 PDT and 20:45 AEDT. Each category has its own stream and result even though the clock time and venue match.[1] [3]

**Thursday 8 October — Literature: Pending.** Its earliest time is 13:00 CEST, equivalent to 12:00 BST, 16:30 IST, 07:00 EDT, 04:00 PDT and 22:00 AEDT. The Swedish Academy announces the decision in Stockholm. **Friday 9 October — Peace: Pending.** Its stated 11:00 CEST time is 10:00 BST, 14:30 IST, 05:00 EDT, 02:00 PDT and 20:00 AEDT; the Norwegian Nobel Committee announces it in Oslo.[1] [3] [4]

**Monday 12 October — Economic Sciences: Pending.** The earliest time is 11:45 CEST, so the local conversions are again 10:45 BST, 15:15 IST, 05:45 EDT, 02:45 PDT and 20:45 AEDT. The full official name is the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. It is announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.[1] [4] [5]

How to watch the official Nobel Prize live streams

The safest viewing route is the 2026 announcement page on NobelPrize.org. It places the six individual YouTube links beside the relevant dates and also links to the official playlist. Nobel Prize Outreach says it provides the live footage through YouTube during 5–12 October, while the Foundation says all announcements will be broadcast on the Nobel Prize's official digital channels.[1] [2] [3]

Open the dated stream from the schedule rather than relying on an old bookmark or an unauthorised restream. The official page is also the place to check whether an announcement has started later than its earliest listed time. A YouTube holding screen before the event does not mean the prize has been declared, and a clipped social post should not take priority over the full institutional announcement.[1] [2]

Nobel Prize Outreach permits the streams to be shown in public rooms and embedded on websites with the requested credit, but it does not permit users to download, record, alter or present the YouTube material outside its context. Those terms matter to publishers; ordinary viewers can simply use the official stream or playlist. Platform availability and links can still change, so they should be reopened on the day.[2]

Where confirmed winners and scientific citations will appear

A stream supplies the live moment; the permanent record comes from the awarding institution and NobelPrize.org. The Nobel Foundation says in-depth information about each 2026 prize will be published on the official website. A responsible result update should include the laureate name or names, the exact citation, the awarding body and a fresh timestamp only after that material appears.[3]

The four decision-making bodies are distinct. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet selects Medicine; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences selects Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences; the Swedish Academy selects Literature; and the Norwegian Nobel Committee selects Peace. The Nobel Foundation administers the wider Nobel organisation but does not replace those institutions as the source of their prize decisions.[4] [10]

Readers should also distinguish a live announcement from later explanatory material. The initial citation may be followed by a press release, scientific background, interviews or public information explaining the work. Those additions can deepen a result page, but they do not justify filling gaps before publication. Until an official announcement is made, “Pending” is the only accurate result.[1] [3] [4]

Why Economic Sciences has a different official name

Alfred Nobel's will established five categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was established by Sweden's central bank in 1968, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences began selecting its laureates in 1969. That history explains the longer formal title used in the announcement calendar.[4] [5] [11]

It is common to refer informally to six prizes during announcement week because six decisions are revealed and the Economic Sciences award is presented with the others. Still, the distinction is useful when readers ask why economics is absent from Nobel's will or why its official name differs. The article will use “Economic Sciences” as a short label while retaining the full name where precision matters.[5] [10] [11]

All six decisions lead into the same broad Nobel season, but they are not one combined vote. Their committees and academies assess different bodies of work, and each result needs its own citation and source. A name reported for one category cannot be treated as evidence about another, nor should a cross-category prediction list be mistaken for the official announcement sequence.[4] [6]

Why nominee lists and winner predictions are not results

Nobel nomination information is confidential for at least 50 years. NobelPrize.org says current nominee names cannot be officially revealed, and that rumours may come from public statements or leaks by nominators rather than the sealed Nobel record. A public claim that somebody was nominated is therefore not proof that the committee has validated the nomination, shortlisted the candidate or selected a winner.[5]

The broad process starts with nominations, continues through months of committee assessment and expert consultation, and ends with a final vote by the relevant prize-awarding institution. The official timeline places evaluation from February to September and the final decisions in October. It does not publish a current shortlist for readers to convert into odds or forecasts.[6]

The Peace Prize provides a useful example. Reuters reported that the Norwegian Nobel Committee said 287 candidates were being considered for 2026, comprising 208 individuals and 79 organisations. Reuters also noted that the complete list is sealed for 50 years and that public claims about particular nominations cannot be verified from it. The Norwegian committee describes a process of validation, shortlisting, external analysis and repeated deliberation before its decision.[8] [9]

The Norwegian government does not choose the Peace laureate and, according to Reuters, learns the name when the public does. The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee makes the decision; it normally seeks consensus, although a majority vote is sufficient. None of that offers a legitimate basis for naming a winner before 11:00 CEST on 9 October.[8] [9]

What the 2026 laureates receive and when prizes are presented

The Nobel Foundation has set the 2026 prize amount at **SEK 12 million per prize category**. Its 18 September announcement says this is an increase of SEK 1 million from previous years and links the change to the 125th anniversary of the Nobel Prize. If a category is shared, readers should wait for the official prize page to explain the allocation rather than dividing the amount themselves.[7]

A prize can be shared by up to three individuals; for Peace, an organisation may also be a laureate. Those rules describe what is possible, not what will happen in 2026. No number of laureates or money split is confirmed before the respective announcement, and the category amount should not be mistaken for a guaranteed payment to each named person.[5] [7]

Announcement week is separate from the presentation ceremonies. Nobel Day falls on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The Peace Prize is presented in Oslo, while the other prizes are presented in Stockholm. Reuters' historical overview and the official selection timeline both make that announcement-versus-ceremony distinction clear.[6] [10]

The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901. That 125-year span gives the 2026 announcements their anniversary context, but it does not change the evidential rule for this page: current laureates must come from current institutional releases. Historical prestige, previous winners and expert commentary cannot substitute for the six decisions due in October.[7] [11]

How this rolling results guide will be updated

Before each event, the schedule line will remain **Pending** and retain “at the earliest” where the official source uses it. After the relevant institution speaks, the line can change to **Confirmed** with the laureate name, exact citation and announcement time. If a stream begins late, the converted schedule remains an earliest time rather than a false claim that the declaration was delayed.[1] [3]

The update order matters. First check the Nobel announcement page and the awarding institution's release. Then confirm spelling, diacritics, affiliations, the number of laureates and the precise citation. Supporting interviews or independent reports can add context after those core facts are fixed. A social trend, prediction market or widely repeated rumour will not be used to pre-empt the official result.[3] [4]

For viewers, the practical routine is simple: use the official schedule for the current link, allow for the earliest-time wording, watch the relevant stream and refresh the Nobel result page after the announcement. For readers returning later, the visible status and updated timestamp should show whether the page still reflects a pending appointment or an institutionally confirmed 2026 result.[1] [2] [3]