Norwegian guards await the start of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at Oslo City Hall December 10, 2009. The Nobel committee is awarding the peace prize to US President Barack Obama for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples and cited his push for nuclear disarmament. [Agencies]

A security guard stands next to a large screen showing US President Barack Obama, as he awaits the start of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at Oslo City Hall December 10, 2009.[Agencies]