Gandhi did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, although he was nominated five times between 1937 and 1948, including the first-ever nomination by the American Friends Service Committee,[123] though he made the short list only twice, in 1937 and 1947.[124] Decades later, the Nobel Committee publicly declared its regret for the omission, and admitted to deeply divided nationalistic opinion denying the award.[124] Gandhi was nominated in 1948 but was assassinated before nominations closed.