2016Nominee
Best Performance
Snowden
Edward Snowden
Actor
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
June 21, 1983
Biography
Edward Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without prior authorization. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2024Nominee
Best Performance
Lula
2014Winner
Best Performance
Citizenfour
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Orwell: 2+2=5
2016Highlight
Best Performance
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
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Snowden
Citizenfour
Orwell: 2+2=5