“Citizenfour” won Best Documentary at the Oscars on Sunday night. Director Laura Poitras accepted the award with Glenn Greenwald by her side. “The disclosures that Edward Snowden reveals don’t only expose a threat to privacy but to democracy itself,” she said “Thank you to Edward Snowden and to the many other whistleblowers.” The film tells the story of his 2013 National Security Agency leaks. Poitras travels to Hong Kong to meet with Snowden and analyzes the impact of the surveillance documents he revealed as well as his role as a public figure threatening to eclipse the story he unmasked. “Citizenfour” beat out “The Salt of the Earth,” “Last Days in Vietnam,” “Virunga” and “Finding Vivian Maier” for the honor. See…
“Citizenfour” won Best Documentary at the Oscars on Sunday night. Director Laura Poitras accepted the award with Glenn Greenwald by her side.
“The disclosures that Edward Snowden reveals don’t only expose a threat to privacy but to democracy itself,” she said “Thank you to Edward Snowden and to the many other whistleblowers.”
The film tells the story of his 2013 National Security Agency leaks. Poitras travels to Hong Kong to meet with Snowden and analyzes the impact of the surveillance documents he revealed as well as his role as a public figure threatening to eclipse the story he unmasked.
“Citizenfour” beat out “The Salt of the Earth,” “Last Days in Vietnam,” “Virunga” and “Finding Vivian Maier” for the honor.
See a full list of Oscar winners here.
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Laura Poitras Dedicates ‘Citizenfour’ Best Documentary Win To Edward Snowden
