A film on Edward Snowden’s efforts to disclose National Security Agency (NSA) spy programs won an Academy Award last night for Best Documentary. Laura Poitras was present with a camera when Snowden first met investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald and others and documented the tense days leading up to the release to the media of NSA programs such as PRISM and Snowden’s attempts to find asylum. Poitras, together with Greenwald, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky and Laura Mills—Snowden’s girlfriend—accepted the award Sunday night. Snowden released a statement congratulating Poitras for the win. Editor’s Note: Greenwald will be a keynote speaker at next week’s IAPP Global Privacy Summit, and Citizenfour will be shown as part of Movie Night at the Summit on Thursday, March 5.
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