CITIZENFOUR Wins Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky have won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for CITIZENFOUR.

Other nominees in the category were:

"Finding Vivian Maier,' John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

"Last Days in Vietnam,' Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester

"The Salt of the Earth,' Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier

"Virunga,' Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

About CITIZENFOUR:

In 2013, computer analyst Edward Snowden leaked classified documents he had obtained from the National Security Agency detailing the extent of government surveillance of U.S. citizens. After going into hiding to avoid extradition and arrest, Snowden himself became a news story that threatened to eclipse the implications of the information he had revealed.

The 87th Oscars are taking place tonight, Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and are being televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, is also being televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Neil Patrick Harris serves as host of this year's ceremony which features musical performances by Lady Gaga and Jack Black and an all star list of presenters including Meryl Streep, John Travolta and Kerry Washington.