2014Winner
Best Performance
Citizenfour
Julian Assange
Actor · Director · Producer
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
July 3, 1971
Biography
Julian Paul Assange (/əˈsɑːnʒ/ ə-SAHNZH;[3] né Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, hacker, and cypherpunk activist. He has a previous conviction for hacking, dating back to 1996. He founded WikiLeaks in 2006; the organisation came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. After the 2010 leaks, the United States government launched a criminal investigation into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2015Nominee
Best Performance
Deep Web
2025Nominee
Best Performance
The Six Billion Dollar Man
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Get Me Roger Stone
2013Highlight
Best Performance
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
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Citizenfour
Deep Web
The Six Billion Dollar Man