Although the Guardian has not made the official announcement, WikiLeaks and Anonymous were among the first to tweet the news that Bradley Manning has won the Guardian's Person of the Year Award 2012.

Around 4:37 P.M. Pacific Time, Anonymous ‏@YourAnonNews tweeted, "Pfc. Bradley #Manning is The @Guardian's 2012 Person of the Year. #FreeBrad

Moments later, WikiLeaks tweeted, "Bradley Manning wins Guardian Person of the Year with a crushing 70% of the vote--despite Guardian bias.