[hawkharris]

Snowden hasn't officially been nominated. From the article:

"The five-member [Nobel] panel will not confirm who has been nominated but those who submit nominations sometimes make them public."

[jebus989]

You know how the nomination process works right? It won't be officially confirmed until 50 years has passed.

See http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/

[corin_]

That doesn't mean he hasn't officially been nominated, just that there's no official confirmation of his nomination.