Claire Kaufman

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Claire Kaufman
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Claire Kaufman is an American set decorator. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the film Oppenheimer . [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Claire was invited to join the production of the film Oppenheimer by production designer Ruth De Jong. [5]

In 2018, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) for her work on the television program American Horror Story: Cult . [6]

Selected filmography

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