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Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer Nominated for Two Primetime Emmys
(Photo: David Strathairn as J. Robert Oppenheimer)
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American Experience's story of the rise and fall of the American scientist who headed the Manhattan Project and helped develop the atomic bomb, has received two Emmy nominations from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Supported in part by a grant from the Sloan Foundation and starring David Strathairn in the title role, The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer was nominated in the categories of Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming.
The 61st Primetime Emmy awards air Sunday, September 20th.