Paul Tazewell experienced a momentous moment when he became the first Black man to receive a Best Costume Design Award at the 2025 Oscars. For his efforts and hard work for the lauded film Wicked ...

From dreaming under Ohio stars to reimagining Oz, Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win a costume design at the Oscars.

As the costume designer for the Wicked movies and Broadway’s Hamilton and Death Becomes Her, Paul Tazewell is the new fashion ...

Costume designer Paul Tazewell, the mastermind behind the movie’s larger-than-life looks, is also nominated for his contributions to Wicked. He’s a frontrunner for the award, after a decades ...

Paul Tazewell just made Oscars history. For his work on "Wicked," Tazwell became the first Black man to win the Academy Award for costume design. Tazewell’s win, and what it represented, brought the ...

It didn't take an act of Ozian magic for "Wicked" costume designer Paul Tazewell to make Oscars history. Tazewell, who helped bring the fantastical world of Elphaba and Glinda to life through his ...

Akron native Paul Tazewell, nominated for an Academy Award for his costume design work for the blockbuster film "Wicked," won his first Oscar Sunday in his second nomination in the category. He became ...

Tazewell’s talents were recognized at the Oscars, winning Best Costume Design for his work in “Wicked.” He also made history ...

I’m the first Black man to receive a costume design award for my work on Wicked.” It’s not clear that others in the audience were aware that Tazewell would be breaking a barrier as the first ...

Paul Tazewell, winner of the award for best costume design for "Wicked," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Paul Tazewell ...

Paul Tazewell made history on Sunday night as the first Black man to win to an Oscar for costume design. After hugging presenter Bowen Yang, who was wearing one of his Wicked costumes on stage ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Tazewell made history at the Oscars, becoming the first Black man to win best costume design. Tazewell won for his masterful design work in “Wicked” at the 97th ...