Akron native Paul Tazewell, 60, won the Oscar for costume design and made Academy Awards history in the process.

The costume designer behind 'Wicked' made history as the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.

The costumes featured in "Wickerd" earned costume designer Paul Tazewell an Oscar, making him the first Black man to win the award int that category.

Lorna Luft is feeling emotional from the Academy Awards' Wizard of Oz homage. The daughter of Judy Garland, who portrayed ...

In a historic moment at the 97th Academy Awards, Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume ...

Paul Tazewell, who graduated from UNCSA in 1986, is the first Black man to receive the award for costume design ...

Paul Tazewell, an Akron, Ohio, native and former faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, made history Sunday night at ...

Oscars nominee list was riddled with Wicked in every category, from Best Sound and Best Score to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who received nods for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, ...

Zoe Saldana ("“Emilia Pérez”) and Paul Tazewell ("Wicked") made historic victories among the full list of 2025 Academy Award Winners ...

Paul Tazewell scripted history by becoming the first Black man to take home the Oscar for Best Costume Design for Wicked.

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"Wicked" costume designer Paul Tazewell is reflecting on his historic Oscar win. Tazewell, who became the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design on Sunday night, took to Instagram on ...