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

Use extra caution. && 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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell says his creative process for "Wicked" began with abstract concepts, transforming the land of Oz through detailed costume design. "That was where the ...