“ Wicked’s ” Paul Tazewell has made Oscars history by becoming the first Black man to win for best costume design.

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

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 ...

25. “The pattern of bark growing on the trees, that was definitely inspiring and led me to some of my ideas around Elphaba’s costumes,” Tazewell said. More than any other character in the ...

and the costume that Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, wears during her performance of “Defying Gravity.” Paul Tazewell won the Oscar for best costume design for his ...

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 ...

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 ...

He became the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design. Tazewell, 60, spent 1½ years working on the costumes for the film starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, with ...

For his work on "Wicked," Tazewell designed more than 1,000 costumes, which were worked on by 70 people. Glinda and Elphaba had 60 costumes, each with more than 25 looks for the movie.