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 ...

Wicked‘s Paul Tazewell made Oscars history on Sunday night when he took home the award for Best Costume Design, becoming the first Black man to win in the category. Tazewell, who designed Glinda ...

"Theater-making is about the impossible," says Paul Tazewell. The legendary costume designer - who earlier this year made ...

Tazewell has swept the season scooping up the ... He went on to thank the U.K team for their “beautiful work.” He also thanked “Wicked’s” leading ladies. He said, “My Ozian muses ...

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

Visionary costume designer Paul Tazewell triumphed on Sunday night, winning his first Academy Award for his nature-inspired “Wicked” wardrobe. He can add his shiny new Oscar to the crowded ...

"That was where the idea of the spiral came into play for 'Wicked,' and the idea of the texture of mushrooms," Tazewell said. "I am working to align those elements." The designer, who made history ...

It's only fitting that shortly after Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the 97th Academy Awards with an emotional rendition of "Defying Gravity" from "Wicked" — resulting in a roar of ...

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 ...

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 has made history at the 2025 Academy Awards. The costume designer who is responsible for the wardrobe for Wicked has won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. Tazwell is the first Black ...