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.

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, ...

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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 ...

Tazewell’s history-making work as a costume designer is a major inspiration for Black queer creatives across fashion, Broadway and Hollywood.

Akron's Paul Tazewell won his first Oscar for Costume Design for "Wicked," marking a historic win as the first Black man in ...