Paul Tazewell continues to collect accolades for his costume designs this year. The Akron native won a Tony Award for his work in "Death Becomes Her." ...

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, winner of the Best Costume Design award for 'Wicked', attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Mar. 2, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images ...

Paul Tazewell has won numerous prestigious awards for his costume design work. He received the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for both Death Becomes Her and Hamilton.

Oscars: ‘Wicked’s’ Paul Tazewell Becomes First Black Man to Win Best Costume Design. Ruth Carter became the first Black woman to win in the category for 'Black Panther' in 2019.

That fabric and design are the truest to the late 1700s, says Paul Tazewell, who did extensive research. "We pay a lot attention to the arc of lapel," Tazewell said.

Costume designer Paul Tazewell, the mastermind behind the movie’s larger-than-life looks, is also nominated for his contributions to Wicked.He’s a frontrunner for the award, after a decades ...

Tony Award-winning Paul Tazewell, costume designer for Pacific Northwest Ballet's lavish new production of "The Sleeping Beauty" (opening Jan. 31, 2025), poses with his designs for the King and ...

Paul Tazewell recently made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Wicked. Now, he's currently the frontrunner to win Best Costume Design of a ...

Paul Tazewell accepts the Costume Design award for "Wicked" onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

Paul Tazewell, costume designer for "Hamilton" and the "Wicked" movie, talks about inspirations for his work designing Pacific Northwest Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty." Skip to content.