He is the first Black male costume designer to win the award in this category. “Winning the Oscar for Wicked is the highest point of my life – my North Star. It is my privilege to be the ...

Singer Janelle Monáe was presented with the vanguard spotlight award and Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan received the career achievement award. Salvador Perez was honoured with the ...

Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design for his most recent ... see as inspiration,” he said at the Academy Awards during his press room speech.

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 ...