Did Gao’s black cat actually recognize herself? Hard to say. My boyfriend at first inferred that Daisy liked the lemur who has a basket full of trinkets, then thought perhaps she was upset by it.

"I am working to align those elements." The designer, who made history as the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design, described how his approach focuses on character development.

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 ...

The 2025 Academy Awards marked a historic night of achievement for members of the Black queer community as Paul Tazewell picked up his first-ever Oscar win. The celebrated costume designer took ...

Tazwell just became the first Black man in history to win an Oscar for costume design. A native of Akron, Ohio, Tazwell is a graduate of Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute where he studied fashion ...

Thank you, Academy, for this very significant honor. 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 ...

By Marc Tracy Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best costume design Sunday. Honored for his work on the Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked,” Tazewell stepped to ...

LOS ANGELES — Paul Tazewell made history at the Oscars, becoming the first Black man to win best costume design. Tazewell won for his masterful design work in “Wicked” at the 97th Academy ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Paul Tazewell, winner of the award for best costume design for “Wicked,” poses in the press room at the ...

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 ...