Akron native Paul Tazewell, nominated for an Academy Award for his costume design work for the blockbuster film "Wicked," won his first Oscar Sunday in his second nomination in the category. He became ...

Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for KPOP, Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for The Far Country, Best Costume Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for KPOP ...

"Everything must change for everything to remain the same,” Tancredi, Prince Fabrizio Salina’s beloved nephew, says in a now-famous line from Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel "The Leopard." The ...

Costume designer Carlo Poggioli also felt the pressure of living up to the Visconti film, especially when it came to comparisons with the work of his mentor Piero Tosi, who did the costumes for ...

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 ...

"I'm the first Black man to receive the costume design award," he said in his acceptance speech. "I'm so proud of this." Tazewell, who held a faculty position at Carnegie Mellon from 2003 to 2006 ...

UNCSA ALUM PAUL TAZEWELL TOOK HOME THE OSCAR FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN FOR HIS WORK IN THE FILM ADAPTATION OF WICKED, AND HE IS MAKING HISTORY IN THE PROCESS. HE IS NOW THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO EVER ...

Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design at the 97th Academy Awards. He has previously won an Emmy for 'The Wiz Live' and a Tony for 'Hamilton,' and ...

Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win the Oscar for best costume design. He won an Academy Award on Sunday for his work on "Wicked." Tazewell was nominated for an Oscar in 2022 for costume ...