Oscars 2025: Paul Tazewell is the first black man of the Oscar for the best costume design for “Wicked”

Paul Tazewell is the first black man to win the Oscar for the best costume design. He won an Oscar for his work on “Wicked” on Sunday.

Tazewell was nominated in 2022 for an Oscar for the costume design on “West Side Story” and became the first black man nominated in this category.

This is not Tazewell's first major price. He won a Tony for his costumes in “Hamilton”.

For his work on “Wicked”, Tazewell designed more than 1,000 costumes on which 70 people were processed.

Glinda and Elphaba had 60 costumes, more than 25 looks for the film.