In a historic moment at the 97th Academy Awards, Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume ...

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 ...

and was honored with the Variety Artisan Award in costume design at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. He is the second Black person to win in that category overall – Ruth E. Carter made Oscar ...