Paul Tazewell Wins Oscar for Best Costume Design

"We are wishing a huge congratulations to former Carnegie Mellon School of Drama faculty member Paul Tazewell for his historic #Oscar win tonight! 

Tazewell was awarded Best Costume Design for his compelling creations in Wicked Movie, the first Black man to receive the honor.” CMU School of Drama

Tazewell was a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama from 2003 to 2006. He was an associate professor and resident artist of costume design.
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 design on "West Side Story" and became the first Black man nominated in the category.

This isn't Tazewell's first big award. He won a Tony for his costumes in "Hamilton."

For his work on "Wicked," Tazewell designed more than 1,000 costumes, which were worked on by 70 people.

Glinda and Elphaba had 60 costumes, each with more than 25 looks for the movie.

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