American costume designer for theatre, dance, movie, opera and tv, Paul Tazewell, has made Oscars historical past together with his gorgeous costume design for Depraved. On the 97th Academy Awards, held Sunday evening, Tazewell grew to become the primary Black man to win the Oscar for Greatest Costume Design.
“This is absolutely astounding. Thank you, Academy, for this very significant honour,” Tazewell mentioned in his acceptance speech. “I’m the first Black man to receive the costume design award for my work on Wicked. I’m so proud of this.”
Paul Tazewell made historical past on the 97th Academy Awards, changing into the primary Black man to win the Oscar for Greatest Costume Design for Depraved.
In his speech, he expressed satisfaction within the achievement and gratitude to his colleagues and solid.
His win follows Ruth E Carter’s historic victories for Black Panther.
Tazewell has additionally gained a number of prestigious awards, together with an Emmy and a Tony.
The award-winning designer expressed his gratitude to his colleagues and family members. “Thank you everyone in the UK for all of your beautiful work, I could not have done this without you,” he mentioned. He additionally prolonged his appreciation to his Depraved solid, highlighting stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande: “My Ozian muses, Cynthia and Ariana, I love you so much – all the other cast, thank you, thank you, thank you, for trusting me with bringing your characters to life. This is everything. Director Jon M Chu and producer Marc Platt, thank you.”
Tazewell’s historic win follows within the footsteps of Ruth E Carter, the primary Black individual to win the Greatest Costume Design Oscar for Black Panther in 2018. She gained once more for Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly in 2022.
This 12 months’s Greatest Costume Design nominees included Arianne Phillips for A Full Unknown; Janty Yates and David Crossman for Gladiator II; Lisy Christl for Conclave; and Linda Muir for Nosferatu.
Tazewell’s work on Depraved has already garnered a number of accolades, together with wins on the Critics Alternative Awards, Costume Designers Guild Awards, British Academy Movie Awards, and the BAFTAs. His earlier achievements embrace an Emmy for The Wiz Reside! and a Tony for Hamilton. He was additionally beforehand nominated for his work on West Aspect Story.
The 97th Academy Awards befell on the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.
