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Ruth E. Carter accepts the Best Costume Design award for "Black Panther" at the Oscars in Los Angeles, Feb. 24, 2019.
An in-depth conversation on the power of costume design in shaping Black storytelling. Explore how fashion, history, and culture influence character development and world-building in film and ...
The costume designer behind the hit musical film Wicked is the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Paul Tazewell, 60, brought the crowd to its feet in applause as he ...
The Ohio-born costumer follows in the historic footsteps of designer Ruth E. Carter, who became the first Black designer to win an Oscar for costume design in 2019 for her work on the Marvel film ...
Tazewell now stands alongside icons that include Edith Head, the record holder of eight Oscars for best costume design, Orry-Kelly and Ruth E. Carter, who became the first Black woman to win the ...
Before the Oscars, Tazewell won awards at BAFTA, Critics Choice and Costume Designers Guild awards. He's the second Black person to in the category after Ruth E. Carter made history for her work ...
Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best costume design Sunday. Honored for his work on the Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked,” Tazewell stepped to the dais and ...