Tazewell is well-known for his work on "The Color Purple," "Hamilton," which he won a Tony Award for, and "West Side Story." ...

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Akron native Paul Tazewell, 60, won the Oscar for costume design and made Academy Awards history in the process.

When Paul Tazewell took home the “Best Costume Design” Oscar at the 97th Academy Awards for his work on the blockbuster ...

Paul Tazewell, an Akron, Ohio, native and former faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, made history Sunday night at ...

"We kind of knew he had talent, but we didn't have an idea of the level of genius," says Linda Brown, Tazewell's aunt.

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

Akron's Paul Tazewell won his first Oscar for Costume Design for "Wicked," marking a historic win as the first Black man in ...

Paul Tazewell, who graduated from Buchtel High School, made history, becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar for best costume design.

Paul Tazewell made history by becoming the first Black man to be given an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for his work ...