The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is iconic today, but at the time it was made, it was a major gamble for the studios and filmmakers involved. In hindsight, it seems incredible that these three ...

Arwen's choice to become mortal puzzles many fans of The Lord of the Rings but is clarified throughout the legendarium, which was created by British fantasy pioneer J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien ...

Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell says his creative process for "Wicked" began with abstract concepts, transforming the land of Oz through detailed costume design. "That was where the ...

It didn't take an act of Ozian magic for "Wicked" costume designer Paul Tazewell to make Oscars history. Tazewell, who helped bring the fantastical world of Elphaba and Glinda to life through his ...

Paul Tazewell has made history at the 2025 Academy Awards. The costume designer who is responsible for the wardrobe for Wicked has won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. Tazwell is the first Black ...

“Wicked’s” Paul Tazewell has made Oscars history by becoming the first Black man to win for best costume design. Tazewell, a previous nominee for “West Side Story,” already has an Emmy ...

By Marc Tracy 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 ...

Thank you, Academy, for this very significant honor. I’m the first Black man to receive a costume design award for my work on Wicked.” It’s not clear that others in the audience were aware ...

While some MCU films have flopped due to poor writing and directing or general franchise fatigue, debut performances by some ...

“Luca approached me and said, ‘Would you be up to doing costumes in a film?’ And I think because of the pandemic, I was worried I wasn’t going to have a job. No one was buying luxury goods ...