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Wicked’s Paul Tazewell Makes Oscars History With Costume Design Win

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The 2025 Oscars are wickedly historic.

After Wicked’s Paul Tazewell won the trophy for Best Costume Design during the 97th Academy Awards—hosted by Conan O’Brien March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles—he shared the significance of the moment.

“I'm the first Black man to receive the costume design award for my work on Wicked,” he shared from stage, to which the audience stood and erupted in applause. “I’m so proud of this.”

The 60-year-old—who was nominated alongside A Complete Unknown’s Arianne Phillips, Conclave’s Lisy Christy, Gladiator II’s Janty Yates and Nosferatu’s Linda Muir—added, “This is absolutely astounding. Thank you, Academy for this very significant honor. I’m so proud of this.” (Click here to see the full list of 2025 Oscar winners.)

Tazewell—who was previously nominated for his work on Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story—also took a moment to shout out the movie’s stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, both of whom are also nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.

“My Ozian muses, Cynthia and Ariana, I love you so much,” he continued. “All the other cast, thank you. Thank you for trusting me with bringing your characters to life. This is everything. Thank you.”

Before his historic win, Tazewell was praised by Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang, who presented the award to him, albeit with some humor.

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“To be costumed by the great Paul Tazewell is one of the biggest honors of my alleged career,” Bowen said. “Paul, I'm actually upset with you, because I can't talk about your exquisite work without sounding like a total jackass. I don't want to be the kind of person who says, “Elphaba's costuming tells a story,” but I have to, because it does, because of you, you legend.”

He also quipped, “If I have to say the words sumptuous fabrics one more time in an interview, I'm going to defy gravity off the side of this stage.”

And in the final words before announcing Tazewell as the winner, Bowen sweetly concluded, “Paul, how very dare you for being such a one of a kind talent. I love you so much.”

Read on to see who else took home Oscars gold during the 2025 ceremony.

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascon - Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison - Anora

Demi Moore - The Substance

Fernanda Torres - I’m Still Here

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown

Ariana Grande - Wicked

Felicity Jones - The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini - Conclave

WINNER: Zoé Saldaña - Emilia Pérez

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo - Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes - Conclave

Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov - Anora

WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain

Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce - The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice

Best Directing

Sean Baker - Anora

Brady Corbet - The Brutalist

James Mangold - A Complete Unknown

Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez

Coralie Fargeat - The Substance

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado - A Different Man

Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet - Emilia Pérez

Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White - Nosferatu

WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin - The Substance

Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount - Wicked

Best Live Action Short

A Lien

I’m Not a Robot

Anuja

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best International Feature Film

I’m Still Here

The Girl with the Needle

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Flow

Best Film Editing

WINNER: Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Best Costume Design

Arianne Phillips - A Complete Unknown

Lisy Christy - Conclave

Janty Yates - Gladiator II

Linda Muir - Nosferatu

WINNER: Paul Tazewell - Wicked

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora

Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold - The Brutalist

Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain

Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder - September 5

Coralie Fargeat - The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jay Cocks & James Mangold - A Complete Unknown

WINNER: Peter Straughan - Conclave

Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi - Emilia Pérez

Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys

Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar - Sing Sing

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Production Design

Judy Becker - The Brutalist

Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico - Conclave

Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette - Dune: Part Two

Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp - Nosferatu

Nathan Crawley - Wicked

Best Original Song

“El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon - Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. - The Six Triple Eight

"Like a Bird" written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander- Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez - Emilia Pérez

“Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John - Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Original Score

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Cinematography

Lol Crawley - The Brutalist

Greig Fraser - Dune: Part Two

Paul Guilhaume - Emilia Pérez

Edward Lachman - Maria

Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu