The 97th Academy Awards🌞 was held on March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Oscars 2025 was hosted by Emmy Award-winning television host, writer, producer, and comedian Conan O'Brien.
Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened this year's Oscar ceremony, performing a trio of Oz-related songs.
Margaret Qualley paid tribute to the James Bond🐷 franchise with an epic dance number during the Academy Awards.
Paul Tazewell, 60, scripted history by becoming the first Black man to take home the Oscar for Best Costume Design for Wicked, 🍸starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and others.
🦹In his acceptance speech, Tazewell called it ''absolutely astounding'' and thanked the Academy for this ''very significant honour''. He further said, ''I’m the first Black man to receive the costume design award for my work on Wicked. I’m so proud of this''.
🎶He also thanked everyone in the U.K, as well as his family. “My Ozian muses, Cynthia (Erivo) and Ariana (Grande), 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," he added.
🌳Tazewell has already won the Critics Choice Awards, Costume Designers Guild Awards, British Academy Film Awards and the BAFTAs for his work in the the 2024 film.
Ruth E. Carter became the first Black Woman when she bagged her first Oscar for 2018 film Black Panther and then again for the 2022 film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
This year, other nominees in the Best Costume category included Arianne Phillips (A Complete Unknown), Janty Yates and David Crossman (Gladiator II), Lisy Christl (Conclave) and Linda Muir (Nosferatu).
