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The Oscars have been full of history-making moments tonight. On an evening with many open races, several of the winners, including the team behind Flow, the costume designer for Wicked, and Emilia Pérez star Zoe Saldaña, all became firsts at the ceremony when their names were called to accept their Academy Awards.
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Here are all the Oscar winners who made history Sunday night.
Flow becomes the first Latvian film to win an Oscar
Flow, the feline-centric film, won for Best Animated Feature, giving Latvia its first Academy Award ever. The visually stunning, dialogue-free film is also the first independent film to win Best Animated Film at the Oscars. It was also nominated for Best International Feature.
Wicked’s Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win for costume design
Paul Tazewell, who had previously been nominated for his work in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, snagged the Oscar for costume design. “I am the first Black man to receive the Oscar design award,” he said during his speech. “I’m so proud of this.” He went on to honor his “Ozian muses, Cynthia and Ariana” as the Wicked stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande gave him a standing ovation. Tazewell has had a storied career on Broadway, designing costumes for such shows as The Color Purple and In the Heights.
Zoe Saldaña becomes first American of Dominican origin to win an Oscar
Zoe Saldaña has dominated awards season and predictably won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez. In her speech, the actor spoke about her family’s experience as immigrants. “My grandmother came to this country in 1961,” she said. “I am the proud child of immigrant parents with dreams and dignity and hardworking hands, and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award. And I know I will not be the last.” She also joined a short list of winners who received an award for a role performed in another language and from a movie nominated for Best International Feature.
