Ruth E. Carter
Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit. During her 30-year-plus film career, Carter has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Spike Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and her most recent work on Ryan Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For her work on Black Panther, she won the award and became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category. She made further history by winning the same award for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which makes her the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars in any category. Carter also has a large exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art displaying more than 60 of her original garments while also showcasing her immersive process, historical research, and the attention to detail that imbues every project she brings to life.
Known for
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Coming 2 America
Dolemite Is My Name
Tamron Hall
Above Suspicion
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Black Panther
Marshall
Kidnap
Abstract: The Art of Design
Keeping Up with the Joneses
To Tell the Truth
Roots
Chi-Raq
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Selma
The Best of Me
Cosmos
Oldboy
The Butler
Teen Beach Movie
Sparkle
Abduction
Black Dynamite
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish
Imagine That
Spread
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
Meet Dave
Thief
Serenity
Four Brothers
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Against the Ropes
Daddy Day Care
I Spy
Baby Boy
Dr. Dolittle 2
Bamboozled
Shaft
Love & Basketball
Summer of Sam
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Amistad
B.A.P.S
Rosewood
The Great White Hype
Money Train
Clockers
Cobb
Crooklyn
Surviving the Game
The Meteor Man
What's Love Got to Do with It
Malcolm X
House Party 2
Jungle Fever
The Five Heartbeats
Mo' Better Blues
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
Seinfeld
Do the Right Thing
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
School Daze
The Oscars