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

Homepage https://www.ruthecarter.com/
Birth Location Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Born 1960-04-10

Movies

Blade Costume Design
2025
2022
Coming 2 America Costume Design
2021
Dolemite Is My Name Costume Designer
2019
Above Suspicion Costume Design
2019
Black Panther Costume Design
2018
Marshall Costume Design
2017
Kidnap Costume Design
2017
2016
Chi-Raq Costume Design
2015
Selma Costume Design
2014
The Best of Me Costume Design
2014
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Costume Design
2014
Oldboy Costume Design
2013
The Butler Costume Design
2013
Teen Beach Movie Costume Design
2013
Sparkle Costume Design
2012
Abduction Costume Designer
2011
Black Dynamite Costume Design
2009
2009
Imagine That Costume Design
2009
Spread Costume Design
2009
Meet Dave Costume Design
2008
Serenity Costume Design
2005
Four Brothers Costume Design
2005
Against the Ropes Costume Design
2004
Daddy Day Care Costume Design
2003
I Spy Costume Design
2002
Baby Boy Costume Design
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2 Costume Design
2001
Bamboozled Costume Design
2000
Shaft Costume Design
2000
Love & Basketball Costume Design
2000
Summer of Sam Costume Design
1999
1998
Amistad Costume Design
1997
B.A.P.S Costume Design
1997
Rosewood Costume Design
1997
The Great White Hype Costume Design
1996
Money Train Costume Design
1995
Clockers Costume Design
1995
Cobb Costume Designer
1994
Crooklyn Costume Design
1994
Surviving the Game Costume Design
1994
The Meteor Man Costume Design
1993
1993
Malcolm X Costume Design
1992
House Party 2 Costume Design
1991
Jungle Fever Costume Design
1991
The Five Heartbeats Costume Design
1991
Mo' Better Blues Costume Design
1990
Do the Right Thing Costume Design
1989
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Costume Design
1988
School Daze Costume Designer
1988