Ruth E. Carter

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.

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Sinners

Sinners

2025

Costume Design

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Costume Design

Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

2021

Costume Design

Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

2019

Costume Designer

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

2019

Costume Design

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Costume Design

Marshall

Marshall

2017

Costume Design

Kidnap

Kidnap

2017

Costume Designer

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016

Costume Design

Roots

Roots

2016

Costume Design

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

2015

Costume Design

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

2015

Costume Design

Selma

Selma

2014

Costume Design

The Best of Me

The Best of Me

2014

Costume Design

Cosmos

Cosmos

2014

Costume Designer

Oldboy

Oldboy

2013

Costume Design

The Butler

The Butler

2013

Costume Design

Teen Beach Movie

Teen Beach Movie

2013

Costume Design

Sparkle

Sparkle

2012

Costume Design

Abduction

Abduction

2011

Costume Designer

Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

2009

Costume Design

Bring It On: Fight to the Finish

Bring It On: Fight to the Finish

2009

Costume Designer

Imagine That

Imagine That

2009

Costume Design

Spread

Spread

2009

Costume Design

Meet Dave

Meet Dave

2008

Costume Design

Thief

Thief

2006

Costume Design

Serenity

Serenity

2005

Costume Design

Four Brothers

Four Brothers

2005

Costume Design

Against the Ropes

Against the Ropes

2004

Costume Designer

Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care

2003

Costume Design

I Spy

I Spy

2002

Costume Design

Baby Boy

Baby Boy

2001

Costume Design

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

Costume Design

Bamboozled

Bamboozled

2000

Costume Design

Shaft

Shaft

2000

Costume Design

Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000

Costume Design

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999

Costume Design

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

Costume Design

Amistad

Amistad

1997

Costume Design

B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

1997

Costume Design

Rosewood

Rosewood

1997

Costume Design

The Great White Hype

The Great White Hype

1996

Costume Design

Money Train

Money Train

1995

Costume Design

Clockers

Clockers

1995

Costume Design

Cobb

Cobb

1994

Costume Designer

Crooklyn

Crooklyn

1994

Costume Design

Surviving the Game

Surviving the Game

1994

Costume Design

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993

Costume Design

What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

Costume Design

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

Costume Design

House Party 2

House Party 2

1991

Costume Designer

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

Costume Design

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991

Costume Design

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990

Costume Design

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

1990

Costume Designer

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

Costume Design

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

Costume Design

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

Costume Design

School Daze

School Daze

1988

Costume Designer

Blade

Blade

Costume Design

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