Ruth E. Carter

Ruth E Carter born April 10 1960 is an American costume designer for film and television She is best known for her collaborations with Spike Lee John Singleton and Ryan Coogler During her film career Carter has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Lees biographical film Malcolm X 1992 Steven Spielbergs historical drama film Amistad 1997 and won twice for Cooglers Marvel superhero films Black Panther 2018 and Black Panther Wakanda Forever 2022 becoming the first AfricanAmerican to win and be nominated for Best Costume Design She was nominated for a fifth time for her work in Cooglers Sinners 2025 breaking the record for mostnominated Black woman in Oscar history Her other film credits include Do the Right Thing1989 Whats Love Got to Do with It 1993 Love Basketball 2000 Serenity 2005 The Butler 2013 Selma 2014 Marshall 2017 Dolemite Is My Name 2019 and Coming 2 America 2021 She also received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited Series for her work on the 2016 miniseries Roots Carter is the recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the Costume Designers Guild Awards in addition to receiving two competitive awards from the organisation Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth E Carter licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia