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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Black Panther

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.4

22953 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2018

8 years ago
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.0

7104 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 2022

3 years ago
Serenity

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.4

3714 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 2005

20 years ago
The Butler

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.3

2963 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 2013

12 years ago
Abduction

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

5.8

2960 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 2011

14 years ago
Sinners

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.5

2913 votes

Release Date

Apr 16, 2025

11 months ago
The Best of Me

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.5

2649 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 2014

11 years ago
Coming 2 America

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.4

2312 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 2021

5 years ago
Four Brothers

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.8

2291 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 2005

20 years ago
Selma

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.4

2271 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2014

11 years ago
Daddy Day Care

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.9

2193 votes

Release Date

May 09, 2003

23 years ago
Keeping Up with the Joneses

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.1

2091 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 2016

9 years ago
Oldboy

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.9

2050 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 2013

12 years ago
Do the Right Thing

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.8

1906 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1989

37 years ago
Malcolm X

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.5

1800 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1992

33 years ago
Dr. Dolittle 2

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.3

1720 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 2001

25 years ago
Meet Dave

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.3

1492 votes

Release Date

Jul 08, 2008

18 years ago
Shaft

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.0

1376 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 2000

26 years ago
Amistad

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.0

1368 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 1997

28 years ago
Kidnap

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

6.2

1307 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 2017

8 years ago
Dolemite Is My Name

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

7.0

1226 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 2019

6 years ago
I Spy

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.4

988 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 2002

23 years ago
Teen Beach Movie

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.9

937 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 2013

12 years ago
Spread

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.5

911 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 2009

17 years ago
Money Train

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.9

818 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 1995

30 years ago
Black Dynamite

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.1

670 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 2009

16 years ago
Marshall

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.2

650 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 2017

8 years ago
Imagine That

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.0

584 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 2009

17 years ago
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

6.7

569 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 2009

16 years ago
Summer of Sam

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.5

508 votes

Release Date

Jun 28, 1999

27 years ago
Love & Basketball

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.3

453 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 2000

26 years ago
The Pickup

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.5

399 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 2025

8 months ago
What's Love Got to Do with It

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.1

343 votes

Release Date

Jun 09, 1993

33 years ago
Clockers

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.7

339 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1995

31 years ago
Baby Boy

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.1

332 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 2001

25 years ago
Jungle Fever

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.4

303 votes

Release Date

Jun 07, 1991

35 years ago
Above Suspicion

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.9

299 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 2019

6 years ago
Mo' Better Blues

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.5

249 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1990

36 years ago
Chi-Raq

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.7

214 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 2015

10 years ago
Surviving the Game

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.1

211 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 1994

32 years ago
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.4

200 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1988

37 years ago
The Meteor Man

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.8

186 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1993

33 years ago
Crooklyn

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.8

154 votes

Release Date

May 13, 1994

32 years ago
Bamboozled

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.2

146 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2000

25 years ago
Against the Ropes

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

5.0

126 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 2004

22 years ago
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.8

121 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1998

28 years ago
Sparkle

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.2

120 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 2012

13 years ago
Rosewood

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.5

112 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1997

29 years ago
House Party 2

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

5.3

110 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1991

34 years ago
School Daze

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

5.7

109 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1988

38 years ago
Frankie & Alice

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.9

107 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 2010

15 years ago
The Great White Hype

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.3

101 votes

Release Date

May 03, 1996

30 years ago
Cobb

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

5.9

92 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1994

31 years ago
B.A.P.S

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.2

77 votes

Release Date

Mar 28, 1997

29 years ago
The Five Heartbeats

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.3

68 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1991

35 years ago
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

4.7

67 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2015

11 years ago
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1990

36 years ago
Blade

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
The Thomas Crown Affair

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 2027

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