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 Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and won twice for Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); becoming the first African-American to win and be nominated for Best Costume Design. She was nominated for a fifth time for her work in Coogler's Sinners (2025), breaking the record for most-nominated Black woman in Oscar history. Her other film credits include Do the Right Thing(1989), What's 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Thomas Crown Affair Costume Design
The Pickup Costume Design
Sinners Costume Design
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Costume Design
Coming 2 America Costume Design
Dolemite Is My Name Costume Designer
Above Suspicion Costume Design
Black Panther Costume Design
Marshall Costume Design
Kidnap Costume Designer
Keeping Up with the Joneses Costume Design
Chi-Raq Costume Design
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Costume Design
Selma Costume Design
The Best of Me Costume Design
Oldboy Costume Design
The Butler Costume Design
Teen Beach Movie Costume Design
Sparkle Costume Design
Abduction Costume Designer
Frankie & Alice Costume Design
Black Dynamite Costume Design
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish Costume Designer
Imagine That Costume Design
Spread Costume Design
Meet Dave Costume Design
Serenity Costume Design
Four Brothers Costume Design
Against the Ropes Costume Designer
Daddy Day Care Costume Design
I Spy Costume Design
Baby Boy Costume Design
Dr. Dolittle 2 Costume Design
Bamboozled Costume Design
Shaft Costume Design
Love & Basketball Costume Design
Summer of Sam Costume Design
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Costume Design
Amistad Costume Design
B.A.P.S Costume Design
Rosewood Costume Design
The Great White Hype Costume Design
Money Train Costume Design
Clockers Costume Design
Cobb Costume Designer
Crooklyn Costume Design
Surviving the Game Costume Design
The Meteor Man Costume Design
What's Love Got to Do with It Costume Design
Malcolm X Costume Design
House Party 2 Costume Designer
Jungle Fever Costume Design
The Five Heartbeats Costume Design
Mo' Better Blues Costume Design
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella Costume Designer
Do the Right Thing Costume Design
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Costume Design
School Daze Costume Designer
- The Thomas Crown Affair 2027Costume Design
- The Pickup 2025Costume Design
- Sinners 2025Costume Design
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022Costume Design
- Coming 2 America 2021Costume Design
- Dolemite Is My Name 2019Costume Designer
- Above Suspicion 2019Costume Design
- Black Panther 2018Costume Design
- Marshall 2017Costume Design
- Kidnap 2017Costume Designer
- Keeping Up with the Joneses 2016Costume Design
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Roots 2016Costume Design ·4 eps - Chi-Raq 2015Costume Design
- Da Sweet Blood of Jesus 2015Costume Design
- Selma 2014Costume Design
- The Best of Me 2014Costume Design
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Cosmos 2014Costume Designer ·7 eps - Oldboy 2013Costume Design
- The Butler 2013Costume Design
- Teen Beach Movie 2013Costume Design
- Sparkle 2012Costume Design
- Abduction 2011Costume Designer
- Frankie & Alice 2010Costume Design
- Black Dynamite 2009Costume Design
- Bring It On: Fight to the Finish 2009Costume Designer
- Imagine That 2009Costume Design
- Spread 2009Costume Design
- Meet Dave 2008Costume Design
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Thief 2006Costume Design ·5 eps - Serenity 2005Costume Design
- Four Brothers 2005Costume Design
- Against the Ropes 2004Costume Designer
- Daddy Day Care 2003Costume Design
- I Spy 2002Costume Design
- Baby Boy 2001Costume Design
- Dr. Dolittle 2 2001Costume Design
- Bamboozled 2000Costume Design
- Shaft 2000Costume Design
- Love & Basketball 2000Costume Design
- Summer of Sam 1999Costume Design
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998Costume Design
- Amistad 1997Costume Design
- B.A.P.S 1997Costume Design
- Rosewood 1997Costume Design
- The Great White Hype 1996Costume Design
- Money Train 1995Costume Design
- Clockers 1995Costume Design
- Cobb 1994Costume Designer
- Crooklyn 1994Costume Design
- Surviving the Game 1994Costume Design
- The Meteor Man 1993Costume Design
- What's Love Got to Do with It 1993Costume Design
- Malcolm X 1992Costume Design
- House Party 2 1991Costume Designer
- Jungle Fever 1991Costume Design
- The Five Heartbeats 1991Costume Design
- Mo' Better Blues 1990Costume Design
- Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella 1990Costume Designer
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Seinfeld 1989Costume Design ·1 ep - Do the Right Thing 1989Costume Design
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988Costume Design
- School Daze 1988Costume Designer