Four
years after she became the first black person to win costume design for Black
Panther, Ruth E. Carter made another history in the movie’s sequel At this
year’s Oscar ceremony, Carter was recognised again for her achievement on the
superhero Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Carter’s speech after her win gave the
audience a lot of chills as she beckoned on the late movie star Chadwick
Boseman to look after her mother, who died recently Ruth E. Carter, the costume
designer best known for her work on the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther, has
made history as the first black woman to win two Oscars. Carter won her first
Oscar in 2019 for Black Panther, and then became the first black person to win
the costume design category. Ads by Ruth E. Carter bags two Oscar Awards for
costume design on Wakanda movie, she was recognised for her achievement on the
superhero film’s sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, in a competitive field
that included Catherine Martin for Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis and Shirley
Kurata’s costumes for the multiverse epic Everything, Everything, All At Once.
"Thank
you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is a black woman,"
Carter began after her win on Saturday night. "She endures, she loves, she
overcomes; she is every woman in this film. She is my mother. This past week,
Mable Carter became an ancestor. This film prepared me for this moment.
Chadwick, please take care of Mom." The history-maker encouraged other
black women and young designers to keep up with their excellent work. "I
feel that this win opens the door for other young costume designers who may not
think that this industry is for them. And hopefully, they’ll see me, and
they’ll see my story, and they’ll think that they can win an Oscar too.
