Ruth E. Carter Keynote Speaker

  • Two-time Academy Award-winner for “Best Costume Design”
  • First Black Woman to Win an Oscar in the Costume Design Category
  • Costume designer for the hit films, Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Ruth E. Carter's Biography

A two-time Academy Award-winner for “Best Costume Design” (Black Panther in 2019; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022), Ruth E. Carter has also garnered nominations for Spike Lee’s Malcolm X (1993) and Steven Spielberg’s Amistad (1998). Not only one of today’s most celebrated, sought-after costume designers, Carter has also made history—she was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award in the “Best Costume” Category—and the first to win multiple awards in any Oscar category.

Carter has worked in the industry for over three decades and has been credited with over forty films and counting. Known for her research and diligence to the craft, specifically for her outstanding work for period ensemble films like the highly praised Lee Daniels’ The Butler and Ava Duvernay’s Selma.

Her breadth of knowledge in African-American history and art was sought after by Steven Spielberg and Debbie Allen and for the incredible Amistad. Carter recently completed work on the first season of Yellowstone, a television series starring Kevin Costner and directed by Taylor Sheridan.

In 2021, Carter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

For availability and speaker fees, please contact Ruth E. Carter ’s speaking agent at Chartwell here, or call +1 972 385 1021 for U.S. inquiries or +44 207 293 0864 for international inquiries.

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Videos of Ruth E. Carter

DP/30: Black Panther, Ruth Carter
DP/30: Black Panther, Ruth Carter
Ruth E. Carter On Being A Visionary | Black Women In Hollywood | ESSENCE
Ruth E. Carter On Being A Visionary | Black Women In Hollywood | ESSENCE
Black Panther's Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Breaks Down Her Iconic Costumes | Vanity Fair
Black Panther's Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Breaks Down Her Iconic Costumes | Vanity Fair

Books by Ruth E. Carter

The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther
The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther

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