Ruth Carter Gets Historic Oscars Win – Best Costume Design Black Panther

Ruth Carter Gets Historic Oscars Win

Last night Ruth Carter won the Best Costume Design Academy Award for her work on Black Panther and she also made history by becoming the first black person to win the category.

HISTORY MADE. Ruth E. Carter takes home Best Costume Design for her stunning work on Black Panther, making her the first African-American woman to take home an Oscar in this category.

This is long overdue but so well-deserved.

— Netflix Film (@NetflixFilm) February 25, 2019

During her acceptance speech, Ruth thanked Spike Lee for giving her a start in the business and then she said, “Marvel may have created the first black superhero, but through costume design, we turned him into an African king.”

#Oscars 2019: How Black Panther's Ruth E. Carter wove an Afrofuturist fantasy that won her the Academy Award for costume design https://t.co/o2ckml5JhT pic.twitter.com/eJMvAUIdyx

— CNN (@CNN) February 25, 2019

It was Carter’s designs that made Wakanda come to life. She did all the designs for the film from T’Challa’s ceremonial wardrobe to the red armor worn by the Dora Milaje.

Did you think that Black Panther was going to win Best Picture? Are you happy with the awards that Black Panther won last night?