Ruth E. Carteris the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Black Panther.
During her near 30-year film career, Carter has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Spike Lee’s film Malcolm X, and Amistad for best costume design.
Ceci is a costume designer who has created iconic looks for TV shows such as A Different World, Living Single, Sister Sister, Dear White People, and Mixedish.
She’s created looks for black films, like Roll Bounce, Girls Trip, The Best Man, the movie Little.