Ruth E. Carter

Ruth E. Carter

Costume designer. Born 10 April 1960 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Costume designerAmerican
11
Titles on Fi1m
77
Average Fi1m score
2
Oscars2 won · 3 nominated
Born
10 April 1960, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Active
1989–present

Ruth E. Carter in numbers

The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

60708090921980s2 titles721990s3 titles772000s1 title772010s3 titles722020s2 titles

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m
74Critics

We rate Ruth’s work 2 points above the press, across 10 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4
60 to 797
Under 600

Of 11 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed
10 films, 1 series
Screen time
24 hours of reviewed films
Box office
$3bn across 10 films with figures
Academy Awards
2 Oscars2 won · 3 nominated
Active
1989–present

Genres

  • Drama6
  • Action4
  • Adventure3
  • History3
  • Science Fiction3
  • Mystery2

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41980s
191990s
162000s
182010s
72020s

Awards

Academy Awards2 won · 3 nominated

  • Nominated2026Best Costume Design · Sinners
  • Won2023Best Costume Design · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Won2019Best Costume Design · Black Panther
  • Nominated1998Best Costume Design · Amistad
  • Nominated1993Best Costume Design · Malcolm X

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.