Ruth E. Carter

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Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit. During her 30-year-plus film career, Carter has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Spike Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and her most recent work on Ryan Coogler's Marvel superhero films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); for her work on Black Panther, she won the award and thus became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category. She made further history by winning the same award for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which makes her the first black woman to win multiple Oscars in any category. Ruth E. Carter has a large exhibit at North Carolina Museum of Art displaying more than 60 of Carter’s original garments while also showcasing her immersive process, historical research, and the attention to detail that imbues every project she brings to life.

Most Popular Ruth E. Carter Trailers

Total trailers found: 60

Sinners Trailer (2025)

16 April 2025

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Trailer (2022)

09 November 2022

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death.

Black Panther Trailer (2018)

13 February 2018

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader.

Blade Trailer (2025)

07 November 2025

An upcoming film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) sixth Phase and part of The Multiverse Saga, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda Trailer (2022)

04 November 2022

Exploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the world fell in love with in 2018; director Ryan Coogler; Whoopi Goldberg interviews Chadwick Boseman's widow, Simone Ledward Boseman.

Sparkle Trailer (2012)

17 August 2012

Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart.

Coming 2 America Trailer (2021)

04 March 2021

Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Trailer (2023)

07 February 2023

Follow the production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the cast and crew take on the incredible challenge of remembering T’Challa with a chapter befitting the late king.

Four Brothers Trailer (2005)

11 August 2005

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.

Cobb Trailer (1994)

02 December 1994

Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death.

The Five Heartbeats Trailer (1991)

29 March 1991

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats.

The Meteor Man Trailer (1993)

06 August 1993

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights.

Oldboy Trailer (2013)

14 November 2013

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Trailer (2015)

13 February 2015

Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood.

Abduction Trailer (2011)

22 September 2011

For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems.

Do the Right Thing Trailer (1989)

14 June 1989

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors.

Marshall Trailer (2017)

13 October 2017

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.

The Best of Me Trailer (2014)

15 October 2014

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

House Party 2 Trailer (1991)

23 October 1991

Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while Kid faces the challenges of college.

Malcolm X Trailer (1992)

18 November 1992

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam.

Jungle Fever Trailer (1991)

07 June 1991

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.

Dolemite Is My Name Trailer (2019)

04 October 2019

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

Above Suspicion Trailer (2019)

20 June 2019

The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky.

Shaft Trailer (2000)

15 June 2000

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland.

The Butler Trailer (2013)

16 August 2013

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

Against the Ropes Trailer (2004)

20 February 2004

A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.

Chi-Raq Trailer (2015)

04 December 2015

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

Dr. Dolittle 2 Trailer (2001)

22 June 2001

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce.

The Great White Hype Trailer (1996)

03 May 1996

When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ.

Crooklyn Trailer (1994)

13 May 1994

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.

School Daze Trailer (1988)

12 February 1988

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

B.A.P.S Trailer (1997)

28 March 1997

Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.

Daddy Day Care Trailer (2003)

09 May 2003

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

Baby Boy Trailer (2001)

27 June 2001

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life.

Keeping Up with the Joneses Trailer (2016)

20 October 2016

An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr.

Clockers Trailer (1995)

15 September 1995

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer.

Love & Basketball Trailer (2000)

21 April 2000

Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood.

Kidnap Trailer (2017)

03 August 2017

A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

Serenity Trailer (2005)

25 September 2005

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space.

Spread Trailer (2009)

16 January 2009

A gigolo must contend with the prospect that he has found true love.

Teen Beach Movie Trailer (2013)

07 August 2013

Life's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens to erupt.

Money Train Trailer (1995)

21 November 1995

When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.

Meet Dave Trailer (2008)

08 July 2008

A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.

I Spy Trailer (2002)

31 October 2002

When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.

What's Love Got to Do with It Trailer (1993)

09 June 1993

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Trailer (2005)

08 February 2005

A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."

Summer of Sam Trailer (1999)

28 June 1999

During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back Trailer (1998)

14 August 1998

Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live.

Selma Trailer (2014)

25 December 2014

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B.

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies Trailer (2008)

07 October 2008

For over five decades, Edith Head's costumes helped define not only the style of Hollywood movies, but fashion itself.

Imagine That Trailer (2009)

19 June 2009

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions.

Black Dynamite Trailer (2009)

16 October 2009

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor.

Mo' Better Blues Trailer (1990)

03 August 1990

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke.

Surviving the Game Trailer (1994)

15 April 1994

A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.

Rosewood Trailer (1997)

21 February 1997

Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Trailer (1988)

10 November 1988

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr.

Bamboozled Trailer (2000)

06 October 2000

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show.

Amistad Trailer (1997)

10 December 1997

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising.

Bring It On: Fight to the Finish Trailer (2009)

30 July 2009

When her mother falls for a wealthy man, Lina Cruz must move in with her new stepfather and transfer from an urban East Los Angeles public high school to an exclusive prep school in Malibu, where she struggles to fit in with her affluent new peers.