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Ms. Carter won 2 Oscars for Costume Design for Black Panther and Wakanda Forever, making history as the first African-American in that category. She also made history being the first African-American woman to win multiple Oscars in any category. A 4-time Academy Award nominee also for Malcolm X and Amistad, she has 50 feature film credits including Do the Right Thing, The Butler, Selma, and Marshall and received the 2019 Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award.
First African-American to win an Academy Award in the Best Costume Design category for Black Panther (2018) (Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles / 24 February 2019).
Carter began her career as a costume apprentice for the Santa Fe Opera.
Received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia (1982). Took at least one yearbook picture in harlequin make-up (white face, black teardrop).
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 25, 2021.
2023 First African-American woman to win multiple Oscars in any category.