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Costume designer Ruth Carter wins Academy Award for Black Panther, which also wins for Best Production Design

by Charlie Smith on February 24th, 2019 at 5:38 PM
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      The most popular film at the domestic box office in 2018 also had the best costumes, according to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

      They awarded the Oscar for Best Costume Design to Ruth E. Carter, who oversaw this area on the smash hit Black Panther.

      "Marvel may have created the first black superhero but through costume design, we turned him into an African king," Carter said.

      It was her first Oscar after a long career in the film industry. 

      "This has been a long time coming," she declared.

      Watch Ruth Carter's acceptance speech at the Oscars.

      Oscar-nominated actor Melissa McCarthy presented the award dressed as a queen.

      Black Panther production designer Hannah Beachler and set decorator Jay Hart also won Oscars for Best Production Design.

      Beachler is the first African American to win in this category.

      Watch Hannah Beachler's acceptance speech.

      Black Panther generated US$700 million last year at the domestic box office.

      Its worldwide gross exceeded US$1.3 billion.

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