ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: COSTUME DESIGN- BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER RUTH CARTER

By Oscars® and Academy Awards® and Olivia Marshall

First Published: 14/03/2023

Location: LA

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Costume Design

"BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER"

Ruth Carter

RUTH CARTER:  Wow.  Nice.  Nice to see you again.  

Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is a black woman.  She endures.  She loves.  She overcomes.  She is every woman in this film.  She is my mother.  This past week Mabel Carter became an ancestor.  This film prepared me for the moment.  Chadwick, please take care of Mom.  

Ryan Coogler, Meg Moore, thank you both for your vision.  Together we are reshaping how culture is represented.

The Marvel family, Kevin Feige, Victoria Alonzo, Louis D'Esposito, and their arsenal of genius.  Thank you.  

I share this with many dedicated artists whose hands and hearts helped manifest the costumes of Wakanda and Talokan.  

This is for my mother.  She was 101.