In her acceptance speech, Carter remembered her mother who passed this week at 101 years old.
“Nice to see you again,” Carter said while accepting her trophy.
“Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is the Black woman.
‘Wakanda Forever’ costume designer Ruth E. Carter wins second Oscar.ABC
Carter then mentioned her mother, saying, “She is my mother.
This past week, Mabel Carter became an ancestor.
This film prepared me for this moment.
Chadwick, yo take care of mom.”
Wakanda Foreverwas something of anelegytoChadwick Boseman, who played the titular superhero in 2018’sBlack Pantherand died in 2020.
Carter became the first African American to win Best Costume Design at the Academy Awards for that film.
“This is for my mother,” Carter concluded.
“She was 101.”
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