The nominations for the 91st Academy Awards have been named; we want to congratulate acclaimed costume
Ruth E. Carter
designer Ruth E. Carter (“Black Panther”) and renowned musical composer Terence Blanchard (“BlacKKKlansman”) for their Oscar nominated achievements.
Both Carter and Blanchard share a long work history with two-time Oscar nominee, celebrated film director Spike Lee, whose “BlacKKKlansman” received a Best Picture nomination.
Terence Blanchard
Blanchard has scored numerous films for Lee, and according to his IMDB profile, he is a world renowned trumpeter/composer/band leader and Blue Note recording artist, described as the most prolific jazz musician to ever compose for motion pictures. Blanchard was born and raised in New Orleans where he studied with the Marsalis brothers at the famed New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. In 1980, he won a scholarship to Rutgers University and immediately began performing in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Two years later, he succeeded Wynton Marsalis in the legendary Jazz Messengers before forming his own influential groups. Blanchard originally began performing on Spike Lee’s soundtracks, including “Mo Better Blues” in which he ghosted the trumpet for Denzel Washington.
Carter’s portfolio too reflects a lengthy list of credits on Lee films, among others. She has more than 50 film credits with three (3) Oscar nominations (“Amistad,” “Malcolm X,” “BlacKKKlansman”). Some of Ruth E. Carter’s film projects are listed here:
Do The Right Thing
Crooklyn
Clockers
Chi-Raq
Old Boy
Bamboozled
Baby Boy
Black Dynamite
Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER, featuring Ruth E. Carter designs
BAPS
Amistad
Kidnap
Marshall
The Best of Me
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Sparkle
Daddy Day Care
Down In The Delta
I Spy
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
“I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” costume design by Ruth e. Carter, shown is Antonio Fargas
Imagine That
Jungle Fever
Dr. Doolittle 2
Four Brothers
Frankie & Alice
House Party 2
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
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