Ruth E. Carter

At this year’s Academy Awards, costume designer Ruth E. Carter became the first African American woman to win multiple Oscars in any category – winning her first for the 2018 Marvel blockbuster, Black Panther, and this time for the 2022 long-awaited sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

For once, costume designers were center stage at UCLA Film School's James Bridges Theater last Saturday. The five Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design were the main cast of characters in a lively and interesting panel moderated by Deborah Nadoolman Landis, a renowned costume designer herself (Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Indiana Jones, among her many film credits).

A shout out to the woman who was the butt of Chris Rock's jokes that resulted in a slap that was heard around the world - and other stars making a statement in monochromatic style. .