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Costume designer Ruth E. Carter made history tonight as she won an Oscar for her work on "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." She became the first Black woman to win two Academy Awards, according to Variety. Her first win was in 2019, for the first Black Panther film, for which she became the first Black Oscar winner for costume design.Carter's resume includes "Do The Right Thing," "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," and "Selma." She is a four-time Oscar nominee, having also earned nods for "Malcolm X" and "Amistad." As she accepted her award in sunny yellow dress at the Dolby Theater, Carter's dedicated her win to Black women. “Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is a Black woman,” she said.She also dedicated the Academy Award to her mother.“This is for my mother. She was 101,” Ruth E. Carter said while accepting the Oscar for Best Costume Design for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”Carter paid tribute to her mother, Mabel Carter, saying she died “this past week.”“This film prepared me for this moment. Chadwick, please take care of mom,” she said. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” grappled with the grief of losing its superhero – and film star Chadwick Boseman.Watch the trailer for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" in the video player above.