curtis beating out angela bassett, who many believed would get her first oscar for her role as queen ramanda wakanda forever." >> a lot of people were really rooting for angela bassett. she didn't win, but she did make history as the first black actor to get a nomination from marvel. >> reporter: "black panther: wakanda forever" making more history last night. the visionary behind its eloratouarrde hond o sign, becing the first black woman ever to win two oscars. >> thank you to the academy for recognizing this super hero that is a black woman. >> ruth carter making history as the only black woman to ever win two oscars is significant. when you look at the number of black women who have ever been nominated, the number is minimal. and quite frankly, kind of abysmal. >> reporter: ahead of the big day, she sat down with abc news entertainment reporter kelley carter. >> i really feel that the first win, you know, was a sprinter who made it through to the finish line and took those deep breaths like i got it, i did it, whoo. the first time in some instances could be a fluke or could be luck, if y