"There is a very important issue that's out there. We want to normalize black hair," Cherry said during his acceptance speech. " Hair Love was done because we wanted to see more representation in animation.
Cherry brought DeAndre Arnold, a teenager who wasn't allowed to attend graduation (opens in a new tab) without cutting his dreadlocks, to the awards ceremony. Get at me."Īnd it worked! On Sunday night, he and producer Karen Rupert Toliver took home the Academy Award for best animation short.Ĭherry emphasized how important representation is for young black children, and brought attention to the Crown Act (opens in a new tab), a law that prohibits discrimination based on hair style and texture. What's more, in 2016 he also tweeted, "Any 3D artists follow me? I got an Oscar worthy short film idea to go with this image. Former NFL pro and now Oscar-winning director Matthew Cherry seems to have manifested his Academy Award win way back in 2012.Ĭherry directed Hair Love, a wholesome and poignant story about a black father learning to style his daughter's hair as her mother recovers from an illness.Įight years ago, Cherry tweeted, "I'm gonna be nominated for an Oscar one day.
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