Hair Love Short Film by Matthew A. Cherry Wins Oscar! Tonight, the short film Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry won an Oscar for Best Animated Short at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California! The Sony Pictures movie competed against 4 other short films in the category. Hair Love is about a little African-American girl name Zuri whose father, Stephen learns how to do her natural hair. Cherry took to Twitter to express his excitement! He posted his original speech and a cute photo of Zuri hugging an Oscar. His caption said, "Thank you. 💜 #HairLove #Oscars." He also dedicated his award to Kobe Bryant, who was the first athlete to win in that category for Dear Basketball. We first told you about Hair Love in 2017 when Cherry surpassed his campaign goal on Kickstarter. Since then, the Hair Love book has been published and a short film released. Vashti Harrison is also the co-author and illustrator. Hair Lo...