“I’m gonna be nominated for an Oscar one day. Already claiming it.” That’s the tweet Matthew Cherry posted on June 2, 2012, manifesting his dreams of becoming an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker. The call-out to the universe was answered — and upgraded — on Feb. 9, 2020, as the pro football player-turned-filmmaker made it all the way to the Oscar stage to accept the best animated short film statuette for Hair Love.
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