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Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry dedicates Academy Award for 'Hair Love' to Kobe Bryant



Matthew A. Cherry used the closing seconds of his Academy Award acceptance speech Sunday to honor the late Kobe Bryant, who in 2018 won an award in same category Cherry was recognized. Cherry referenced Bryant after he and his associates won in the category Best Animated Short Film for "Hair Love," a story in support of natural hair and representation. "This award is dedicated to Kobe Bryant. May we all have a second act as great as his was," said Cherry, who wrote "Hair Love" and helped to direct and produce it. Matthew Cherry: "'Hair Love' was done because we wanted to see more representation in animation. We wanted to normalize black hair." https://t.co/8kz7m5vtnF #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Ens5dBgI5Q — ABC News (@ABC) February 10, 2020 Bryant won the award in 2018 for his "Dear Basketball," becoming the first former professional athlete to nominated for, and win, an Oscar. Cherry's bio lists him as having played for the NFL's Jaguars, Bengals, Panthers and Ravens from 2004-07. He never played in a regular-season game. MORE: What to know about Bryant helicopter crash Bryant, 41, died in a helicopter crash over Calabasas, Calif., on Jan. 26. His 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people were also killed in the crash. There was another connection to Bryant during the red-carpet portion of the Academy Awards. Knicks superfan Spike Lee entered dressed in a purple-and-gold Bryant-themed tuxedo. (Getty Images) Spike Lee at the 2020 Academy Awards. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/e5/a8/spike-lee-020920-getty-ftrjpg_12sonljrcyb3s14bmoqtu5sven.jpg?t=752375928&w=500&quality=80 Bryant was the first person featured in the show's "In Memoriam" segment. With Billie Eilish singing a version of The Beatles' "Yesterday," an image of Bryant holding his Oscar was shown on the stage's big screen. A quote graphic was overlaid. It read: "Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going." Bryant was listed as "Athlete/Producer." “Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going.” Kobe Bryant honored at the Oscars🙏 pic.twitter.com/MYSCxFXAzK — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 10, 2020

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