“I think that was the moment we realized it was so much bigger than us.
And as it turned out, Cherry and Toliver were the only black nominees who won Oscars this year. After we got nominated, the next morning there was a screenshot of the five black people that were nominated across all the Oscar categories – only five,” Toliver recalls. Thanks to Hair Love, Toliver is also the first black woman to win an Oscar in the animation field. Karen Rupert Toliver co-produced the animated short and is the executive vice president of creative at Sony Animation. “I never thought in a million years we would win an Oscar for something like this.”īeyond the CROWN Act, Hair Love, which ran in theaters ahead of the start of The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Jumanji: The Next Level, has proven that representation matters. To be here and do something like this that’s centered on black hair and black families is literally a dream," the Chicago native says. Dove (the Unilever-owned beauty brand) supported our film at the Kickstarter level and have been amazing partners. To date, only California, New York, and New Jersey have enacted the bill, while 22 other states are considering adding it to their books as well. He's hoping the film will help the Crown Act - which prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles and texture worn by people of color - passed in all 50 states. While he's still riding high from awards season, Cherry also wants to use Hair Love's success for good.
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