3 Lessons From That Guy Who Tweeted He’d Win an Oscar 8 Years Before He Did

Matthew A. Cherry predicted his idea for ‘Hair Love’ was Oscar-worthy — and he was right

Indrani Sen
Forge
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3 min readFeb 10, 2020

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Matthew A. Cherry poses with the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for ‘Hair Love’ at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 9, 2020. Photo: Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images

ItIt may have seemed like bravado when director Matthew A. Cherry — a former football player with a few music videos and low-budget indie movies to his name — told the world that he would one…

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Indrani Sen
Forge
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