Just takes a little bit of work and a whole lot of love."

These words shared in a warm moment between an African American mother and her daughter as she ties the little one's massive mop of black hair, sets the mood early on in this modern-day life lesson. Hair Love, the Oscar-winning Best Animated Short at this year's Academy Awards, won hearts for its storyline about a little girl whose father is quite literally caught in a tangle as he attempts to tie his daughter's hair for the first time after his wife is away.