The team behind the Oscar-nominated animated short film Hair Love hit the 2020 Oscars red carpet on Sunday with a special guest: DeAndre Arnold .

Arnold, a Black high school senior from Mont Belvieu, Texas, made headlines last month after he and his family publicly revealed that he wouldnt be allowed to walk at his upcoming graduation unless he cut his locs.

The Barbers Hill High School student has told multiple news outlets that he is fighting the school districts guidelines on hair length. Arnold, who has been growing his hair in locs since the seventh grade, has said that his hairstyle rooted in Black pride, culture and sometimes religion is a nod to his Trinidadian heritage.