Tyler Perry is going to receive a new award! According to a report from Deadline on Thursday (January 14), the multi-hyphenate has been selected by Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences Board Of Governors to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2021 Oscars.
Deadline writes that Tyler “is being honored for his extensive work on humanitarian and social Justice causes.” Past recipients of the award include Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn and Angelina Jolie.