Eli Countryman The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced plans Thursday to honor filmmaker Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture Television Fund with Jean Hersholt Humanitarian awards at the 93rd annual Oscars.“There has been such widespread generosity in our industry that limiting the Hersholt Humanitarian Award to one recipient, this year in particular, was impossible.
So, we are breaking with tradition and giving two awards to honor that spirit,” said Academy President David Rubin.The award is typically presented at the Academy’s Governors Awards event in the fall each year, but this year will be part of the Oscars ceremony.
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