Elsewhere, Black icon Tyler Perry won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

The List spoke to body language expertLauren Cohenabout his empowering acceptance speech.

I refuse to hate someone because they are a police officer.

Tyler Perry slight grin with facial hair and glasses

I refuse to hate someone because they are Asian."

He added, “I would hope that we would refuse hate.”

He is looking to use his hands to engage and bring people in."

Tyler Perry proudly holds up his Oscar

Perry is simply “a storyteller having a conversation, not performing.”