This weekend, iconic actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry made history. He became the first black person to own a major film studio with the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia 👏🏾.
The historic gala drew the likes of Beyoncé, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and Oprah Winfrey, who also has a soundstage named in her honor. #BlackExcellence was definitely in the building. See who showed up and who showed out on the red carpet ahead:
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon
Spike Lee
Whoopi Goldberg and her daughter Alex Martin
Vanessa Williams
Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams
Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham
Colin Kaepernick
Patti LaBelle
Usher
Halle Berry
Chris Tucker
Cicely Tyson
Taraji P. Henson and her fiancé Kelvin Hayden
Tika Sumpter
Gabourey Sidibe
Maxwell
Ava DuVernay
Tyrese
Samuel L. Jackson
Tiffany Haddish
Michael Ealy
Tamera Mowry-Housley
Loni Love
Jeannie Mai and Jeezy
Ludacris and his wife Eudoxie Bridges
Don Lemon and his fiancé Tim Malone
Gladys Knight
John Lewis
Stacey Abrams
Kyla Pratt
Jermaine Dupri
Kirk Franklin and his wife Tammy Collins
Gayle King
Iyanla Vanzant
Michael Jai White and Gillian Iliana Water
Tamela Mann and David Mann
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Lance Gross and his wife Rebecca Jefferson
Tina Knowles-Lawson
Monica
David Oyelowo
Jenifer Lewis
Maxine Waters and her husband Sid Williams
Jill Scott
T. D. Jakes
Bevy Smith
Anita Baker
Tamron Hall
Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad
Storm Reid
Terrence Howard and his fiancée Mira Pak
Geoffrey Owens
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Loretta Devine
Jazmine Sullivan
Tevin Campbell
Heather Hayslett Packer and Will Packer
BeBe Winans
Bernice King
Lynn Toler
Rachel Lindsay
China Anne McClain
Jennifer Lucas and Byron Allen
Kym Whitley
Julissa Bermudez
Demetria McKinney
April Ryan
2 Chainz
La La Anthony
