Tyler Perry paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Sydney Poitier during the Oscars’ In Memoriam segment. The 52-year-old actor-and-director insisted he “would not be here” today without the ‘Lilies of the Field’ legend – who made history in 1964 as the first Black winner of the Best Actor accolade – and highlighted how inspirational he had been to so many people of colour. Tyler said of the star, who died in January aged 94: “He was the first, and for far too long, the only, Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor. When he stood on that stage, he did more than shatter a barrier. He stood there…