In April 2018 , the Laurence Olivier Awards came under fire for not including the late Sir Peter Hall , acclaimed British theatre director , in its in memoriam segment . To make up for this omission , the Olivier Awards renamed its Best Director trophy the " Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director . " In September 2018 , viewers of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards was outraged when this ceremony 's in memoriam segment included recently-dead politician John McCain but not the late rapper/television star Mac Miller
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
In memoriam segment