Geoff Keighley Says Oscars CEO Blocked Him After In Memoriam Omission

At the 98th Academy Awards, the broadcast’s In Memoriam segment did not include David Keighley, who died in September 2025. His son, Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley, posted that he was "so incredibly disappointed and heartbroken" by the omission and added, "I will never forget." David Keighley served as IMAX’s first Chief Quality Officer for 15 years before his death and had personally overseen IMAX film prints for decades.

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