Sarah Jones, the "Midnight Ride" camera assistant who died Feb. 20, received a brief mention at the end of the "In Memoriam" segment in the Academy Awards telecast.
Jones wasn't included in the photos segment but a note at the conclusion said she had been included in on the
Oscars.com site, where it was 37th of 111 photos.On the in memoriam photo gallery on the Oscar's official website, Jones appears on slide No. 37 of the 111 honored.
Jones, 27, was killed in a train accident while filming in Georgia. About 800 people attended a
memorial Sunday in Altanta, where her spirit and kindness were heralded.
Friends and associated of Jones had been campaigning for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to include her in the "In Memoriam' televised segment, which began Sunday with James Gandolfini.
Other film industry figures recognized included Karen Black, Tom Laughlin, Carmen Zapata, Hal Needham, Paul Walker, Fay Kanin, Deanna Durbin, Elmore Leonard, Saul Zaentz, Peter O'Toole, Ray Harryhausen, Richard Griffiths, Sid Caesar, Roger Ebert, Shirley Temple Black, Joan Fontaine, Run Run Shaw, Harold Ramis, Eleanor Parker, Ray Dolby, Julie Harris, Maximillian Schell, Tom Sherak and Esther Williams.
The segment concluded with Philip Seymour Hoffman, followed by the mention of Jones.
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