Emmy A-listers SNUBBED in leaked seating plan that shows legends pushed to the back

Photos of the seating arrangement show Sydney Sweeney sitting in front of Hollywood legends Harrison Ford, 83, Jude Law, 56, Christopher Meloni, 64, Sarah Paulson, 50, and Sam Rockwell, 56.

The seating arrangements at awards shows at determined by a variety of factors, including how involved a celebrity may be in the ceremony. 

Sweeney, 27, is set to present at the show, so that likely led to her particularly close proximity to the stage. Her row also consists of nominees Jason Segel, 45, Javier Bardem, 56, and presenter Catherine Zeta-Jones, 55.

Another A-lister who is poised to be getting more camera time is Selena Gomez, whose show Only Murders In The Building is up for an Emmy.

Gomez, 33, herself isn’t nominated for an individual award, however her co-star Martin Short, 75 – who is up for Best Actor in a Comedy Series – will be sitting behind her, alongside their OMITB castmate Steve Martin, 80.

She will also have a better view of the stage than Jake Gyllenhaal (who infamously dated her friend Taylor Swift) who is seated directly behind her. 

Presenters Jennifer Coolidge, Jenna Ortega and nominee Quinta Brunson will also be front row and ahead of Michelle Williams, Seth Rogan, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Bella Ramsey, and Hacks stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. 

A Golden Globes executive previously revealed how they determine the seating chart for their show in a 2018 interview with Elle. 

Unlike many shows, however, the Golden Globes are rather unique in that celebrities are seated at tables by the stage (where they are able to sit, drink, and be merry) – in contrast to more traditional setups where guests watch the show from a row of seats. 

Jorge Camara, the chairman of the board of the HFPA, told the publication many of their seating decisions ultimately come down to camera angle. 

‘Remember, this is also a television show! We base a lot of who is seated where on camera range. What we call the pit, which is the tables closest to the stage, and also the first elevation, those are the seats that can be seen on camera.’

The bigger the name, the closer the guest is placed towards the stage.  

‘That’s where we have to seat the nominees and the big stars, the people who are known and loved by the audience,’ he said. ‘Usually what we try to do is to have at least four or five big stars at each table. 

‘Each table seats twelve, so that would be four or five stars, their guests, plus another guest or studio head or a producer. That’s how we try to work it, so that when the camera does a run of the room, you see it full of stars.’

The event organizers aren’t aware of who will be winning when making the chart, and strive to seat nominees as fairly as possible.  

‘Ernst & Young are the accountants that take care of the votes, and they would never, ever let us know something like that! We may guess, but sometimes we’re right and sometimes we’re wrong. We just try to be even as far as the nominations, and seat the nominees accordingly,’ he said.

Real-life friendships and drama can also seep into where certain celebrities are placed.

‘Sometimes they say who they want to sit with, and sometimes they tell us who they don’t want to sit with!’ Camara said. 

‘And we try to accommodate that. Once the seating chart is set, the production company makes sure everybody sticks to it on the night, because it’s so important when they have particular people on camera. They make sure that everyone stays in the seat that they’ve been assigned.’

Of course, the role the celebrity will be playing also impacts the seating arrangement – Tudum did a story on the SAG-AFTRA organization, and reported presenters and nominees are given easier access to the stage.

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will air this September 14 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Comedian Nate Bargatze is slated to host, with Severance leading the nominees with 27 nods followed by The Studio with 23 potential honors.