Jon Brockett and Jen Coyne-Hoerle want to make something clear: They loveBridgerton.
Brockett and Coyne-Hoerle are the executive producer and supervising producer, respectively, of the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
They do lots of things in their roles: Brockett oversees all show operations; Coyne-Hoerle oversees ticketing.
Selma Hayek and Lady Gaga the 2022 SAG Awards. Every year, executive producer Jon Brockett, supervising producer Jen Coyne-Hoerle, and their team agonize over the ceremony’s seating chart.
But the most important part?
Crafting an enjoyable, watchable program.
Yes, the seating chart.
A portion of the 2025 SAG Award Seating chart as of February 21—subject to change.
By all accounts, the actors have a nice time.
How was the chicken?
After all, the SAG Awards are one of the few ceremonies that recognize complete ensembles.
Austin Butler and Sally Field at the 2023 SAG Awards.
Which brings us back toBridgerton.
There are 41 single-billed people on that show, and each gets a plus-one.
Thats 82 hypothetical seats.
Paul Mescal and Zendaya at the 2023 Sag Awards.
Were thrilled for their nomination, but the sheer volume of them… Brockett says, trailing off.
Terrifying, Coyne-Hoerle adds, finishing the thought.
As we speak, theyre in the Screen Actors Guilds Wilshire Boulevard office trying to figure it all out.
Elsewhere are the actors fromAbbot Elementary, A Complete Unknown, Wicked, Anora,and more.
This makes it easier for them to get up to the stageas well for the cameras to reach them.
That doesnt mean that Coyne-Hoerle cant takesomecreative liberties, however.
For one thing, she sat Grande and Bowen Yang at separate tables, but back to back.
I like the idea of Bowen Yang seeing Cynthia and Ariana right behind him, she says.
(Also in their eyeline?
Jane Fonda, who receives SAGs Life Achievement Award on Sunday.)
Maybe shell have a moment with Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Meryl Streep?
Still, Coyne-Hoerle admits, Because were seating casts together, thats kind of easy.
Theres a natural chemistry at those tables.
A much more fun challenge?
The tables labeled individuals.
There are a lot of free agents at the SAG Awards.
Amid a sea ofBridgertonstarlets, where do you put Adrien Brody?
A portion of the 2025 SAG Award Seating chart as of February 21subject to change.
Thats where the research comes in.
But often, it just comes down to a gut feeling: It’s almost instinctual, Brockett says.
The SAG seating chart wont be finalized until the day of the ceremony, on February 23.
On the face of it, youre like,what?
But that table, its going to be sofun.
She did agonize a little over its arrangement, however.
Coyne-Hoerles original vision was a Brody table, centered around Adam Brody and Adrien Brody.
Adrien Brody and Jeremy Strong…two of the actor-iest actors out there!
Colin Farrell occupies a particularly important seat.
And they justthinkFarrell has that knight in shining armor energy.
Austin Butler and Sally Field at the 2023 SAG Awards.
It was fodder for two picture-perfect (and, indeed, camera-ready) moments.
Every lady that passed by him, he was right up there doing his thing, says Coyne-Hoerle.
It was just the party tablegorgeous, young Hollywood people, she says.
I feel like all the shots from the night, I was like,That was it.
When she sat Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with Tilda Swinton in 2012.
Or Matt Damon and Ben Affleck with Mindy Kaling.
It was a deep cut, Brockett admits.
But it paid off: Kaling ended up tweeting about it.
Paul Mescal and Zendaya at the 2023 Sag Awards.
Some other canny pairings for this year?
Daniel Craig and Andrew Scottpresentlyworking together on the nextKnives Outwill sit with Lily Gladstone.
He had this moment in his speech where he was like, Wheres Kathy Bates?
Oh, Im going to find you.
I was like, Well, what if shes just with him at this table?
But the one they return to most?
Its like a dinner party, Coyne-Hoerle says.
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