3 Updates

Exclusive: Seating the SAG Awards

Jan 23 2013, 1:39pm CST | by

About two weeks before the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, a team of producers lock themselves in a room with a giant floor plan of L.A.'s Shrine Expo Hall posted on the wall in order to...

Filed under: news

Full Story below YouTube Videos

 
 

Update
3

20 hours ago


Quote:
"Everyone wants to know if their relationship was a marriage of convenience, whether she was asked to sign a contract like the one Nicole Kidman allegedly signed, whether Tom is Suri’s real father, her experiences regarding Tom’s sexuality and why she suddenly snapped and fled with Suri."


Source: Ninemsn

 
 

20 weeks ago

Exclusive: Seating the SAG Awards

Jan 23 2013, 1:39pm CST | by

"The Actor" Statuette | Photo Credits: KMazur/WireImage

About two weeks before the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, a team of producers lock themselves in a room with a giant floor plan of L.A.'s Shrine Expo Hall posted on the wall in order to figure out the seating assignments for this year's 221 nominees and their guests.

Since the awards show's inception almost two decades ago, "We've wanted to make sure the actors were seated together, because it's their union," says SAG Awards producer Kathy Connell, who stresses the importance of intermingling the movie and TV ensembles. In the past, "There was more of a delineation between film and television actors among the industry, but now everybody crosses all lines," she says. "It's very emotional when somebody gets on stage, looks down and all they can see is a sea of the best actors at that moment. It can be really powerful."

Producers try to accommodate requests — BFFs Naomi Watts (The Impossible) and Nicole Kidman (The Paperboy) asked to sit together and are placed at Table 21 — and double nominees get to choose which cast they sit with. Bryan Cranston, who is part of the nominated ensembles for Breaking Bad and Argo, decided to stick with his TV cast, but producers made sure he will be close to his movie colleagues. "We have more nominees this year than we've ever had cross over between TV and film," awards coordinating producer Jon Brockett says.

Bobby Cannavale is nominated in two television ensembles: Nurse Jackie and Boardwalk Empire. He requested to sit with his Boardwalk cast, which will be seated right across from the Nurse Jackie group — which includes his son, Jake.

Adds Connell, "We're throwing the actors' party in the actors' house, so we really try to make them feel comfortable."

Here's a sneak peek at some of the seating chart (changes could still be made).

The cast of Argo: Table 18

The cast of The Big Bang Theory: Table 2

The cast of Boardwalk Empire: Tables 40 and 41

The cast of Breaking Bad: Table 25

The cast of Downton Abbey: Table 32

The cast of Glee: Tables 5, 6 and7

The cast of Homeland: Tables 22 and 23

The cast of Les Misérables: Tables 13 and 14

The cast of Modern Family: Tables 20 and 27

The cast of Nurse Jackie: Tables 43 and 44

The cast of The Office: Tables 1 and 3

Dick Van Dyke, Life Achievement Award recipient: Table 26

The Screen Actors Guild Awards airs live Sunday, January 27 at 8/7c on TNT and TBS.

Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

View original Exclusive: Seating the SAG Awards at TVGuide.com

Other Links From TVGuide.com

Source: TV Guide

 

Don't miss ...

 

<a href="/latest_stories/all/all/8" rel="author">Luigi Lugmayr</a>
Luigi is the founding Chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.

 

blog comments powered by Disqus

Latest stories

Mistresses Recap: Yikes! Someone Actually Said, 'The Worst Is Over'
Mistresses Recap: Yikes! Someone Actually Said, 'The Worst Is Over'
Like the living-room toilet at the center of the house Joss was tasked with selling, Mistresses continues to be impractical, unneccessary, inappropriate and unrelentingly ridiculous — and I mean that in the most...
 
 
‘Teen Wolf’ Recap: A Mystery Killer Is On The Loose In Beacon Hills
‘Teen Wolf’ Recap: A Mystery Killer Is On The Loose In Beacon Hills
As if the new Alphas weren’t bad enough, someone else is going on a killing spree — and no virgin is safe! The hunt for Cora and Boyd continued on the June 17 episode of Teen Wolf, but because not even Isaac (Daniel...
 
 
Report: The Client List Season 3 Renewal Held Up By Baby-Daddy Drama
Report: The Client List Season 3 Renewal Held Up By Baby-Daddy Drama
The Client List‘s renewal process seems to be at a pregnant pause. Star Jennifer Love Hewitt, who is expecting a child with co-star and fiancé Brian Hallisay near the end of the year, reportedly wants her real-life baby...
 
 
‘The Voice’: Top 3 Collaborate With Coaches For Best Performances Yet
‘The Voice’: Top 3 Collaborate With Coaches For Best Performances Yet
This is it — the last chance for the final three acts to prove that they should be the winner of ‘The Voice.’ Could Blake’s team win for the third time in a row, or will Usher’s Michelle Chamuel prove that there is...
 
 
 

Latest from the Network

Tom Hiddleston not in 'The Avengers' sequel?
Los Angeles, June 18 — Actor Tom Hiddleston will reportedly not reprise his role as Loki in sequel of "The Avengers". The 32-year-old, who played villainous Asgardian god Loki in the 2012 film, is unlikely to return for...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
Obama defends surveillance of American communications
Washington, June 18 — As the US whistleblower accused President Barack Obama of worsening "abusive" practices, Obama defended extensive surveillance of US communications, saying it had disrupted multiple terrorist plots...
Read more on Apple Balla
 
Being single doesn't suit me: Katie Price
Los Angeles, June 18 — Model Katie Price admits she can't be single, and says she needs to be with a man at all times. The 35-year-old model married her third husband Kieran Hayler earlier this year, and insists that...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
Mistresses Recap: Yikes! Someone Actually Said, 'The Worst Is Over'
Like the living-room toilet at the center of the house Joss was tasked with selling, Mistresses continues to be impractical, unneccessary, inappropriate and unrelentingly ridiculous — and I mean that in the most...
Read more on TV Balla
 
‘Teen Wolf’ Recap: A Mystery Killer Is On The Loose In Beacon Hills
As if the new Alphas weren’t bad enough, someone else is going on a killing spree — and no virgin is safe! The hunt for Cora and Boyd continued on the June 17 episode of Teen Wolf, but because not even Isaac (Daniel...
Read more on TV Balla
 
Katy Perry's Madonna disaster
Katy Perry dyed her hair black after an attempt to bleach her locks like Madonna went wrong. The 'Firework' singer has been dying her hair black since she was 15 and Katy - who is naturally blonde - admitted she only...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
Channing Tatum to produce TV sitcom
Channing Tatum will produce new sitcom 'Nicky'. The 'White House Down' actor and his producing partner Reid Carolin worked with their close friend, 'Happy Endings' actor Nick Zano, to put together the half-hour comedy...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
Jennifer Aniston stays naked all day?
Los Angeles, June 18 — Actress Jennifer Aniston, who recently moved in with her fiance Justin Theroux to their new mansion here, reportedly stays naked in house. If sources are to be believed, the former "Friends" star...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
Psy to record with Brain May
Los Angeles, June 18 — Korean singer-rapper Psy of "Gangnam style" fame, is set to record a track with singer-musician Brian May. They are working on a remix of a song, reports contactmusic.com. May, 65, said: "It turns...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
 
Auto Balla Sexy Balla Sport Balla TV Balla Politics Balla Movie Balla Apple Balla Business Balla Ad Balla Celebrity Balla