How the Golden Globes Organises the Seating Plan

Every year, the official start of awards season is heralded by the Golden Globes, one of the few award ceremonies that celebrates movies and television in the same room. That fact alone makes the Globes a uniquely challenging show to plan and execute—in the Peak TV era, there’s more competition than ever for recognition, and more A-list stars appearing on the small screen.

So how, exactly, does the Hollywood Foreign Press Association decide who sits where on the night? In…