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'The Invite' to receive Vanguard Award at 2027 Palm Springs International Film Festival

The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' will receive its Vanguard Award, a group honour for a film's director and cast, at a January 7, 2027 ceremony.

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Left · 1The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced on Wednesday that Olivia Wilde's The Invite will receive its Vanguard Award. Mixed · 2The award is a group honour recognising a film's cast and director for their collective work. Wilde, who directed and acts in the film, and her co-stars Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton are confirmed to attend. Mixed · 2The Film Awards take place on Jan. 7, 2027, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, as the opening-night gala of a festival running Jan. 7 to Jan. 18. Deadline describes it as the first of a string of honours to be announced for the gala.

Mixed · 2Festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi called the film "both comedic and deeply human" and said the festival was thrilled to honour the team. Mixed · 2The A24 film premiered at Sundance this year and follows two couples whose dinner party becomes an unpredictable evening of revelations and desire. Rashida Jones and Will McCormack wrote the screenplay. Centre · 1It has received four Gotham Award nominations, which Deadline says were announced earlier this week and tied for the most. Deadline also reports that it reached theatres in late June and has grossed $61.2 million domestically and overseas.

Mixed · 2Past Vanguard recipients include Best Picture winners Green Book and The Shape of Water. Hamnet, which Deadline says was honoured last year, is among the Best Picture nominees honoured, along with Belfast, Emilia Pérez, Killers of the Flower Moon, La La Land, Little Miss Sunshine, The Fablemans and The Trial of the Chicago 7, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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A straightforward award announcement led by the confirmed attendees, with the award's history of Oscar-nominated recipients.
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Confirmed attendees, the award's definition, and the long list of past best picture winners and nominees.
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“Confirmed to attend the ceremony are Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz.” — The Hollywood Reporter

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Trade-press announcement presenting the award as the first in a run of Palm Springs honours, with commercial success as context.
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A24, the $61.2 million gross, the 'indie summer hit' status and the Gotham nominations.
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Lists fewer past recipients and does not name the venue.
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“indie summer hit”
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“It has grossed $61.2 million to become an indie summer hit both domestically and overseas.” — Deadline

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