Palm Springs: McDonagh, Navarrette, The Invite Honored — SkimNews
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- Palm Springs International Film Awards will present its 2027 honorees at the January 7 opening-night gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the Palm Springs Film Festival running January 7–18.
- Martin McDonagh will receive the Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award for Wild Horse Nine, a Searchlight Pictures film that premiered at Venice; his The Banshees of Inisherin previously scored nine Oscar nominations in 2022.
- Inde Navarrette will receive the Rising Star Award for Obsession, which broke box-office records and grossed $525.4 million worldwide; Navarrette recently hosted Saturday Night Live and will next play Rogue in Marvel’s next X-Men film.
- The Invite will receive A24’s Vanguard Award, with director-star Olivia Wilde and costars Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton slated to attend.
- The Invite grossed $61.2 million after premiering at Sundance and opening in theaters in late June, becoming one of the year’s top-grossing limited debuts.
- Hamnet received last year’s Vanguard Award, while Green Book and The Shape of Water earned the distinction before going on to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Why it matters: McDonagh gains the 2027 directing honor ahead of the January 7 gala, adding another distinction to a filmography already marked by The Banshees of Inisherin’s nine Oscar nominations in 2022. For The Invite, the Vanguard Award follows a $61.2 million theatrical run, giving this year’s slate a honoree with documented commercial reach as well as an industry honor.
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