The Invite Receives Palm Springs Vanguard Award — SkimNews
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- The Invite was tapped to receive the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival's January 7 opening-night gala, the first of a string of honors for the 2027 festival.
- Olivia Wilde directed and stars in The Invite, and she is slated to attend the January 7 gala with co-stars Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.
- Vanguard Award recognizes a director and cast's collective work; past recipients include last year's Hamnet, along with Green Book and The Shape of Water before their Best Picture Oscar wins.
- The Invite grossed $61.2 million and became an indie summer hit both domestically and overseas after its late-June theatrical release, ranking among the year's top-grossing limited debuts.
- The Invite earned four co-leading Gotham Film Awards nominations, including adapted screenplay recognition for Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, following its Sundance premiere.
- Palm Springs Film Festival runs January 7-18, 2027, with the Vanguard presentation scheduled for opening night on January 7.
Why it matters: For A24 and the film's cast, the January 7 honor extends an awards run already marked by four co-leading Gotham nominations, while $61.2 million in theatrical revenue shows the project has commercial reach beyond its indie profile. Previous Vanguard recipients Hamnet, Green Book and The Shape of Water later won Best Picture, placing The Invite in an Oscar-linked lineage.
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