# Palm Springs Kicks Off Honoree Run With ‘The Invite’ Receiving Its Vanguard Award

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/palm-springs-kicks-off-honoree-run-with-the-invite-receiving-its-vanguard-award/
- Published: 2026-10-28T17:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T04:22:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/palm-springs-film-awards-2027-list-1237206429/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Geopolitics, Politics, TV

## Key points

- *The Invite* will receive Palm Springs’ Vanguard Award.
- Olivia Wilde and co-stars are expected at the 7 January gala.
- The film has grossed $61.2 million worldwide.

## Summary

A24’s *The Invite* will receive the Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Vanguard Award at the festival’s opening-night gala on 7 January 2027. The honour recognises the director and cast’s collective work, and starts a series of award announcements for the event.

Olivia Wilde, who directed and stars in the film, is expected to attend with co-stars Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton. The film follows two neighbouring couples whose dinner party takes an unpredictable turn; it has earned $61.2 million worldwide after opening in cinemas in late June. It premiered at Sundance and received four Gotham Film Awards nominations earlier in the week. The festival runs from 7 to 18 January 2027.

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