A tie at 2026 Oscars for Best Live-Action Short marks 7th rare award moment
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A tie at the 2026 Oscars on Sunday marked a rare moment for the movie awards ceremony — the seventh time in the academy's history that two awards were given for one category. In:
A tie at the 2026 Oscars on Sunday marked a rare moment for the movie awards ceremony — the seventh time in the academy's history that two awards were given for one category.
As Kumail Nanjiani took the stage to announce the winner for Best Live-Action Short at the 98th annual Academy Awards, the actor and comedian exclaimed: "And the Oscar goes to ... it's a tie. I'm not joking. It's actually a tie."
The Oscars went to "The Singers," a musical comedy, and "Two People Exchanging Saliva," a French-language short drama.
"A tie, wow. I didn't know that was a thing, a tie, but we're happy to be up here," said "The Singers" director Sam Davis as he accepted the award.
Nanjiani then took the mic again and announced "Two People Exchanging Saliva" as the second winner.
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