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The 2026 Oscars had a history-making moment when there were two winners announced for Best Live Action Short Film: The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva.
By Kisha Forde Mar 16, 2026 1:11 AM | Updated 32 minutes ago
An Oscars 2026 Tie? Breaking Down the Rare Win in the Best Live Action Short Film Category
This is one category that definitely saw some action.
The 2026 Oscars cemented itself in history on March 15, as it marks the seventh time ever that an award saw two winners.
During the ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre, presenter Kumail Nanjiani was shocked to announced that two films would take home the gold in the Best Live Action Short Film category:The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva. (See all winners here).
“It’s a tie," the Silicon Valley alum noted. "I’m not joking. It’s actually a tie. So everyone calm down. We’re gonna get through this. Focus up.”
Prior to this year's win, the last time the Academy Awards saw a tie was in 2013, when both Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty took home the prize for Sound Editing, but the arguably the most unforgettable would be when Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand—who each won for The Lion in Winter and Funny Girl, respectively—tied for Best Actress in 1969.
For The Singers, filmmakers Jack Piatt and Sam A. Davis went onstage first to grab their trophy and shortly thereafter, Two People Exchanging Saliva's Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata followed behind and accepted their award.
“We believe art can change people’s souls," Alexandre said. "Maybe it takes 10 years time, but we can change society through art, through creativity," he added, referencing Timothée Chalamet's recent comments, "through theater and ballet—and cinema.”
And as for Natalie, she added, “Thank you to the Academy for supporting a film that is weird and queer and made by a majority of women."
After announcing the winners, Kumail quipped of the record-breaking moment, “Ironic that the short film Oscar is going to take twice as long."
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But they aren't the only ones who won big during this year's ceremony, of course. Keep reading for a full breakdown of the 2026 Academy Award winners...
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Emma Stone - Bugonia
Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Actress in a Supporting Role
Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
WINNER: Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku- Sinners
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
Actor in a Supporting Role
Benecio Del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo - Sinners
WINNER: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value
Director
Chloé Zhao - Hamnet
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Original Screenplay
Blue Moon
It Was Just An Accident
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
WINNER: Sinners
Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Original Song
"Dear Me" from Diane Warren: Relentless
WINNER: "Golden" from KPop Deamon Hunters
"I Lied to You" from Sinners
"Sweet Dreams of Joy" from Viva Verdii
"Train Dreams" from Train Dreams
International Feature Film
The Secret Agent
It Was Just an Accident
WINNER: Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Live Action Short Film
Butcher's Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen's Period Drama
WINNER (Tie): The Singers
WINNER (Tie): Two People Exchanging Saliva
Documentary Short Film
WINNER: All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only With A Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness
Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Visual Effects
WINNER: Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Cinematography
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
WINNER: Sinners
Train Dreams
Film Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Production Design
WINNER: Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
WINNER: One Battle After Another
Train Dreams
Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
WINNER: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
Casting
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
WINNER: One Battle After Another
The Secret Agent
Sinners
Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
WINNER: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Makeup & Hairstyling
WINNER: Frankenstein
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
WINNER: Kpop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Sound
WINNER: F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
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