REPORTS VARYOscars History Made as 'The Singers' & 'Two People Exchanging Saliva' Tie
At Sunday night's 98th Academy Awards, the category of live-action short film concluded in a historic tie between Netflix's "The Singers" and Canal+/New Yorker's "Two People Excharging Saliva," marking only the seventh time this has occurred since Oscar history began.
Key Points
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1The Oscars experienced a historic surprise as 'Two People Exchanging Saliva' and 'The Singers' were jointly awarded Best Live-Action Short Film.
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2This marks the seventh tie in Academy Awards history, with no ties occurring since 2013 for this specific category until now (noting discrepancies regarding total count across sources).
Developments
The Academy Awards experienced its seventh tie history, the first since a similar occurrence at Sound Editing awards. The Live Action Short Film category ended with equal votes for "Two People Exchanging Saliva" and "The Singers," making it an extreme rarity given that ties are now defined by exact vote equality rather than being accepted within two-vote margins as in earlier years of the ceremony's history
At the 2*8th Academy Awards, *The Singers* and Two People Exchanging Saliva were jointly awarded Best Live Action Short in a rare tie that marks only the seventh time this has occurred. This is also just one of several historical ties across different categories since nearly two decades ago