In rare Oscars tie, two films win best live-action short film

“The Singers” directed by Sam A. Davis and produced by Jack Piatt and “Two People Exchanging Saliva” by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata both won on Sunday evening.

In a rare move, two films tied for the best live-action short film Oscar — something that’s happened only six times before.

“The Singers,” directed by Sam A. Davis and produced by Jack Piatt, and “Two People Exchanging Saliva,” by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, won the coveted Academy Award on Sunday evening.

Kumail Nanjiani, who presented the award, made sure to make it clear that he wasn’t joking when he said there were two winners.

"It’s a tie. I’m not joking. It’s actually a tie," he said. "So everyone, calm down. We’re going to get through this!”

He then announced each winner individually, creating two awards speeches. Nanjiani joked between speeches, “Ironic that the short-film Oscar is going to take twice as long.”