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Episode Date: March 16, 2026

Oscars 2026: A Historic Tie in Best Live Action Short Film - The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva share the honor, marking the seventh tie in Academy Awards history. Filmmakers react with shock and grace, while Conan OBrien jokes about the impact on prediction pools. A look back at past ties, including the 1932 Best Actor race and the 1969 Best Actress shared by Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/20832ff84c63578d

You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News Today, powered by the Daily News Now. The 2026 Academy Awards delivered a rare surprise with a tie in the Best Live Action Short Film category. The winners were The Singers and Two People exchanging saliva, marking just the seventh tie in the entire history of the Oscars. presenter Kumail Nanjiani broke the news live on stage, urging the crowd to stay calm as he called up each winner, one at a time for their moment. The filmmakers handled it with. with grace, expressing shock and thanks while congratulating each other. Host Conan O'Brien later joked that the tie wrecked millions of Oscar prediction pools. Ties go back to the early days of the show, like the 1932 Best Actor Race between Frederick March and

Wallace Beery, which had a unique voting twist at the time. More famously, 1969 saw Barbara Streisand and Catherine Hepburn share best actress. Recent ones include the 1987 documentary feature. feature, and the 2013 sound editing for Skyfall, and Zero Dark 30. This episode is supported by our sponsor. If earbuds fall out when you sleep, this is for you. A Pillow with Builtin Sound, S-O-L-I-SouliPillow.com.