Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Oscars Tie: Emotional Speech, Jazz Jab
Episode Date: March 16, 2026At the 2026 Oscars, Conan OBrien hosted a memorable ceremony with a rare tie in the Best Live Action Short category. Directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh shared the award, with Musteata... delivering an emotional speech and Singhs mic cutting out mid-thank you. OBrien joked about the ties impact on Oscar pools and added a playful jab at Timothée Chalamet, who was in the audience with Kylie Jenner. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3068ee3786300f67
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At the 26 Oscars, hosted by Conan O'Brien, there was a rare tie in the Best Live Action Short
category between two people exchanging, saliva and the singers.
Directors Natalie Mostaita and Alexandra Singh accepted the shared award on stage after presenter Kumail Nanjiani made the announcement.
Mustaida delivered an emotional speech thanking producers and stars.
like Isabel Huppert and Julianne Moore.
Then Singh stepped up, but the lights dimmed and his microphone cut out right as he said thanks,
leaving the audience chuckling nervously.
O'Brien jumped in from the host spot with a grin, congratulating both teams and joking
that the Tyrek 22 million Oscar pools.
He called out the production crew for yanking the mic, which got big laughs from the Dolby
theater crowd.
Singh got his audio back and wrapped up by stressing how art transforms souls and society
through creativity, theater, ballet, and film.
It was a nod to recent drama
where Best Actor nominee Timothy Chalameh downplay performing arts like ballet and opera.
As the winners exited, O'Brien added one more zinger toward Chalemay,
saying they were just mad he skipped jazz.
Chalemay and his partner, Kylie Jenner, cracked up in the audience,
and the show rolled on smoothly.
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