‘It’s a Tie!’: Oscars’ Live Action Short Winners Join a Limited History of Splitting the Prize

One of the biggest surprises of Oscars night came early on — and in the Best Live Action Shot film category — where the Academy Awards had its seventh tie in history.

Kumail Nanjiani took the stage Sunday night to announce the winner in the Live Action Short Film category, where he soon learned that the vote actually ended in a tie between “The Singers” and “Two People Exchanging Saliva.”

“It’s a tie. I’m not joking, it’s actually a tie,” Nanjiani said. “So everyone calm down. We’re gonna get through this. I’m gonna name one winner, they’ll come up and accept their award, and then I…