The 2026 Academy Awards made history.
To be fair, the show made history before it even began, with Sinners receiving a record-breaking 16 nominations. Once things got rolling, though, more history was made: we had a tie in one of the awards.
Remarkably, this isn’t the first time this has happened. Or even the second! Believe it or not, it’s happened a total of seven times throughout history.
2026 – Best Live-Action Short Film
The first tie in 13 years occurred this year at the 98th Academy Awards.
The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva both won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film because they received the same number of votes.
Given the lack of hype around the Oscars as of late, it’s nice to see some legitimate history being made during the show, and not by reading the incorrect envelope.
2013 – Sound Editing
In the eyes of many, the 2013 Academy Awards are best known for Seth MacFarlane’s hosting.
In terms of the awards, it was an intersting year. Lincoln had the most nominations (12), but Life of Pi won the most awards (four). It did not, however, win Best Picture; that instead went to Argo.
Remarkably, none of those films was one of the two to take home the Oscar for Sound Editing. It went to Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty.
1995 – Best Live-Action Short
Next up, we have to go back nearly twenty years to find the previous tie in Oscar history.
The year is 1995, and a strong year for movies is dominated by Forrest Gump during Hollywood’s biggest night.
It’s also a year for history, with Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life and Trevor both taking home the Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short.
1987 – Best Documentary Feature
It only seems fitting that in a year in which the Academy Awards featured multiple hosts (Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan), we saw a tie at the Oscars.
To be honest, the year was wide open: Platoon was tied for the most nominations (eight) and took home the most awards of the night (four), including Best Picture.
The tie took place in the Best Documentary Feature category, with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got and Down and Out in America both taking home the Oscar.
1969 – Best Actress
One of the most famous moments in Academy Award history came in 1969, when two very big names shared one of the biggest awards of the night.
Katherine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter) and Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl) won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
The evening was also marred by controversy when a Tonight Show sketch had correctly announced several winners before the show began.
1950 – Best Documentary Short Subject
For many, the 1950 Academy Awards will be known for classic names winning the biggest awards of the night.
All the King’s Men won Best Picture. Olivia de Havilland won Best Actress for her role as Catherine Sloper in The Heiress.
It was also a night for history, with A Chance to Live and So Much for So Little both winning Best Documentary (Short Subject).
1932 – Best Actor
At the 5th ever Academy Awards, we had our first instance of a tie.
It came in one of the biggest categories as well, with Fredric March and Wallace Beery taking home the Oscar nearly 100 years ago.
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