As Kumail Nanjiani took the stage to announce the winner for Best Live-Action Short at the 98th annual Academy Awards, the actor exclaimed: "And the Oscar goes to ... it's a tie."

Host Kumail Nanjiani announced the winners of Best Live-Action Short: 'I'm joking!'

"The Singers" and "Two People Exchanging Saliva" tied for best live-action short film at the Oscars on Sunday night.

"Sinners" was the movie to beat at the Oscars with a historic 16 nominations, but the film's losses in top categories aren't sitting well with fans.

But at the 98th Academy Awards, when it came to Live Action Shorts, the voting body just couldn’t make up its mind. So it did what any awards show worth its weight in salt would do and awarded both The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva the Oscar for Best Live Action Short.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has been crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards. Jessie Buckley won best actress and Michael B.

Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is the favorite heading into the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. But Coogler’s “Sinners” comes in the lead nominee with a record 16 nominations. Both filmmakers are poised to leave with their first Oscar.

Madigan also previously made Academy Awards headlines for refusing to applaud Elia Kazan's honorary acceptance speech at the 1999 Oscars.