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Artists Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata have won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for their dystopian French-language short, "Two People Exchanging Saliva." In a rare occurrence for the Oscars, the category resulted in a tie with Sam Davis’s musical comedy "The Singers." Singh and Musteata’s film depicts a near-future Paris where physical intimacy is a capital offense and commerce is conducted through ritualized physical violence.

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Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata's black-and-white short film *Two People Exchanging Saliva* has been nominated for an Academy Award in the live action short film category. The 36-minute dystopian romance, set in a Paris where kissing is forbidden and punishable by death, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and has since won multiple prizes. It is distributed by the New Yorker and produced by Misia Films and art[cc]corp, and was also shortlisted for a 2026 César Award.

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Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata win Oscar for “Two People Exchanging Saliva,” a short film.

Artist Alexandre Singh and art historian Natalie Musteata won an Academy Award for their short film "Two People Exchanging Saliva" at the 2026 Oscars. The film tied for first place in the live action short category with Sam Davis's "The Singers," marking a rare seventh tie in Oscar history.

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