US EditionOscar’s First Tie in 14 Years Has an Indian Connect; Winner Two People Exchanging Saliva Co-Directed by Franco-Indian Alexandre Singh
The film’s dystopian theme on banned kissing and feminist inspiration helped it earn a rare Oscar tie for Best Live-Action Short Film, shared with The Singers.
- During Sunday's ceremony, presenter Kumail Nanjiani announced a rare tie for the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film between The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva.
- Host Conan Brien presided over the ceremony, which marked the seventh tie in the Academy Awards' nearly 100-year history. Previous ties occurred in 1950, 1969, 1989, 1995, and 2013.
- Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Davis, The Singers adapts a 19th-century short story by Ivan Turgenev, featuring first-time actors from TikTok and YouTube in an impromptu pub sing-off.
- The 36-minute Two People Exchanging Saliva, narrated by Vicky Krieps and written by Franco-Indian Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, depicts a dystopian world where kissing is strictly forbidden.
- Accepting the award, Singh stated, "That is why we make films. Because we believe that art can change people's souls," emphasizing creativity's power to transform society.
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Between sparkling red carpet, flashes of photographers and the noise of applause, the night of the Oscars also saw a piece of Italy shine. As reported by Adnkronos, at the 98th edition of the Academy Awards the Bolognese producer Valentina Merli won the Oscar for the Best Short Film Live Action with Two People Exchanging Saliva, awarded ex aequo with The Singers. A triumph of symbolic value: Merli was the only Italian candidate in the race and t…
Italy's Valentina Merli co-producer of Oscar-winning short - Arts Culture and Style
Italy did not come away completely empty handed from the 98th Academy Awards as Bologna native Valentina Merli was among the co-producers of Two People Exchanging Saliva which, tied with The Singers, won the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar. (ANSA)
Originally from Bologna, he won the Oscar as the best live action short, "Two People Exchanging Saliva."
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