The New Yorker’s “Two People Exchanging Saliva” Wins a 2026 Oscar | The New Yorker
The New Yorker’s “Two People Exchanging Saliva” Wins a 2026 Oscar | The New Yorker The New Yorker’s “Two People Exchanging Saliva” Wins a 2026 Oscar The dark satire, shot largely in a Paris department store, claimed the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, in a rare tie. By March 15, 2026 The New Yorker’s “ Two People Exchanging Saliva ,” a satire of consumerism and sexual repression, won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short at Sunday night’s ceremony in Los Angeles. The victory, in a tie with “The Singers,” marks the second consecutive year that a film released by the magazine won an Oscar, following honors for Best Live Action Short, in 2025, for the dark comedy “ I’m Not a Robot .” A second New Yorker film,“ Retirement Plan ,” was nominated for a 2026 Academy Award, for Best Animated Short. “Two People Exchanging Saliva,” written and directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, follows two women who meet at a glamorous Parisian department store. In the tense world ...
