by Spencer AlthouseBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm the Editorial Director at BuzzFeed - where I've reported on TV, film, and lifestyle trends (primarily travel, fitness, and food) since 2013 - and I also post about the latest in pop culture news to my 850k+ followers on TikTok. In the last 98 years of Academy Awards history, there have actually been seven different ties, the most recent happening at the 2026 Oscars! Two of those ties have even happened in the acting categories. Some Oscar ties resulted in a ton of drama, while others led to a complete overhaul of the rules. Here they are, in order.