Sunday night marked Hulu's first time airing the Oscars live. But its academy awards debut ended on a chaotic and frustratingly premature note. Hulu's livestream cut off in the final moments of the show — with two major award categories,

A series of technical issues resulting in disruptions to its Oscars broadcast prompted Hulu subscribers to vent their anger.

Hulu left film fans seething Sunday night after a glitch-filled livestream of the Academy Awards shut down suddenly for many viewers during a pivotal moment. Just as two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone was about to present the award for Best Actress ― and before the Best Picture presentation ― the feed cut off for a number of viewers.

Hulu's debut streaming the Oscars had technical issues, with some users experiencing an outage during the best actress segment of the night.

The streaming platform reported outages during the opening ceremony of the Oscars broadcast, leaving viewers unable to access the award show.

Walt Disney Co.’s Hulu streaming service experienced technical difficulties as the Oscars ceremony got underway on Sunday night, shutting out tens of thousands of paying customers during Hollywood’s signature event.

Hulu viewers missed Mikey Madison and 'Anora' win the night's titles for both best actress and best picture in real time.

Get it together Hulu. Some 2025 Oscars viewers who are watching the show on Hulu claim the streaming service has been crashing throughout the night. “Hey Hulu, get your shit together!!! No one can watch #TheOscars right now on your service!” one person wrote on X.

The livestream of the Oscars ceremony on Hulu cut out early for many viewers and experienced other technical challenges.