Sunday night marked Hulu’s first time airing the Oscars live. But its Academy Awards debut ended on a chaotic and frustratingly premature note.

N ow that Anora beat early-season front-runner Emilia Pérez for Best Picture, a new Oscars villain has emerged, and its name is Hulu. This year, for the first time, the Academy A

More than 33,000 users reported an inability to log onto Hulu just as the 97th Academy Award telecast was set to begin. Thousands more saw their stream abruptly end before the best picture award.

Sunday night marked Hulu's first time airing the Oscars live. Hulu's livestream cut off in the final moments of the show — with two major award categories, best actress and best picture, still to be announced.

Update: The 2025 Oscars scored the biggest audience the awards show has seen in five years, according to final live-plus-same-day viewing numbers from Nielsen, which bring the show’s viewership to 19.69 million across ABC and Hulu.

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal look on from back of stage right.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ‘I’m Still Here’ win best international film in Brazil’s first Oscar in the category Hulu’s ...

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal look on from back of stage right.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (Chris Pizzello) Hulu's livestream cut off in the final moments of the show — with two major award ...