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

More than 34,000 Hulu subscribers had reported problems accessing the streaming service Sunday as the 97th Academy Awards were underway.

Complaints came in quickly as the streamer's much-touted first year sharing the broadcast went haywire for many subscribers; the company said to update its app.

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.

Hulu apologizes to outraged 2025 Oscars viewers for ‘disastrous’ streaming mishap - Streamer promised it would ‘make a full replay of the event available as soon as possible’

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

UPDATED: Thousands of Hulu subscribers reported problems accessing the streaming service during the Oscars on Sunday, which marked the first time the awards show was available via streaming. For some, the Hulu livestream dropped just before the night’s best picture winner was announced.

Now 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 Aw

Hulu disappointed people with its glitch-prone Oscars streaming this past weekend, while TV viewing was fine. It was just the latest streaming meltdown for a popular live event.

Disney and Hulu's first-ever Oscars livestream has already been disrupted for many prospective viewers by a frustrating glitch.

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

In the streaming service’s second slip-up of the night, users are now reporting that their livestream cut out—just as the ceremony approached its biggest, buzziest categories: best actress and best picture.