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.

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

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.

As more viewers have been moving away from traditional cable in recent years, Disney-owned ABC looked to offer Oscars fans with a standalone streaming option on Hulu for the 97th Academy Awards. There was just one problem: Hulu crashed right as the show was set to start.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.