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,

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.

It was Hulu's debut streaming the Oscars and a setback for its standing in the streaming wars. Live broadcasts are particularly attractive to advertisers looking to reach large au

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In its first year livestreaming the Academy Awards, Hulu is facing some technical difficulties. Users reported that the streaming service was crashing as they tried to tune into the Oscars. On X, Hulu’s official technical support account acknowledged that there were problems.