Streaming service Hulu was plagued by technical difficulties all evening during the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, including experiencing widespread outages and ending their live event before the main awards of the evening had been announced.
Oh, and a bunch of movies won awards! SIGN UP FOR DECIDER DIGEST FOR NEWS AND STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS The big winner of the night was Sean Baker’s sensational dramedy Anora, with the Mikey Madison-led favorite taking home Best Picture,
The Oscars made the historic choice to go live on Hulu for the first time ever, but the telecast ended up shutting down before the ceremony's end.
Hulu subscribers trying to keep up with Anora’s roll though many of the major Oscars categories Sunday missed out on the evening’s climax, when the film won Best Picture and Sean Baker became the only other person besides Walt Disney to win four Oscars in one night.
It doesn't offer much information about why the livestream cut off, but it does confirm that this was a Hulu issue that impacted only "some" viewers. Mashable entertainment editor Kristy Puchko was watching ABC's official Oscars livestream and didn't experience any issues.