Sean Baker made history as the second person to win four Oscars in a single night, a feat previously achieved by Walt Disney. Or so I’m told! My screen had already called it a night. Disney, Hulu’s parent company,
"Anora" was the top film of the night, taking home five Oscars including best director for Sean Baker. The top acting prizes went to Adrien Brody, who won best actor for "The Brutalist," and Mikey Madison,
Oscars 2025 marked the 97th iteration of the Academy Awards. The evening saw the sweeping victory of Anora across multiple award categories, including the Best Director award for Sean Baker.
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.
Fans outraged after Hulu ends Oscars broadcast early after streamer was plagued by outages - Social media users and fans were left seething after the livestream appeared to end early after the winner
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 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.