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 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.