The Academy Awards always ends with the biggest awards of the night, but some viewers couldn't watch it. Streaming service Hulu allegedly cut its feed before the winners of Best Leading Actress and Best Picture were announced.

There’s also the sheer length of the show. At 3 hours and 47 minutes, it was one of the longer Oscars on record (but not the longest, by far, as some ceremonies have lasted well over four hours). Longer shows can often be a harder sell to keep audiences engaged.

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,