Walt Disney Co.’s Hulu streaming service experienced technical difficulties as the Oscars ceremony got underway on Sunday night, shutting out tens of thousands of paying customers during Hollywood’s signature event.

Disney and Hulu's first-ever Oscars livestream has already been disrupted for many prospective viewers by a frustrating glitch.

As Emma Stone prepared to hand out the Best Actress award, the stream abruptly ended. That followed an initial log-in glitch at the start of the show.