Walt Disney TV’s Rob Mills, the person who was in control of the 2025 Oscars telecast for ABC, is opening up about a few of the highs and lows of this yr’s occasion.
The 97th Academy Awards had been held on Sunday, March 2, 2027. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the present noticed Anora take dwelling the coveted Finest Image Award, whereas Adrien Brody gained Finest Actor and Mikey Madison was awarded Finest Actress.
What did ABC say about Hulu’s Oscars points and Conan O’Brien?
This yr, the Oscars had been streamed dwell on Hulu for the primary time ever; nonetheless, many subscribers bumped into points. Notably, the Hulu livestream shut down after the present went half-hour over its scheduled time, which means these making an attempt to observe the present dwell via the streaming platform had been unable to see who was awarded Finest Actress and Finest Image.
Talking with Variety, Mills known as the state of affairs “unlucky” and mentioned that subsequent yr will likely be a “higher expertise.”
“This isn’t my space of experience, and clearly you’re feeling unhealthy for the individuals who had been making an attempt to observe the present — it’s unlucky,” Mills mentioned. “I feel one of the best factor to do is take a look at it as a method to determine it out and ensure it doesn’t occur once more. It’s not the primary time this has occurred [in streaming] and possibly gained’t be the final…however we’re at the very least transferring into this world the place we’re assembly viewers the place they’re.
“On the Walt Disney Firm as an entire, our superpower is we now have a broadcaster, we now have a premium streamer, so wherever you need to watch this present, we need to be sure you can watch this. And for essentially the most half, that works out nice. It really works spectacularly nicely with Dancing With the Stars. Onward and upward, and subsequent yr will likely be a greater expertise.”
With this being the primary yr that O’Brien hosted the Oscars, Mills mentioned he thought that “Conan completely nailed it.”
“I do know we’d like to have him again,” Mills mentioned. “I don’t know if this counts as an official provide, however I actually hope he needs to come back again. It was a pleasure and a privilege, and possibly the one type of methadone I might have for not with the ability to do the present with Jimmy Kimmel.”
