Celebs & Fans React to Eminem's Surprise 'Lose Yourself' Performance at Oscars 2020
Celebrities and fans are sharing their reactions to Eminem‘s surprise appearance at the 2020 Academy Awards!
The 47-year-old rapper took the stage to perform “Lose Yourself” at the event held on Sunday (February 9) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
His iconic track from 8 Mile won the Best Song award in 2003 at the Academy Awards.
Tonight’s performance marked Eminem‘s first time attending the ceremony – find out why he wasn’t there when he won in 2003.
“Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity…” Eminem tweeted. “Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here.”
See some of the best celebrity and fan reactions below!
I guess for Eminem this opportunity actually comes twice in a lifetime
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) February 10, 2020
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THE OSCAR GOES TO EMINEM'S PUBLICIST
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) February 10, 2020
Standing ovation @Eminem #Oscars 👏🏼👏🏼✌🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) February 10, 2020
I just turned the oscars on and eminem is doing lose yourself and I genuinely don’t know what year it is or if I’m watching the nba all star game
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) February 10, 2020
Greatest Oscar crowd reaction shots of all time will now be almost exclusively that Eminem performance.
— Ryan Bergara (@ryansbergara) February 10, 2020
Wait. EMINEM though. That was epic!!!!!! #Oscars2020
— Victoria Justice (@VictoriaJustice) February 10, 2020
Martin Scorsese reacts to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" performance #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ic1XeJPmSf
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) February 10, 2020
Whole Oscars crowd about to go hit a workout after Eminem “Lose Yourself” performance.
Besides that old guy that was sleeping, obviously.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 10, 2020
Just when I thought the #Oscars were getting boring
THEY BRING OUT F-CKING EMINEM WITH LOSE YOURSELF!!!!
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) February 10, 2020
eminem….performing lose yourself at the oscars….in 2020……. the prophecy……was true
— miel (@miel) February 10, 2020
eminem said hey you guys want me to perform some of my new stuff? and they were like hmmm no do the spaghetti one
— Haley O'Shaughnessy (@HaleyOSomething) February 10, 2020
Cutting to Martin Scorsese during the Eminem musical number is automatically next year’s best short film winner.
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) February 10, 2020
remember when eminem did a rap during the oscars
— karen han (@karenyhan) February 10, 2020
You know how some films have songs in them?
Here’s Eminem.
— Hazel Hayes (@TheHazelHayes) February 10, 2020
Why is Eminem here #oscars
— adam ellis (@moby_dickhead) February 10, 2020
"what if eminem walks out onstage" I JOKED FIVE SECONDS AGO
— Emma Stefansky (@stefabsky) February 10, 2020
Movie stars dorkily nodding their heads to Eminem is the best Picture of the Year. #Oscar2020
— Trevor Moore (@itrevormoore) February 10, 2020