It's a musical and mysterious scene at the 92nd Academy Awards.
and mysterious scene at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday night, with Janelle Monae and Billy Porter kicking off the proceedings in song. Later in the ceremony, a truly surprising musical guest took the stage; it was none other than Eminem, who dove headfirst into a rousing performance of "Lose Yourself" that had the audience alternately perplexed and loving it.
Many watching from the audience and at home were confused about why the rapper was plucked to appear onstage at the 2020 Oscars, but it was actually an apt guest spot; “Lose Yourself” won an Oscar after being part of the 2002 film. Some remembered that he didn't show up at the ceremony back in 2003 and wondered whether his performance was an attempt to retroactively right that wrong.
Many celebrities, like Zazie Beetz and Kelly Marie Tran, happily rapped along with Eminem, while others, like Idina Menzel, looked both stunned and thrilled; some, like Martin Scorsese, just looked sleepy throughout the whole number. We can't entirely blame them; we weren't expecting to see Eminem onstage at the Oscars in the year of our lord 2020, either. But in the end, it seems everyone came around: When the song was done, the crowd gave Eminem a standing ovation.
Understandably, Twitter went wild about the rapper's performance. Here are the best reactions to the surprise cameo.
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