Watch Eminem give surprise performance at Oscars 2020

The rapper performed 'Lose Yourself' during this year's ceremony

Eminem waited nearly two decades to perform at the Oscars because he didn’t feel the audience would have “understood” him in the past.

Eminem gave Academy Award viewers the jaw-drop moment of the night on Sunday (Feb. 9), when he delivered a surprise performance of his 8 Mile Hot 100 No.

shocked everyone when he took the Oscars stage on Sunday to perform his Academy Award-winning song from , «Lose Yourself,» and only a handful of people were in on his surprise appearance, which had been in the works for several years.

Rap superstar Eminem stunned the audience and viewers alike at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9, 2020) by staging a surprise performance of his Oscar-winning hit, Lose Yourself.

Eminem had a lot to celebrate at Sunday night's 92nd annual Academy Awards.

They really were not expecting him

Eminem shocked the crowd at the Dolby Theater in L.A. on Sunday night (Feb. 9) when he rocked the Academy Awards stage with a surprise performance of "Lose Yourself," the 8 Mile track that won the Detroit MC an Oscar back in 2003. Making up for more than a decade of lost time -- the rapper said he didn't show up way back then because he was sure he wouldn't win -- Em ripped the tune that has become an iconic pump-up song.

Billie Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas covered The Beatles at last night's Oscars (Feb. 9), while Eminem gave a surprise performance at the ceremony.

Eminem stunned the audience at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday night by staging a surprise performance of his Oscar-winning hit, Lose Yourself.

It took the Academy Awards 18 years to arrange a platform for Eminem to perform his historic song Lose Yourself. The American rapper, back in 2003, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He made history at the 75th Academy Awards by becoming the first hip-hop artist ever to win an Academy Award with his 8 Mile song. The singer surprised the audience at the Dolby Theatre and at home by taking on the stage and setting in on fire with his performance. 

The 2020 Academy Awards ceremony — Film’s! Biggest! Night! — is currently underway, and what better way to celebrate all the incredible films that came out over the past 12 months than… watching Eminem perform an 18-year-old song! As the finale of a very confusing montage about the importance of music in film, Eminem took the stage to perform “Lose Yourself,” the 8 Mile theme song that won the Best Original Song Oscar in 2002.

And the Oscar goes to … The 92nd Academy Awards took Hollywood by storm on Sunday, February 9, and it’s a show that will not be soon forgotten.

The 2020 Oscars took an odd turn Sunday (Feb. 9) evening when Hamilton/A Star Is Born actor Anthony Ramos appeared to introduce… an introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who set up a montage of iconic moments where Hollywood and radio hits have shared the screen over the years.

Eminem graced the 92nd annual Academy Awards stage during Sunday night's broadcast for a surprise performance of his 2003 hit song "Lose Yourself."The performance was not previously announced and based on the audience's reactions during the song, no one was expecting at the ceremony. Eminem won an Oscar for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself," which was part of the accompanying soundtrack to his film 8 Mile.

Martin Scorsese was spotted falling asleep during Eminem’s Oscars performance on Sunday night.