YouTubeFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsEminem’s surprise Oscars performance gets mixed reviewsIs it 2020 or 2002?ShareLink copied ✔️February 10, 2020February 10, 2020TextPatrick Benjamin Eminem surprised the 2020 Academy Awards with a performance of his 2002 hit “Lose Yourself” which was met with confusion and joy in equal measure. Guests reacted with a mixture of emotions: some danced along, others looked on in bewilderment, but Eminem was calm and ready to “drop bombs” as he ripped into his famous “mom’s spaghetti” line. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, wrote the song for the semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile (2002) earning him the Oscar that year for Best Original Song. The beloved Keanu Reeves was seen mouthing along to the performance and Brie Larson was seemingly awestruck, but the legendary director Martin Scorsese looked like he was about to fall asleep while Billie Eilish looked physically disturbed. Look at some of the best reactions below: Everybody’s face when Eminem randomly appeared on stage. #TheOscarspic.twitter.com/IWTT8qsHG4— Jordan David (@himynamesjordan) February 10, 2020the reactions to that Eminem performance were so good #Oscarspic.twitter.com/981WiI8mix— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) February 10, 2020Framing this photo of a confused Idina Menzel watching Eminem perform at the #Oscars in 2020. pic.twitter.com/mlTVAhEfkj— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) February 10, 2020Martin Scorsese listening to Eminem VSMartin Scorsese listening to speech from Bong Joon-ho#Oscarspic.twitter.com/WIeimorc9o— cameron grant (@icamerongrant) February 10, 2020Kelly Marie Tran rapping along to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" at the #Oscars#Oscars2020pic.twitter.com/fZmWYsqEkX— Daily Kelly Marie Tran (@tranIoan) February 10, 2020Here are all the audience reactions to Eminem’s surprise #Oscar performance... 😂😂pic.twitter.com/zO4YFSGTkO— XXL Magazine (@XXL) February 10, 2020Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden Fruits RIMOWAGeorge Riley unpacks her favourite travel spots for RIMOWA DJ Ahmet, a coming-of-ager about an EDM-obsessed teen sheep farmerWho is Takashi Miike? An intro to Japanese cinema’s cult provocateurThe Good Boy is a sick, twisted nightmare about delinquent teensArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy