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Oscars 2020: Eminem's Surprise Performance Sparked A Mixed Reaction From The Crowd

The rapper won an Academy Award for Lose Yourself back in 2002.
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Oscars bosses had a surprise up their sleeve on Sunday night, when Eminem rocked up in the middle of the show for an impromptu performance.

Yes, despite not having been on the list of performers announced prior to this year’s Academy Awards, the chart-topping rapper made a sudden appearance during the ceremony, much to the shock of viewers at home and, apparently, everyone in the audience.

After a video montage of past hit songs from films was played, Eminem appeared on stage to perform a live rendition of his signature track Lose Yourself, taken from the film 8 Mile.

It’s safe to say the surprise performance garnered quite a range of reactions from the celebrities in the audience, some of whom were up on their feet or rapping along, while others looked utterly bemused by the whole thing...

Lose Yourself earned Eminem the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2002, although the rapper actually declined to attend the ceremony to collect the award at the time, and given it’s also not any noteworthy anniversary of his win, we’re still a little confused as to why he was there in the first place.

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Eminem surprise-released his 11th studio album, Music To Be Murdered By, last month, topping the album chart on both sides of the Atlantic.

Other big-name performers at this year’s Oscars included Janelle Monáe, who opened the show with a tribute to the big films of the last 12 months, and Billie Eilish, whose cover of The Beatles’ Yesterday accompanied the “in memoriam” montage.

Check out all the red carpet pictures from this year’s Oscars in the gallery below...

Oscars 2020: All The Red Carpet Pics You Need To See
Renée Zellweger(01 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actress (credit:David Fisher/Shutterstock)
Florence Pugh(02 of63)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (credit:David Fisher/Shutterstock)
Margot Robbie(03 of63)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Billie Eilish(04 of63)
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Performer (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Cynthia Erivo(05 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actress and Best Original Song (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Saoirse Ronan(06 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actress (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Olivia Colman(07 of63)
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Presenter (credit:David Fisher/Shutterstock)
Brad Pitt(08 of63)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Regina King(09 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Billy Porter(10 of63)
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Pre-show presenter (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Charlize Theron(11 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actress (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Sandra Oh(12 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Timothée Chalamet(13 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Laura Dern(14 of63)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Sigourney Weaver(15 of63)
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Presenter (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Rebel Wilson(16 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Natalie Portman(17 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Joaquin Phoenix(18 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actor (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Scarlett Johansson(19 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig(20 of63)
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Nominated: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Chrissy Metz(21 of63)
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Performer (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Aurora(22 of63)
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Performer (credit:Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino(23 of63)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Beanie Feldstein(24 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Kaitlyn Dever(25 of63)
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(credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee(26 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Janelle Monáe(27 of63)
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Performer (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
George MacKay(28 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Penelope Cruz(29 of63)
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Presenter (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Antonio Banderas(30 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actor (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Alison Balsom and Sam Mendes(31 of63)
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Nominated: Best Director (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Kristen Wiig and Gal Gadot(32 of63)
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Presenters (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Brie Larson(33 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker(34 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actor (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Elvira Lind and Oscar Isaac(35 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Kelly Marie Tran(36 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
Mindy Kaling(37 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Margaret Qualley(38 of63)
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Patricia Taylor and Keanu Reeves(39 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Maya Rudolph(40 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Lucy Boynton and Rami Malek(41 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
Diane Ladd and Laura Dern(42 of63)
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Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Bong Joon-ho(43 of63)
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Nominated: Best Director (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Jonathan Pryce(44 of63)
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Nominated: Best Actor (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Mahershala Ali and Amatus Sami-Karim(45 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
America Ferrera(46 of63)
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(credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Diane Warren(47 of63)
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Nominated: Best Original Song (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
James Corden and Julia Carey(48 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Julia Butters(49 of63)
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Roman Griffin Davis and Archie Yates(50 of63)
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Gerard Butler(51 of63)
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Vanessa Nadal and Lin-Manuel Miranda(52 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Anthony Ramos(53 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Taika Waititi(54 of63)
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Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Blac Chyna(55 of63)
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Dean-Charles Chapman(56 of63)
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(credit:Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus(57 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Giuliana Rancic(58 of63)
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E!'s red carpet presenter (credit:Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images)
Idina Menzel(59 of63)
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Performer (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
Zazie Beetz(60 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Rian Hohnson and Karina Longworth(61 of63)
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Nominated: Best Original Screenplay (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Alfie Allen(62 of63)
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(credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Salma Hayek(63 of63)
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Presenter (credit:Amy Sussman via Getty Images)

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