On this date in 2003, Hip Hop icon Eminem becomes the first rapper to win an Academy Award for his monumental “Lose Yourself’ single from the soundtrack of his 2003 8 Mile silver screen debut.
Ironically, Mr. Mathers didn’t even attend the Oscars, therefore he was not present for his win, thinking he didn’t have a “snowball’s chance”.
“Actually, I was sleeping that night. I just felt like I had no chance of winning because, you know, when I heard I was nominated, I thought that was for actors,” said Em about receiving an Oscar.
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18 years later, Eminem made it to the Oscars and performed his classic hit, even though it was almost two decades after the fact.
