Eminem surprises the world by performing 'Lose Yourself' at the Oscars

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Cast your mind back 17 years - it's 2003, and 'that rapper your parents told you not to listen to' is receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Song for that track that's in 'that movie your parents also wouldn't let you watch'.

Rapper Eminem - real name Marshall Mathers - shocked the world in 2003 by winning an Oscar for his track 'Lose Yourself', making it the first hip hop song ever to receive the prestigious award. The song featured in the 2002 motion picture 8 Mile.

Now, nearly two decades later, Eminem has shocked the world once more, as he took to the stage to perform the track once more.

Check out the moment below. Everybody sing it with me: "His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy..."

Not gonna lie, my face looked a lot like Billie Eilish's when I first saw Eminem hit the stage...

And, naturally, Twitter absolutely lost it:

8 Mile told the story of an aspiring rapper with a complicated life, as he battled to break through the physical and psychological barrier of the '8 Mile Road' - a highway between the predominantly black city of Detroit and the largely white suburban communities to the north.

Relive the moment 'Lose Yourself' won at the 2003 Academy Awards below:

'Lose Yourself' also won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Performance.

Here are the current Academy Award 2020 winners, along with the nominees in each category (winners in bold):

Best Sound Mixing:

Ad Astra
Joker
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

Best Sound Editing

1917
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

Documentary Short Feature 

In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha

Documentary Feature

American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland

Best Costume Design

Sandy Powell & Christopher Peterson, The Irishman
Mark Bridges, Joker
Arianne Phillips, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Jacqueline Durran, Little Women
Mayes C. Rubeo, Jojo Rabbit

Best Production Design 

Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
The Irishman
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Parasite

Live-Action Short Film 

Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors' Window
Saria
A Sister

Best Adapted Screenplay

Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Todd Phillips & Scott Silver, Joker

Best Original Screenplay

Rian Johnson, Knives Out
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

Animated Short Film 

Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister

Animated Feature Film

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Best Supporting Actor 

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood