Eminem is LIVE at The Oscars!

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Doing "Lose Yourself."  I guess this is EMzy's shot to recapture the Oscar he won when he was sleeping!  Video will be posted for sure!!!

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The audience gave EM a standing ovation. Not the best rendition, they censored the lyics, but what a surprise!

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I'm sure we'll have the whole performance on You Tube, with better sound and resolution, in a few hours...

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Eminem made a surprise performance on the Academy Awards Sunday night, at the end of the montage celebrating Best Soundtrack, coming out for a rousing rendition of “Lose Yourself,” his Oscar-winning hit from the 2002 film “Eight Mile.”

His appearance was a tightly kept secret: Sources say the Dolby Theater was put on lockdown during rehearsals (which which must have been extensive, as he was accompanied by a large band and a string section), and that if the news of his appearance leaked to the media, he had the option to cancel.

The reaction of the crowd was impressively ecstatic — the song is nearly 20 years old, after all, and several of the evening’s stars who sang along probably remember it from their teens — with everyone from Brad Pitt and Leonardo di Caprio to Billie Eilish and Anthony Ramos standing and applauding at the end. (Martin Scorsese, however, appeared unimpressed.)

Interestingly, the performance was something of a do-over: While some accounts say Eminem refused to perform a censored version of the song at the 2003 Oscars, as requested by show producers, other sources say it didn’t feel right for him at the time, and he didn’t think he would win. He did not even attend the 2003 show: Rather surreally, the award was presented to Em and cowriters Jeff Bass and Luis Resto by Barbra Streisand, although only Resto was present at the ceremony and accepted the award. Either way, the issue was sidestepped on Sunday night’s show, 17 years later, by bleeping him three times.

Eminem addressed the issue on Twitter moments after his performance.

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Elton John's on now singing his and Bernie Taupin's song from "Rocketman." I'm sure he and EM hung out backstage considering Elton is EMs AA sponsor. Would've liked to be a fly on that wall!

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Love the “Black Cat” Air Jordan 4s!!

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