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Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' made Oscar history in 2003 by winning Best Original Song for which film?
Answer
8 Mile
'Lose Yourself' was written for the 2002 semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile, in which Eminem starred as aspiring rapper B-Rabbit. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 75th Oscars in 2003, making Eminem the first rap artist to win in that category.
💡 Did you know?
Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' is the only song to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song while the artist was not present at the ceremony.
Other options people guess
- Hustle & Flow
- Purple Rain
- Straight Outta Compton
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- eminem
- oscars
- 2000s
- hip-hop
- film
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