- On March 2, Hollywood stars will gather at the Dolby Theatre to celebrate the Oscars.
- While some names feel synonymous with Oscars history, others have been forgotten over time.
- Eminem won the Oscar for best original song in 2003 for “Lose Yourself.”
On Sunday, March 2, Hollywood’s elites will descend upon the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the biggest night in film: the Oscars.
The prestigious awards show has become somewhat synonymous with multi-time winners and repeat nominees like Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, or Steven Spielberg, but there are plenty of recipients whose wins you may not remember.
Take Eminem for example. The 15-time Grammy-winning rapper wasn’t even in attendance when he won the Oscar for best original song in 2003 for “Lose Yourself.”
“Back then, I never even thought that I had a chance to win,” he told Variety after his surprise Oscars performance in 2020.
“And also, back at that time, the younger me didn’t really feel like a show like that would understand me. But then when I found out I won, ‘That’s crazy!’ That to me shows how authentic and real that award is — when you don’t show up and you still win,” he added.
So, ahead of this year’s ceremony, here’s a look back at surprising wins in Oscars history you may have forgotten about.
Jacob Sarkisian contributed to an earlier version of this story.
