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Dec 5, 2023 · Here, we will examine all the times rappers have taken home an Academy Award, starting with Eminem’s 2003 win for ‘Lose Yourself’ from 8 Mile. Marshall Mathers also starred in the film, directed by Curtis Hanson, as a budding rapper known as B-Rabbit, trying to make it in Detroit.
Feb 23, 2015 · Winner: "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile. Eminem was the first rapper to ever receive an Oscar for the single "Lose Yourself" off the soundtrack to his critically-acclaimed and semi-autobiographical...
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- Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga may not have won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in A Star Is Born (2018), but she did walk away with Best Original Song in 2019 for the film's big number, "Shallow."
- Adele. Adele scooped up her first Oscar for Best Original Song in 2013 for "Skyfall," the song from the 2012 James Bond movie of the same name. It was the first theme song from the Bond franchise to win an Oscar.
- Barbra Streisand. In 1969, Streisand tied — an extremely rare occurrence at the Oscars — with the late Katharine Hepburn for Best Actress for her role in Funny Girl (1968).
- Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan won Best Original Song in 2001 for "Things Have Changed" from the dramedy Wonder Boys (2000). The singer, who was touring Australia during the broadcast, performed the song (and later accepted the award) via satellite.
Pioneers of the Memphis rap scene, Three Six Mafia enjoyed critical and commercial success from the mid 90s through the 2000s. In 2006, the group won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for their song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from the movie Hustle & Flow.
May 24, 2019 · At the 75th Academy Awards, Eminem becomes the first rapper to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the 8 Mile theme song "Lose Yourself."
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Feb 23, 2015 · Slim Shady made history as the first rapper to win an Oscar for Best Original Song. Em took home the Oscar for the 8 Mile track, "Lose Yourself." 8 Mile Premiere. 2003: Queen Latifah. The...
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Apr 30, 2020 · Common has also released some of his highest charting singles during the 21st century and even won an Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Glory” from the 2014 film “Selma.”
