These are the best memes about Eminem’s very random Oscars performance of “Lose Yourself”

By Migrationspipeline

February 9, 2020

By Migrationspipeline

February 9, 2020

It’s been 17 years since Eminem took home an Academy Award for his song “Lose Yourself” from 8 Mile. So, yes, we’re all a little confused as to why he appeared for a surprise performance of the song at the 2020 Oscars. If you were stunned from the vantage point of your couch at home, you weren’t alone. The camera caught a whole bunch of celebrities also trying to make heads or tails of Eminem’s Oscars performance, and it gave us some of the greatest memes of the awards show so far.

Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced a montage of famous musical moments from movies, ranging from “Tiny Dancer” of Almost Famous to “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” of The Breakfast Club to many more. But it was a line from Deliverance that should have prepared us all for the surprise Eminem performance: “Sometimes you have to lose yourself before you can find anything,” Burt Reynolds said in the video montage. As we started to see Eminem’s character from 8 Mile walk out onto the stage on screen, the man himself appeared IRL.

He began singing “Lose Yourself,” and Twitter began its barrage of reaction memes.

The whole audience trying to jam to Eminem but also confused as to why he is performing #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Hkq8OrEYKF

— Erin Quinn (@erinquinn_95) February 10, 2020

Frozen 2 Best Original Song nominee Idina Menzel may have bested her “Adele Dazeem” Oscars meme with this reaction face. false

Billie Eilish and Idina Menzel’s reaction to Eminem is all of us rn#Oscars pic.twitter.com/CuaY10KleH

— Erin M (@erinmurray16) February 10, 2020

Idina Menzel was desperately trying to feel Eminem but couldn’t help think it needed a key change and a costume reveal #Oscars pic.twitter.com/aFn6fYXfnW

— Traylor Holmes (@TraylorHolmes) February 10, 2020

At least Menzel was nodding along to the song. Martin Scorsese? He was nodding off.

eminem really interrupted scorsese’s nap like that pic.twitter.com/QvGgStcKwa

— dani (@caitemilys) February 10, 2020

Martin Scorsese rocking out to Eminem. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/n7Z6htHWBq

— Tyler Meyer (@tylerjmeyer) February 10, 2020

Cutting to Martin Scorsese during the Eminem musical number is automatically next year’s best short film winner.

— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) February 10, 2020

Martin Scorsese dislikes in order: Marvel movies, Eminem, editing movies. #Eminem #Oscar2020 #Oscars2020 pic.twitter.com/re8f6EaIuh

— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) February 10, 2020

When the Eminem song isn’t cinema pic.twitter.com/oNPWPyqQM7

— ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs (@_Matt_James_) February 10, 2020

Martin Scorsese losing himself in the music, the moment pic.twitter.com/j62mGpOmIQ

— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) February 10, 2020

And though it wasn’t Billie Eilish‘s first confused face of the 2020 Oscars (that was during Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig’s presenting bit), it was meme-worthy nonetheless.