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TIL Eminem was asleep at home when he won Best Original Song at the 2003 Academy Awards for "Lose Yourself" to become the first hip-hop artist to win an Oscar. Em said, "...I didn’t watch it, either. At that point in time, Hailie had to be at school early in the morning, so [I was sleeping]".

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