When Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' won the Oscar, he was asleep at home because he thought he had no chance of winning!
Even if you aren't an Eminem fan, you have probably heard his song "Lose Yourself." Depending on what criteria you use, it is possibly his most successful song. It peaked at number one on 24 charts worldwide and spent 16 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song and was the first rap song to ever receive this honor. You can't really blame Eminem for not thinking he would win then. He was so sure he would lose that he didn't even attend the Academy Awards.
In fact, he revealed that he wasn't even watching the ceremony when he won. Instead he and his daughter had fallen asleep while watching cartoons.