 " Love the Way You Lie " ranked in various best @-@ of @-@ 2010 lists . Claire Suddath of Time placed it at number five on her top @-@ ten list and wrote , " That this song didn 't come across sounding clichéd or tasteless is a testament to both artists ' skill . " AOL Radio considered the song the best of 2010 hip hop music , regarding Eminem as imaginative and passionate . It ranked ninth on MTV News ' top @-@ twenty @-@ five list . Its editor James Montgomery attributed the song 's success to its theme and relation to the artists ' past abusive relationships . He concluded , " You cannot write a song any better than that , because that 's how this kind of thing happens in real life . " The New York Post placed the song at second place on their " top 210 songs from 2010 " list and regarded it as a " comeback club anthem . " In April 2011 , Gabriel Alvarez of Complex magazine ranked it at number 100 on their " 100 Best Eminem Songs " list , calling it a love song and praising Rihanna 's vocals as beautiful . " Love the Way You Lie " and its accompanying music video were nominated for five Grammy Awards at the 2011 ceremony , including " Record of the Year " , " Song of the Year " and " Best Short Form Music Video " . It won the People 's Choice Awards for " Favorite Music Video " and " Favorite Song " . 
