At the 78th Academy Awards in 2006 , Three 6 Mafia and Henson performed the song shortly before it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song . Howard did not wish to perform at the ceremony , and since two of the song 's writers are themselves artists in the form of the trio Three 6 Mafia , they were given the opportunity to perform it . Three 6 Mafia became the first hip hop group to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song , and the first hip hop artists to perform at the ceremony . It was the second hip hop song to win an Oscar , after Eminem 's " Lose Yourself " , from the film '' 8 Mile '' ( 2002 )
78th Academy Awards
78th Academy Awards
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