At the 2024 Oscars, he was most definitely a “10.” Ryan Gosling’s performance of I’m Just Ken at the 96th Academy Awards, alongside Mark Ronson and other famous Kens, wowed audiences, made co-stars laugh, and got other A-list celebrities to join in.
After triumphing in his Ken role in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Ryan went ahead to perform the popular song on the stage at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday (March 10).
Ryan Gosling’s stellar performance of I’m Just Ken at the 2024 Oscars stole the show
Mark and company managed to get the 43-year-old actor and all the other Kens (including Simu Liu) from the film to perform on the Oscars stage, leaving the crowd and viewers in awe.
Seated behind Margot Robbie in the audience, who couldn’t contain her laughter, Ryan proceeded to make his way to the stage, accompanied by Mark on guitar and a group of backup dancers.
Even legendary Guns and Roses guitarist Slash partook in the grandiose show.
At one point, the Barbie star made his way back into the audience and held the microphone up to his Barbie cast and crew, including Greta, Margot, and America Ferrera, who were all singing along with him.
Ryan also got his La La Land co-star Emma Stone to sing along with him.
I’m Just Ken was one of two songs from Barbie that earned a nomination for best original song. Billie Eilish’s What Was I Made For? was the other, ultimately winning the Oscar for the category.
Legendary Guns and Roses guitarist Slash partook in the grandiose show
Meanwhile, Ryan’s wife and the mother to their two daughters took to her Instagram page to express her love for him, writing “Always by my man,” in a video post of her standing next to Ryan’s Oscars dressing room sign.
In another photo post, Eva shared a snapshot of herself in a pink-studded blazer, black cowboy hat, and sunglasses, and she wrote in the caption: “You took Ken all the way to the Oscar’s, RG. Now come home, we need to put the kids to bed.”
Ryan performed with all the other Kens (including Simu Liu) from the film to perform on the Oscars stage
You can watch Ryan’s performance below:
Image credits: Le Parisien
The nominees and winners of some of the 96th Academy Awards categories:
Best Picture:
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best Actress:
Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Annette Bening – Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Best Actor:
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Best Supporting Actress:
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Best Supporting Actor:
Winner: Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer
Sterling K Brown – American Fiction
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Best Director:
Winner: Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese
Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
Best Original Song:
What Was I Made For? – Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell)
The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot (Diane Warren)
I’m Just Ken – Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
It Never Went Away – American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)”
Ryan’s I’m Just Ken performance continued to receive praise online from viewers
