Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” Oscars Performance Blew Everyone Away—Including Margot Robbie

11 Mar 2024, 16:48 by Andréa Oldereide, Karina Babenok · Bored Panda

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).

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.

Ryan Gosling’s stellar performance of I’m Just Ken at the 2024 Oscars stole the show

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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.

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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.”

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

Legendary Guns and Roses guitarist Slash partook in the grandiose show

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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

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Best Actor:

Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

Bradley Cooper – Maestro

Colman Domingo – Rustin

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Ryan performed with all the other Kens (including Simu Liu) from the film to perform on the Oscars stage

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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

You can watch Ryan’s performance below:

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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

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