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Ryan Gosling slayed his efficiency of “I’m Simply Ken” on the 2024 Oscars ceremony — proving he’s rather more than kenough. The Barbie star, 43, sang the well-known track from the Greta Gerwig-directed movie in the course of the Sunday, March 10, occasion on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. He even wore a pink bedazzled go well with for the epic quantity!
All through the track, Ryan made his method into the group to permit some shut pals to assist him belt out the notes. Not solely that, however many of the different Kens from the movie danced with Ryan on stage.
The Academy Award nominee’s extremely awaited efficiency excited viewers and academy members, like. These within the crowd watched Ryan effortlessly sing, solidifying “I’m Simply Ken” as a pop cultural staple together with its Oscar-nominated film.
Ryan Gosling performs “I am Simply Ken” on the 2024 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/sjEtymPMIa
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 11, 2024
Ryan was nominated for Finest Actor in a Supporting Function this yr for his function as Ken. His Barbie co-star America Ferrera was additionally nominated for Finest Actress in a Supporting function for her efficiency as Gloria. Alas, each the director (Greta) and the movie’s star and producer, Margot Robbie, weren’t nominated, inflicting an uproar in Hollywood over the previous few weeks. After Oscar nominations have been introduced in January, many social media customers known as out the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences for its failure to acknowledge the ladies behind the manufacturing. Even Ryan issued an announcement in regards to the matter.
BEHOLD, THE GREATEST MOMENT IN OSCAR HISTORY!! BRAVO, RYAN GOSLING & “I’M JUST KEN!” #OSCARS #BARBIE #KENERGY pic.twitter.com/KVwwBwDXYT
— Scott Mantz 🖖 (@MovieMantz) March 11, 2024
“I’m extraordinarily honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such outstanding artists in a yr of so many nice movies,” the La La Land actor defined in his public assertion. “And I by no means thought I’d being saying this, however I’m additionally extremely honored and proud that it’s for portraying a plastic doll named Ken. However there is no such thing as a Ken with out Barbie, and there’s no Barbie film with out Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the 2 individuals most answerable for this history-making, globally-celebrated movie.”
Ryan went on to notice that Margot and Greta’s “expertise, grit and genius” have been the one explanation why Barbie acquired recognition and constructive reception.
“To say that I’m disillusioned that they aren’t nominated of their respective classes could be an understatement,” Ryan added. “In opposition to all odds with nothing however a few soulless, scantily clad, and fortunately crotchless dolls, they made us snigger, they broke our hearts, they pushed the tradition and so they made historical past. Their work must be acknowledged together with the opposite very deserving nominees.”
Ryan concluded his assertion by declaring that he was “comfortable” America was nominated along with the “different unimaginable artists who contributed their skills to creating this such a groundbreaking movie.”
