Ryan Gosling could have shared the stage with a troupe of dancing Kens on the 2024 Oscars Sunday, however there’s just one Barbie in his life: Eva Mendes.
And although the Greatest Supporting Actor nominee for “Barbie” walked the pink carpet together with his sister and oldsters as an alternative of his spouse — the Hollywood honeys not often make public appearances collectively — Mendes, 50, was backstage on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles as Gosling, 43, was making ready to carry the home down together with his efficiency of “I’m Simply Ken.”
In actual fact, earlier than the ceremony, Mendes posted an Instagram reel — with “I’m Simply Ken” enjoying, naturally — the place she was standing exterior Gosling’s dressing room with the caption: “All the time be my man.”
And after Gosling’s efficiency, Mendes gave us one other behind-the-scenes Insta-peek with a pic of her rocking the identical crystal-studded pink go well with jacket and black cowboy hat that her husband wore throughout his show-stopping quantity.
And this time the caption learn: “You took Ken all the best way to the Oscars, RG. Now come dwelling, we have to put the youngsters to mattress.”
Mendes and Gosling have two daughters: Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7.
Within the battle of the “Barbie” tunes, “What Was I Made For?” was the far-and-away favourite over “I’m Simply Ken” within the Greatest Authentic Track race.
Certainly, the tune went on to make singer Billie Eilish, 22, and her producer brother Finneas, 26, the youngest two-time Oscar winners in historical past.
(This after the unstoppable siblings had already earned the distinguished Track of the 12 months prize on the Grammys final month.)
However Gosling nonetheless received the night time when he introduced all of his Kenergy to the stage alongside his fellow “Barbie” Kens — Simi Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Ncuti Gatwa.
It was in contrast to any musical quantity the Academy Awards had seen earlier than.
Gosling turned it right into a high-kicking Kenfest that includes “I’m Simply Ken” co-writer and co-producer Mark Ronson, Weapons N’ Roses guitar god Slash and an epic group karaoke that included everybody from “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie to Greatest Actress winner Emma Stone.
With a fabulously over-the-top quantity that harked again to Marilyn Monroe’s efficiency of “Diamonds Are a Lady’s Greatest Good friend” in “Gents Desire Blondes,” it hardly mattered that “I’m Simply Ken” went on to lose to “What Was I Made For?”