Current:Home > FinanceRyan Gosling joined by Slash for epic, star-studded 'I'm Just Ken' Oscars performance -VisionFunds
Ryan Gosling joined by Slash for epic, star-studded 'I'm Just Ken' Oscars performance
View
Date:2025-04-15 12:50:16
Ryan Gosling just proved he truly is "great at doing stuff."
The actor, 43, on Sunday delivered an epic live performance of the song "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at the Academy Awards, and he wasn't alone. Dressed in a bright pink suit, Gosling was joined on stage by a large group of dancers wearing cowboy hats, as well of several actors who played Kens in Greta Gerwig's film, including Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Ncuti Gatwa.
Gosling began the performance seated in the audience behind a visibly amused Margot Robbie before he progressed to the stage and joined the dancers on a set of bright pink stairs. The dancers carried Gosling around surrounded by cardboard cutouts of a Barbie doll before another special guest joined in: Slash on the guitar.
Gosling eventually returned to the audience, and screens in the auditorium encouraged guests to sing along by displaying the song's lyrics. Gerwig, America Ferrera and Robbie joined him, as did Gosling's "La La Land" co-star Emma Stone.
"I'm Just Ken" was one of two "Barbie" tracks nominated for best original song at the Academy Awards, with the other being Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For?" In the film, "I'm Just Ken" is a musical number performed in the third act after all of the Kens go to war against one another, a distraction planned by the Barbies, only to end up dancing side by side. Eilish's song ultimately won the original song Oscar shortly after Gosling's performance.
Although every nominee for best original song is traditionally performed live at the Oscars, there had initially been uncertainty about whether Gosling himself would be on stage for "I'm Just Ken." After all, he did not perform "City of Stars" when his "La La Land" song was nominated in 2017, with John Legend doing so instead.
Eilish also performed her "Barbie" song live at Sunday's Oscars. Her brother, Finneas, accompanied her on the piano.
Mark Ronson, co-writer of "I'm JustKen," recently revealed that the beloved song was almost cut from the final film.
"I thought, 'God, I hope we don't ruin it,'" he told The Sunday Times in an interview published Sunday. "At that first screening the song wasn’t working. I panicked. The humor wasn’t translating, and Greta (Gerwig) had to fight. The studio asked her how much she really needed it and she said, ‘With every inch of my body.’ And then there was a big swing."
Is Ryan Gosling a singer?
The "I'm Just Ken" number at the Oscars wasn't Gosling's first experience with live musical performances. The actor has also performed with Zach Shields in the rock duo Dead Man's Bones, which released its first album in 2009. Prior to singing in the Oscar-nominated musical "La La Land" or in "Blue Valentine," Gosling got his start on "The Mickey Mouse Club."
veryGood! (987)
Related
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas are having a messy divorce. But not all celebrities are.
- Damian Lillard is being traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, AP source says, ending long saga
- How to see the harvest supermoon
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Michigan fake elector defendants want case dropped due to attorney general’s comments
- Kyle Richards Supports Mauricio Umansky at Dancing with the Stars Amid Relationship Speculation
- At Jai Paul’s kickoff show, an elusive pop phenomenon proves his stardom in a live arena
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- New York bans facial recognition in schools after report finds risks outweigh potential benefits
Ranking
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- See Scumbag Tom Sandoval Willingly Get Annihilated By His Haters and Celebrity Critics
- Watch: Rare 'Dumbo' octopus seen during a deep-sea expedition
- Cowgirl Copper Hair: Here's How to Maintain Fall's Trendiest Shade
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- DWTS’ Sharna Burgess Reflects on “Slippery Slope” of Smoking Meth as a Teen
- Donatella Versace calls out Italy's anti-LGBTQ legislation: 'We must all fight for freedom'
- Step Up Your Coastal Cowgirl Style With Coach Outlet's Riveting Studded Accessories
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Powerball jackpot up to $850 million after months without a big winner
North Korea says it will expel the US soldier who crossed into the country in July
A 15-year-old girl has died after being stabbed in south London
The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
This year's COVID vaccine rollout is off to a bumpy start, despite high demand
North Carolina lottery exceeds $1 billion in annual net earnings for the state for first time
2 Central American migrants found dead in Mexico after trying to board a moving train