Mark Ronson, whose song 'I'm Just Ken' is nominated for Best Original Song at this evening's Oscars after Ryan Gosling sang the plaintive ballad in the pink blockbuster Barbie, has revealed the mega-hit nearly didn't make it to the final version of the movie soundtrack.
LOS ANGELES -- Ryan Gosling brought his "Kenergy" to a new level Sunday at the Oscars stage to perform "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie." The power ballad was nominated for best original song and is performed by Gosling in the film.
While the performance was a total smash, the song ended up losing out to Billie Eilish and Finneas original song "What Was I Made For," a track also written for the "Barbie" movie. Feels safe to say that everyone wins here, including us viewers.
Actress Tatum O'Neal was only 10 years old when she won a competitive Oscar in 1974. She became the youngest person to win the award. Tatum was recognised as the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in “Paper Moon.” In the film, she starred opposite her real-life father, Ryan O'Neal.
Production. Ryan Gosling recorded "I'm Just Ken" in March 2022. "I'm Just Ken" was one of the first songs written for Barbie the Album. Producer Mark Ronson was inspired to write the ballad after reading the Barbie script and sympathizing with Ken's character.
Gosling rolled into the Mojo Dojo Casa House (also known as Los Angeles's Dolby Theatre) Sunday with two important women on his arm: His mom, Donna Gosling, and sister, Mandi Gosling.
During the show, Gosling also made a small reference to Mendes — at the end of his performance, he kissed his 'E' necklace as a sweet gesture to his wife.
Secretly married and sharing two children, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes prefer to keep their romance and family life on the DL. Christopher is a Southern California-based editor and has been with InStyle since 2018. He covers all things entertainment, celebrity, and culture.
Slash was part of the grand, over-the-top performance of “I'm Just Ken” at the 2024 Oscars, which also featured Ryan Gosling and Wolfgang Van Halen. Apparently, it's a minor miracle Slash was able to make the Academy Awards in the first place.
The running gag in “Barbie” is that Margot Robbie's titular character is “everything,” while co-star Ryan Gosling plays “just Ken.” But this week, it was Gosling who earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor, while the movie's linchpin female duo — Robbie and director Greta Gerwig — were snubbed.
The film composer has won five Oscars, four Golden Globes, seven BAFTAs and 25 Grammys. With 52 Oscar nominations, he is second only to Walt Disney as most nominated person ever.
After they got together and started a family, Mendes stepped away from acting to focus on raising their kids; so these days, when Gosling attends his Hollywood events, Mendes and their daughters, Esmerelda, nine, and Amada, seven, support him from afar.
What is the age difference between Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes?
Gosling was born on Nov. 12, 1980, to parents Donna and Thomas Ray Gosling in Ontario, Canada. Mendes was born Eva de la Caridad Méndez in Miami to Cuban parents Eva Pérez Suárez and Juan Carlos Méndez on March 5, 1974, making her six years and eight months older than Gosling.
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone may not be each other's love interests in real life – but they do have a very close friendship. Gosling and Stone met during the audition for 2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love.
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." Ryan Gosling took the stage Friday rehearse his "Barbie" power ballad for Oscars Sunday night.
Gosling's “I'm Just Ken” song was nominated for Best Original Song at this year's Oscars. However, it ultimately lost the award to another song from Barbie, "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish.
(NEXSTAR) – The Academy Award is generally regarded as one of the highest honors that an actor can receive — the keyword being “generally.” In the history of the Oscars, however, there have only been three people who refused their awards: actors George C. Scott and Marlon Brando, and screenwriter Dudley Nichols.
The late Walt Disney holds the record for the most Academy Award wins by a person, with 26, according to the Motion Picture Academy, while "Ben-Hur," "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" are tied for the all-time record for films with the most wins, with 11.
Daniel Day-Lewis has won the most Academy Awards for best actor (three), and a number of actors have received two such Oscars, including Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks, both of whom won in consecutive years. Below is a list of the winning actors and the films for which they won. The year is when the award was presented.
