“Do you get paid for that?”: Ryan Gosling Has a Disappointing Update For Fans Expecting to See Him Perform at Oscars
Ryan Gosling became a well-known face in independent as well as major studio features after he rose to fame with his 2004 sleeper hit The Notebook. He starred as Noah Calhoun opposite Rachel McAdams’ Allison Hamilton. The actor is acknowledged for his work in movies including the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love; the romantic musical La La Land, and most recently, Barbie.
The Canadian actor starred as Ken opposite Margot Robbie in the movie directed by ace filmmaker Greta Gerwig. The movie went on to receive positive comments from the audience and critics alike. It became one of the highest-grossing movies in 2023 with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt in charge of the music. Speaking of which, Ryan Gosling has finally addressed the rumors about his performance at the Oscars. Let’s find out.
Ryan Gosling comments on Oscar performance rumors
Ryan Gosling not only starred as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie but also decided to lend his voice to a song; I’m Just Ken. Written and produced by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt with vocals by Gosling; I’m Just Ken has over about 70 million streams on Spotify. The song which is described as an ‘80s power ballad, was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.
Gosling’s performance as Ken is regarded as one of the best performances of him in his career. Some critics believe that the actor truly deserves a nomination at the Academy Awards 2024. However, fans are wondering whether the actor would perform his iconic I’m Just Ken song at the ceremony.
In an interview with W Magazine, Gosling was asked if he was going to perform at the 96th Annual Academy Awards. To this, he said,
“Well, I haven’t been invited. And I wasn’t thinking about it until now, and now it’s all I‘m going to think about. Do you get paid to sing at the Oscars? Do you have to drive yourself? What kind of scratch is involved? They pick you up at least, right?”
The actor was further asked what according to him would be Ken’s karaoke song. Gosling mentioned that it would have been Just Once by James Ingram.
Ryan Gosling responds to criticism that he’s ‘too old’ to play Ken
The Canadian actor is one of the most phenomenal actors in the industry. But when it came to playing Ken, it seemed as if the audience forgot that he was good at what he did. The actor faced criticism after the trailer was released with fans stating that he was ‘too old’ to play the iconic toy character.
Ryan Gosling in his profile for GQ addresses the criticism and said,
“I would say, you know, if people don’t want to play with my Ken, there are many other Kens to play with. It’s funny, this kind of clutching-your-pearls idea of like #notmyken. Like you ever thought about Ken before this?”
The actor continued,
“Everyone was fine with that, for him to have a job that is nothing. But suddenly, it’s like , ‘No, we’ve cared about Ken this whole time’. No you didn’t. You never did. You never cared.”
Ryan Gosling also mentioned that the hypocrisy of people have been exposed which is why he thinks that Ken’s story should be told. Barbie also features actors including Simu Liu, John Cena, Scott Evans, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Ncuti Gatwa as different versions of Ken.
