Ryan Gosling’s hilarious confused reaction to his Barbie track I’m Just Ken winning Best Song at the Critics Choice Awards led the craziest moments at the awards show on Sunday.
The Canadian actor, 43, furrowed his eyebrows and looked slightly horrified after the track was named Best Original Song at the event, which was held at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.
Gosling’s deadpan expression had social media abuzz – with one fan saying: Gosling ‘created a new meme with this face’ at the show, while another user said, ‘I’m sill laughing at Ryan Gosling’s face hahahaha.’
Said one user, ‘Yoooo Ryan Gosling’s face on the “I’m just Ken” song SENT ME!’
Ryan Gosling ‘s hilarious confused reaction to his Barbie track I’m Just Ken winning Best Song at the Critics Choice Awards went viral on Sunday
One user said Gosling ‘created a new meme with this face’ at the show
The star is seen as Ken in the summer blockbuster Barbie
Critics Choice 2024 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Best Picture: Openheimer
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Best Actress: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Jo Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Acting Ensemble: Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Comedy: Barbie
Best Song: ‘I’m Just Ken’ – Barbie
Barbie was given Best Comedy in an impromptu segment as director Greta Gerwig (left) and star Margot Robbie accepted the honor
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series: Succession
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Kieran Culkin – Succession
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Sarah Snook – Succession
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Best Comedy Series: The Bear
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Ayo Edebiri
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
Best Limited Series: Beef
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Steven Yeun – Beef
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Ali Wong – Beef
One user said that it appeared Gosling was surprised by the song’s victory at the event: ‘If ryan gosling knew this win was wrong than it was DEFINITELY wrong.’
A user said that Gosling ‘was as confused as all of us’ by the song’s victory in the category.
Another user said that it appeared Gosling was ‘shocked’ at the song’s victory at the event, from his facial expression.
A user said that Gosling’s dry expression was synonymous with the essence of the character he played in the film: ‘ryan gosling being surprised “im just ken” won is so im just ken of him.’
A user said that the actor had the ‘best reaction to an award’, while another said, ‘Ryan Gosling a mean girl totally fetching it yeahhhhhh.’
One user wrote, ‘WAKE UP BABE NEW RYAN GOSLING REACTION JUST DROPPED.’
Triple-threat actor, singer and dancer Ariana Ariana DeBose looked fuming to be lumped into a joke about ‘actors who think they are singers’ at the ceremony.
Her unamused reaction came as Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos were presenting the Best Song category.
Offended: Triple-threat actor, singer and dancer Ariana including Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Dua Lipalooked visibly upset to be lumped into joke about ‘actors who think they are singers’
DeBose later took to social media to declare: ‘I didn’t find it funny lol
Paul Giamatti referenced his viral In-N-Out photo as he picked up Best Actor for The Holdovers
Giamatti enjoyed a casual celebration following his Golden Globes win on Sunday, as he was spotted at fast-food restaurant In-N-Out enjoying a burger and fries alongside his trophy
The English actor, 20, who identifies as nonbinary and uses all pronouns, introduced the nominees, including Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Dua Lipa, in the category as ‘some of the most famous voices in the music industry’ before subtly dissing DeBose’s vocal range.
Ramsey then joked, ‘Then there are the actors who think they’re singers: Jack Black, Ariana DeBose, and Ken himself, Ryan Gosling.’
DeBose, who won an Academy Award for starring as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s musical West Side Story (2021), seemed taken aback by the diss, which immediately caused an uproar on social media.
‘The writers for @CriticsChoice missed the mark with their comment about ‘actors who think they’re singers’ and including Ariana DeBose as part of that list. The woman starred in Broadway musicals – she’s a trained singer,’ one upset viewer wrote on X (previously known as Twitter).
Another condemned the way they ‘insulted Ariana DeBose’ for calling her an ‘actress who thinks she can sing.’
‘I’m sorry, you said that about someone from the OG cast of Hamilton? Google someone before you approve the joke omg,’ one fan fired. ‘It would have made sense if the nominees were well known actors, who are first time singers, but… a Broadway star?!’
A third expressed pity for ‘poor Bella Ramsey’ for having to ‘deliver that HORRIBLY JUDGED ‘joke’ about Ariana DeBose.’
DeBose later took to social media to declare: ‘I didn’t find it funny lol.’
Chelsea Handler roasted ex-boyfriend Jo Koy during her very raunchy opener at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards
Koy has been blasted on social media for his dreadful opening monologue following his host duties at the 2024 Golden Globes (pictured)
At one point in her opener, she stated: ‘And now, it’s time to talk about the horniest movie of the year Saltburn’ as the camera panned to Keoghan
Chelsea later addressed Harrison Ford, 81, and Robert De Niro, 80, while talking about her preference for older men
Paul Giamatti referenced his viral In-N-Out photo as he picked up Best Actor for The Holdovers.
Last sunday Giamatti enjoyed a very casual celebration following his Golden Globes win.
The actor skipped the glitzy afterparties and instead drove to fast-food restaurant In-N-Out in Westwood, California, for a burger and fries.
The star, who won an award for Best Actor in a Comedy for the role, was still dressed to the nines in his black tuxedo as he enjoyed his meal.
His Golden Globe trophy was visible on the table beside him, amid an order of burger and fries.
Beginning his speech, he said: ‘I didn’t think anything could be more exciting than going viral for eating a cheeseburger.’
The 56-year-old actor won Best Actor in the film category at the Critics Choice Awards – beating actors including Leonardo DiCaprio and Cillian Murphy.
Chelsea Handler roasted ex-boyfriend Jo Koy during her very raunchy opener.
The comedian, 48, was the host of the star-studded ceremony, and took the chance to take a jab at her ex, 52, following his recent Golden Globes flop.
After she got the audience laughing by saying she would ‘toss’ legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, 81, like ‘a little Italian meatball’ she quipped, ‘thank you for laughing at that. My writers wrote it.’
It was a pointed remark at Koy, who notoriously blamed his writers onstage after failing to get laughs from the Golden Globes audience, saying, ‘I wrote some of these and they’re the ones you’re laughing at.’
During her opener Handler also joked about Saltburn star Barry Keoghan’s manhood and referenced Meg Ryan’s famous orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally.
Chelsea later addressed Harrison Ford, 81, and Robert De Niro, 80, while talking about her preference for older men.
‘The casts of May/December and Killers of the Flower Moon are here. This is where most comedians would make some sort of May/December joke about Leonardo Dicaprio’s dating preferences, but I’m not going to do that. I actually have the same affliction as you, but in the opposite direction.’
‘I prefer my men old and hot men who have been alive since the railway was invented. Speaking of which, Robert Deniro and Harrison Ford are here. I’m looking at the two of you.’
Oprah Winfrey paid homage to one of the most parodied moments in television history as she appeared
The acclaimed talk show host, 69, took the stage to present the Best Actor Award, as she showed off her slimmed-down figure in a slinky purple dress following her recent weight loss
It was a reference to a moment from 2004, when she shouted to the audience of The Oprah Winfrey Show, ‘You get a car, you get a car!’ as she surprised each member by gifting them a vehicle
‘I don’t know which one of you is more of a smokeshow, but you both have been so hot for decades and just keep getting hotter. It’s enough already.’
‘I know you’re both spoken for, so I’m not hitting on you. But I am hitting on you,’ she added, while Harrison’s wife Calista Flockhart, 59, laughed.
She also addressed Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy calling him ‘atomic-bomb Ken.’
‘I don’t want to reduce anyone’s work here tonight to their sex appeal, but I see you over there, you peaky little blinder. I know you’re not old, but you will be someday, and I’ll be waiting.’
Oprah Winfrey paid homage to one of the most parodied moments in television history as she attended the awards.
The acclaimed talk show host, 69, took the stage to present the Best Actor Award, as she showed off her slimmed-down figure in a slinky purple dress following her recent weight loss.
‘So this year’s nominees for best actor are not just performing; they’re stepping into a character’s shoes, understanding their feelings, and channeling experiences that transcend the screen,’ she said.
Then, in a nod to her famous meme, she added: ‘All of you nominees are so good, I wish I could say – you get a trophy! And you get a trophy! And you get a trophy! But unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way.’
It was a reference to a moment from 2004, when she shouted to the audience of The Oprah Winfrey Show, ‘You get a car, you get a car!’ as she surprised each member by gifting them a vehicle.
