Ryan Gosling was on hand to support Greta Gerwig at the 76th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
The Hollywood actor, 43, cut a dapper figure in a burgundy suit as he coordinated with the Barbie director, 40, at the star-studded event.
Ryan couldn’t contain his smile as he presented pal Greta with the ceremony’s coveted Feature Film Medallion at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Taking to the stage, the La La Land star introduced Greta who looked stunning in a red off the shoulder gown.
Greta showcased her incredible figure in the long sleeved garment which boasted buttons up the front.
Ryan Gosling was all smiles as he supported Greta Gerwig at the 76th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday
The Hollywood actor cut a dapper figure in a burgundy suit as he coordinated with the Barbie director at the star-studded event
The pair later headed onto the red carpet to pose together with Greta proudly holding up her award.
It comes after Ryan weighed in on Barbie’s shock Oscars snub once again in a wide-ranging interview with Variety where he talked all things Ken.
The actor, who played Barbie’s plastic sidekick in the summer blockbuster, received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ken – yet Margot Robbie, who played the eponymous Barbie, and director Greta failed to receive individual nominations.
Ryan subsequently released a statement expressing his disappointment in their snubs, writing, ‘There is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally-celebrated film.’
Speaking with Variety, Ryan admitted he ‘heavily’ revised the statement.
‘Look, I heavily edited that statement,’ Ryan told the outlet. ‘I think if I say any more about it, I’m going to basically put on a mink and start challenging people to a beach-off on Malibu Beach.’
Ryan said the film has continued to spark dialogue from audience members: ‘In terms of people’s reactions, the film continues to provoke conversation in every incarnation,’ he said. ‘It keeps provoking this dialogue. It’s the power of this movie. I struggle to compare it to anything.’
‘But it’s yet another reason that proves it’s more than a summer blockbuster. It’s a great work of art. That’s what Greta and Margot created,’ he added.
Ryan couldn’t contain his smile as he presented pal Greta with the coveted Feature Film Medallion at the ceremony
Taking to the stage, the La La Land star introduced Greta who looked stunning in a red off the shoulder gown
Greta showcased her incredible figure in the long sleeved garment which boasted buttons up the front as she posed with Ryan on the red carpet
It comes after Ryan weighed in on Barbie’s shock Oscars snub once again in a wide-ranging interview with Variety where he talked all things Ken
After the reporter pointed out the Oscars snub could be a storyline straight out of the Barbies film, Ryan ‘sighs and stares straight ahead.’
Barbie received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera, and Best Original Song for Ken’s existential track, I’m Just Ken.
Ryan first passed on the role, but both Gerwig and Robbie were insistent – Gerwig wrote the role for him and even had ‘Ken Ryan Gosling’ written in the script.
‘There were actual reasons why I couldn’t do the film. Schedule things. Life things. And I would call months later to my agents or something and say, “Hey, who did they get to play Ken?” And they would say, “Greta says it’s you.”…Eventually, I thought, “Who am I to argue with Greta Gerwig and Margot?” Gosling recalled.
‘They had a vision for it. They believed it. And they believed I should do it more than I believed I shouldn’t. At a certain point, I thought, “They see something that I don’t see.” I thought it was such a great part that anyone could play it. I understand now, but it took me a while.’
Ryan became dedicated to the role, he dieted, spent hours a day exercising and even bleached his hair to properly transform into Ken.
‘I had this almost Redford wig, they called it. I looked at the screen test, and I thought it wasn’t Ken. I looked like I worked at Shutters or something. I thought, “Ken is Single White Female-ing Barbie.” So he would try to dye his hair, even though he can’t dye his hair. I thought, “I should bleach my hair, but it should be an off version of hers.” What was weird was I ended up looking like I did at 8 or 12, which was the era I was revisiting anyway.’
Ryan first passed on the role, but Greta was insistent – she did write the role for him and even had ‘Ken Ryan Gosling’ written in the script
