Ryan Gosling rocked the Oscars stage with his “I’m Just Ken” performance. The act became one of the central highlights of the event and garnered widespread appreciation. Despite failing to win his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Gosling attracted worldwide attention for his memorable performance.
The 96th Academy Awards also raised several headlines when Ryan Gosling’s La La Land co-star Emma Stone revealed that she suffered a wardrobe malfunction during the “I’m Just Ken” act. Recently, when The Notebook star appeared at the SXSW Film Festival for the premiere of his upcoming The Fall Guy, the actor explained more about the viral moment with Stone.
What did Ryan Gosling say about the viral moment at the Oscars?
It cannot be denied that the “I’m Just Ken” performance will be remembered as one of the best acts at the Oscars event ever. The entire thing was planned with extreme beauty and care. It was perfect, from the cameos of the Barbie co-stars to the kiss on the cameraman’s hand and homage to Marylin Monroe’s Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Ryan Gosling engaged the entire audience with his performance. At first, he shared the mic with the Barbie director Greta Gerwig, followed by his co-stars Margot Robbie and America Ferrera. However, the audience was delighted when the actor also shared the mic with Emma Stone. The fans were delighted to see the two stars reuniting after Gangster Squad, Crazy, Stupid, Love, and the iconic La La Land.
During an interview with Business Insider at the SXSW, the actor talked more about his viral moment with Emma Stone. He laughed, recalling the situation, and claimed that he would never miss a chance to work with the actress.
“Her dress ripped! I’ll work with her any chance I get, you know? And that was my chance in that moment. It’s always fun.”
It was an iconic and proud moment for Emma Stone as she received her career’s second Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Poor Things. However, during her acceptance speech, the revelation of her wardrobe malfunction stole a lot of attention from her award win. As the audience cheered, she said- “Oh boy. My dress is broken. I think it happened during ‘I’m Just Ken.’ I’m pretty sure.”
The viral moment with Emma Stone was planned by Ryan Gosling
Barbie might have failed at the Academy Awards, but it was one of the biggest things of last year. Its mammoth box office figure speaks enough about the reception of the film among fans worldwide. It was extremely important for the performance to be well-planned so that it could become one of the central highlights of the event.
As per Variety, Gosling’s choreographer Mandy Moore claimed that it was the Blade Runner 2049 actor’s idea to pay tribute to Marylin Monroe through his performance. Moore claimed that it was extremely important for him to involve the three Barbie stars at the front in his performance.
“It was really important for him to jump down and include Margot [Robbie] and Greta [Gerwig] and America [Ferrera]. He said, ‘I really need those ladies in the front, because I’m gonna go over to them. I want them to sing.'”
He also planned which line he would sing with Emma Stone. The idea of taking The Amazing Spider-Man actress in the performance came to them when they observed the seating arrangement. It was undoubtedly an incredible moment for the fans of La La Land. Even the kiss on the cameraman’s hand was consensual and sweetly planned by the actor to make the act more memorable.
