He was able to collect a trophy with “I’m Just Ken” – Gosling no longer understood the world.
When the “Barbie” film track “I’m Just Ken,” which he sang, was named Best Film Song at the Critics Choice Awards on January 15, Ken actor Ryan Gosling was completely amazed. His surprised expression after the winner was announced was captured by the cameras at the awards ceremony. And as soon as the pictures were shown in the award stream, numerous memes from Gosling’s stunned expression were shared on the Internet.
“I’m Just Ken” was written jointly by musicians Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson. The latter also accepted the award on stage. He took the opportunity to say the following words to Gosling from the stage: “This is as much your award as it is ours. With your unparalleled performance, you made the audience fall in love with this song. […] The fact that you took eleven minutes for this prog rock, this power ballad, this dream ballet and this shred fest so that the boys could cry a little and hold hands, we are truly forever in your debt .”
The internet doesn’t take its time
Various videos and memes of Ryan Gosling’s surprised reaction are trending on “X”. Among other things, one user writes about the clip: “I’ve never seen anyone react more honestly to the realization that they shouldn’t have won an award than Ryan Gosling.”