Eva Mendes Champions Ryan Gosling’s ‘Barbie’ Oscar Nom After Ken Casting Backlash: ‘So Much Hate’ and Shame ‘When He Took on This Role’

Zack Sharf Digital News Director ABC has debuted the first promotional video for the upcoming Oscars, and it features host Jimmy Kimmel in a full-blown recreation of “Barbie” that also reunites cast members Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon. In perhaps a surprising move, the advertisement directly calls out the Academy for snubbing “Barbie” filmmaker Greta Gerwig in the best director race. Gerwig’s omission is widely considered the most shocking Oscar snub this year, along with “Barbie” star Margot Robbie not making it into the best actress race.

We’re just one month away from the 2024 Oscars and all of the nominees stepped out to celebrate their achievements together at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon!

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The 96th annual Oscar nominees luncheon gathered a vibrant crowd of celebrities, filmmakers and cinephiles at the iconic Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. DeVon Franklin, a Board of Governors member, kicked off the event by announcing the roll call of attendees, starting with the esteemed composer Laura Karpman of “American Fiction” and concluding with the talented Robert Downey Jr., nominated for his supporting role in “Oppenheimer.” Here are some of the key takeaways from the event.

The Oscars remain about a month away, but all eyes are on the final showdown between “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Which movie of the “Barbenheimer” crazy will win the most awards at the ceremony?  Christopher Nolan‘s film leads Greta Gerwig‘s with 13 nominations against 8, but more crucial questions prevail: like, will Ryan Gosling perform “I’m Just Ken” live on the telecast? Continue reading ‘Barbie’: Ryan Gosling Initially Turned Down Ken Role Due To Scheduling Conflicts, But Greta Gerwig & Margot Wouldn’t Let Him Say No at The Playlist.

Eva Mendes is over the moon after her husband Ryan Gosling receives an Oscar nomination for his role as Ken in “Barbie.” The film, which is the highest-grossing movie of 2023, received eight Oscar nominations. In addition to praising the father of her daughters for his nomination for Best Supporting Actor, the former actress also called out the people who criticized Gosling’s casting as Ken.Mendes shared a screenshot of a published opinion story on Instagram, which described Ryan as a “major cringe” in the movie.

Eva Mendes has called out those who tried to “shame” her husband Ryan Gosling for taking on the role of Ken in Barbie.Gosling’s performance in the film has earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, while his song ‘I’m Just Ken’ (written and produced by Mark Ronson) is also nominated. However, the actor was initially criticised by some for taking on the roll of the plastic doll.Mendes shared one story published by Rolling Stone in June 2022 as an example.

Eva Mendes is expressing her support for her partner Ryan Gosling after the actor scored an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ken in the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie film.

Eva Mendes had faith in Ryan Gosling‘s role in Barbie when no one else did — and she’s making sure everyone remembers that!

Eva Mendes is speaking out to defend her longtime partner Ryan Gosling against the backlash he’s been receiving for his role as Ken in Barbie and for receiving an Oscar nomination for his work.

"Oppenheimer," a 2023 thriller, received 13 Oscar nominations ahead of the award show this year. The Christopher Nolan-directed movie has already received praise at the start of the 2024 award season.The film walked away with five Golden Globe wins for best motion picture drama, best director, best performance by a male actor in a supporting role (Robert Downey Jr.), best performance by a male actor (Cillian Murphy) and best original score. "Oppenheimer," a three-hour film, follows the life of J.

Ryan Gosling has shared his disappointment over the Barbie director and his co-star being 'snubbed' during the Oscars nominations. The Canadian actor starred as Ken in the live-action movie which was released in 2023 and has been critically acclaimed.

Ryan Gosling has spoken about his disappointment after Barbie director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie were snubbed in two major categories at the 2024 Oscars nominations.The actor, 43, who was nominated for his supporting role as Ken in the box office hit, said he was “so happy” for co-star America Ferrera, 39, who received a nod for best supporting actress for her performance as Gloria. However, Greta, 40, was snubbed of a nod for best director, but was named alongside her husband Noah Baumbach for best adapted screenplay.

Ryan Gosling has shared a statement detailing his disappointment with the Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars) after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed of major nominations for Barbie.Yesterday, the nominees for the 2024 Oscars were announced, with Barbie scoring a total of eight nods including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera.Notably missing from those nominations are Best Actress for Margot Robbie and Best Director for Greta Gerwig. Following the nominee announcements, fans took to social media to share their disbelief at the snubs.Now, Ryan Gosling – who played Ken in the film – has shared a statement touching on the matter.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “There is no Ken without Barbie,” Ryan Gosling said in a statement following Tuesday morning’s Oscar nominations announcement. The “Barbie” star, who received a nomination for best supporting actor, spoke out against the Academy’s snubs of Margot Robbie in the category of best actress and Greta Gerwig in best director. “I am extremely honored to be nominated by my colleagues alongside such remarkable artists in a year of so many great films.

“Oppenheimer.”But Lipa’s “Dance the Night” failed to snag a nod for Best Original Song. This despite the fact that the “Barbie” bop — which the singer co-wrote — was nominated for a Golden Globe earlier this month and is up for two Grammys, including Song of the Year, on Feb.

Kenough. Ryan Gosling is showing his support for his “Barbie” co-star Margot Robbie and the film’s director Greta Gerwig after they were both snubbed in the Best Actress and Best Director Oscar categories respectively.

The 2024 Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song have been announced. The 96th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

There are a million sayings that go something like this—don’t talk about shit that you know nothing about. The same can be said in terms of film critique.

walked back his comments slamming “Barbie” star Ryan Gosling “for doing that s – – t for money.”Stone, 77, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he made those incendiary comments last year before seeing the box-office behemoth, which snared eight Oscar nominations Tuesday — including one for Gosling as Best Supporting Actor and America Ferrera as Best Supporting Actress and has grossed over $1.45 billion worldwide.“At the time, I was busy promoting my nuclear documentary in Europe [‘Nuclear Now’] and had little to no knowledge of the project beyond its title,” Stone wrote, regarding his nuking of Gosling and “Barbie.”He said he saw the film in July “and appreciated the film for its originality and its themes.”“I found the filmmaker’s approach certainly different than what I expected,” he said. “I apologize for speaking ignorantly.”He also praised “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig’s 2017 movie “Ladybird” as “one of my favorites of that year.”” ‘Barbie’s’ box office greatly boosted the morale of our business, which was welcome,” he said.

is upon us as the 2024 Oscar nominations will be announced at 8:30 a.m. ET by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid.