Current:Home > ContactRyan Gosling performing Oscar-nominated song "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at 2024 Academy Awards -WealthMindset Learning
Ryan Gosling performing Oscar-nominated song "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at 2024 Academy Awards
View
Date:2025-04-16 17:29:35
Ryan Gosling will be performing "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. Gosling, who will perform with song co-writer Mark Ronson, joins several other performers announced Wednesday for the 2024 Academy Awards.
Gosling, who earned a best supporting actor nomination for his portrayal of Barbie's long-term boyfriend, performed "I'm Just Ken" in the box office hit. Written by Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, it's one of two tracks from "Barbie" up for best original song at the award show, which will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 10, at 7 p.m. EDT.
"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell is the other song from "Barbie" up for the Oscar. It's already won a Golden Globe and a Grammy. At the Critics Choice Awards, "I'm Just Ken" took the best song award. Eilish is also set to perform at the Oscars.
This is Gosling's third time nominated for an Academy Award (he was previously up for "La La Land" and "Half Nelson").
Before the Oscar nominations came out in January, Gosling was asked if he was going to perform his character's song at the Academy Awards.
"I wasn't thinking about it until now, and now it's all I'm going to think about," he told W Magazine with a smile. "… Do you get paid for that? What do you get paid to sing at the Oscars? … They pick you up at least, right? Do you have to self-drive?"
When the nominations were revealed without nods for Gosling's co-star Margot Robbie in the best actress category or for Greta Gerwig for best director, Gosling spoke out against the academy's decision.
"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," he said in a statement. "… To say that I'm disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement."
The movie received a total of eight Oscar nominations, including a best supporting actress nod for America Ferrera. Gerwig was nominated for best adapted screenplay with her partner, Noah Baumbach, and Robbie is also a producer for the movie, which is up for best picture.
- In:
- Ryan Gosling
- Barbie
- Music
- Academy Awards
Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest.
TwitterveryGood! (46475)
Related
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- Trump urges Supreme Court to decline to fast-track dispute over immunity claim
- After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid ‘rigid ideologies’
- Fatal fires serve as cautionary tale of dangers of lithium-ion batteries
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- 10 NFL records that could be broken in 2023 season
- Authorities return restored golden crosses to the domes of Kyiv’s St Sophia Cathedral
- Emmanuel Macron says Gérard Depardieu 'makes France proud' amid sexual misconduct claims
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- NCAA President Charlie Baker drawing on lessons learned as GOP governor in Democratic Massachusetts
Ranking
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- 'The Masked Singer' unveils Season 10 winner: Watch
- Apple loses latest bid to thwart patent dispute threatening to stop U.S. sales of two watch models
- 28 Products for People Who Are Always Cold: Heated Lotion Dispensers, Slippers, Toilets, and More
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- More than 2.5 million Honda and Acura vehicles are recalled for a fuel pump defect
- Jonathan Bennett Reveals Why He Missed the Mean Girls Reunion
- Photos show winter solstice traditions around the world as celebrations mark 2023's shortest day
Recommendation
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Cuisinart Flash Deal, Save $100 on a Pizza Oven That’s Compact and Easy To Use
High school student revived with defibrillator after collapsing at New York basketball game
California law banning guns in certain public places temporarily halted by judge
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Carson Briere, fellow ex-Mercyhurst athlete get probation in wheelchair incident
Drive a Honda or Acura? Over 2.5 million cars are under recall due to fuel pump defect
Five-star safety reverses course, changes commitment to Georgia from Florida State