Ryan Gosling showed his continued support for his blockbuster comedy Barbie when he rocked a pink suit at the 96th Oscars nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills on Monday.
The 43-year-old three-time Academy Award nominee — who earned his most recent nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for playing Ken in Barbie — looked chic in the monochrome ensemble as he arrived on the red carpet.
His appearance at the luncheon, which was also attended by his co-star Margot Robbie, comes after he defended her when she was left out of the Best Actress nominations for this year’s Oscars.
Gosling also spoke out in support of the film’s director and co-writer, Greta Gerwig, after she was not selected among the five nominees for best director.
The actor made for a stylish presentation with his well-tailored suit, which he wore with a shirt in the same color.
Ryan Gosling showed his continued support for his blockbuster comedy Barbie when he rocked a pink suit at the 96th Oscars nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills on Monday.
The 43-year-old actor earned his third Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for playing Ken opposite Margot Robbie’s Barbie.
He ditched the tie and left a few buttons open at the top, contrasting the bright look with classic black shoes.
The La La Land actor sported a thick beard that was strikingly different from his clean-shaven, bleached-blonde Ken look, and he wore his slightly shaggy hair in a stylishly messy style.
While he was joined by his co-star Margot and director Greta, Ryan also took time to catch up with legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who executive produced Gosling’s 2018 Neil Armstrong biopic First Man.
That film – a critical success that nevertheless underperformed at the box office – earned Gosling his second Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
The frontrunner at this year’s Academy Awards is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which earned thirteen nominations.
Yorgos Lanthimos-directed sci-fi fantasy film Poor Things is close behind with 11, while Martin Scorsese’s Western true crime epic Killers Of The Flower Moon received 10 and Barbie scored eight nominations.
Barbie fans have described Margot and Greta’s lack of nominations as “candy”, although the other actresses and directors have all received similar critical acclaim, and some critics felt that Gosling’s role was funnier and more dynamic than her title role as Barbie.
The framing was also somewhat misleading, as both women are still nominated for Oscars for Barbie. Robbie is the film’s producer, meaning she would be a winner if Barbie won Best Picture, while Gerwig is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay alongside her husband, fellow filmmaker Noah Baumbach, for writing the film. ‘
Still, Gosling defended his associates in a statement after the nominations were released.
“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,” it said.
While you’re talking to VarietyGosling clarified that he “heavily redacted the statement.”
“I think if I say any more about it, I’m actually going to put on a mink and challenge people to a beach vacation on Malibu Beach,” he joked.
He seemed pleased with the way the film continued to get audiences talking.
“In terms of people’s reactions, the film continues to provoke conversation in every incarnation,” he said. ‘It continues to provoke this dialogue. It is the power of this film. It’s hard for me to compare it to anything else.’
The actor put on a stylish show with his well-tailored pink suit, which he wore with a shirt of the same color. He ditched the tie and left a few buttons undone at the top, contrasting it with classic black shoes
The La La Land actor sported a thick beard that was strikingly different from his clean-shaven, bleached-blonde Ken look, and he wore his slightly shaggy hair in a stylishly messy style.
Ryan took time to catch up with legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who executive produced Gosling’s 2018 Neil Armstrong biopic First Man
Margot Robbie showed off her own pink ensemble. Gosling has defended her against accusations that she was snubbed in the Best Actress category, although she is still nominated for an Oscar in the Best Picture category for being a producer on Barbie.
“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,” Gosling said in a statement after the Oscar nominations were announced. announced; seen in June 2022
He added that the exploratory nature makes Barbie “more than a summer blockbuster.”
‘It is a great work of art. That’s what Greta and Margot created,” he added.
Barbie also received nominations for Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera and Best Original Song for Ken’s existential power ballad I’m Just Ken.
The 96th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, and will air on ABC.