Best of the Oscars: Ryan Goslings Im Just Ken performance & John Cenas cakes
I’ll be honest: for months, I’ve hated how much attention Ryan Gosling got for playing Ken in Barbie, and I’ve hated all of the hype around “I’m Just Ken.” I rolled my eyes at the news that Gosling would perform the Best Song-nominated “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars. But Gosling’s willingness to be a full-throttle dork really won me over. That man put on a Barbie pink suit and DELIVERED. His performance – alongside some of the other “Kens,” plus Mark Ronson and SLASH – was easily the best moment of the night. The performance was staged, amazingly, as an ode to Marilyn Monroe’s “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. It was SUBLIME! I loved how everyone in the room was into it too – the Barbie women were singing along, Emma Stone jumped up to sing too.
One of the most extraordinary things is that Billie Eilish is now a two-time Oscar winner and both Oscars were won with her whisper-singing. Still, at least Barbie took home the Best Song Oscar?? Billie’s hair and makeup looked great too.
Another great moment is John Cena fulfilling his destiny as a naked himbo at the Oscars. He really was mostly naked – there were behind-the-scenes photos and he had his cakes out… sort of. He wore some sort of sticky cloth modesty panel, but from the side, it definitely looked like he was naked.
As for Jimmy Kimmel’s performance as Oscar host… it was okay. I actually liked the pacing and starting the Oscars at 7 pm knocked everyone off-kilter, but the show felt brisk and yet, they gave winners a lot of time. The absolute best part of Kimmel-as-MC was when he made a stupid joke about Poor Things and the camera panned to Emma Stone. Lip-readers are convinced she called him a prick. I hope she did!
Emma Stone's reaction to Jimmy Kimmel's joke about poor things.. oh YEAH pic.twitter.com/LlIKvGr4H2
— best of emma stone (@badpostestone) March 10, 2024
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John Cena presents the Oscar® for Costume Design during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024.,Image: 855738840, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon 
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Ryan Gosling performs onstage during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024.,Image: 855741192, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon 
Ryan Gosling performs onstage during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024.,Image: 855741208, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon 
Jimmy Kimmel and John Cena present the Oscar® for Costume Design during the live ABC telecast of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024.,Image: 855742317, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / AvalonncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmcW5han1ye8Geqq2Xn5ustbTEmKasm5GnwKC%2B2JqlmJ%2BfqLmqusaslqKlj5%2FCtMC%2BpJynl6Cav6e70aaYp5uVlLewtM2Ymp6mkaispK3Knqpo