“He’s simply Ken,” however that doesn’t imply he doesn’t get pleasure from a superb movie reference. For his or her efficiency of best-original-song nominee “I’m Simply Ken” on the 2024 Oscars, Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson paid tribute to Marilyn Monroe’s efficiency of “Diamonds Are a Woman’s Greatest Buddy” in Howard Hawks’s 1953 movie Gents Desire Blondes. Like Monroe, Gosling donned a fuchsia pink ensemble and descended a staircase plagued by tuxedo-clad males in a choreographic quantity. But it surely wasn’t a totally devoted homage: Weapons N’ Roses’s Slash joined in on the enjoyable with a guitar riff, after which Gosling let his fellow Barbie-mates take the mic.
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Whereas the hit tune didn’t find yourself profitable the award—it went to fellow Barbie crooner Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell for “What Was I Made For?”—Gosling’s efficiency was definitely a spotlight of the evening. (As Emma Stone would later admit in her acceptance speech for finest actress, she ripped her gown jiving alongside.)
Whereas a lot of the Barbie press tour riffed on classic (simply see…any of Margot Robbie’s doll-inspired appears), it was refreshing to see Gosling’s second look outdoors of the Barbie universe. Choosing a movie about blondes having extra enjoyable—and that includes one in all Hollywood historical past’s most beloved musical numbers—was a superb selection. The decision? Diamonds are a Ken’s BF, too!
