Ryan Gosling 'in great spirits' rehearsing Barbie hit before Oscars performance

10 March 2024 , 16:30

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Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie (Image: FILM STILL / HANDOUT)

Ryan Gosling is ready to entertain at the biggest night of this year's showbiz calendar.

As the 96th Academy Awards descends on Hollywood tonight, the 43-year-old Barbie star was said to be in "great spirits" ahead of his performance of I'm Just Ken. The tune was a huge success in the award-winning Barbie movie last year and the A-list actor is ready to wow onlookers with a live performance.

It's said he was looking fabulous during final rehearsals on Friday at the Dolby Theatre, where the Oscars will be held.

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A source told PEOPLE Ryan was coming across as a "total pro" while also showing his funny side by "joking around and having a great time" with others on set and involved in the production. He was said to have been looking relaxed and "his spirits were high". The insider claimed everyone around the show was "having fun".

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While the insider stopped short on giving away any details about the performance, they did say there was set to be "many dancers" involved. The performance will be a special one off by Ryan, who played Ken in last year's Barbie spectacular.

He is expected to win the Best Supporting Actor at this year's Oscars for the role, which he starred alongside Margot Robbie. His nomination is one of 12 Academy Award nominations for the film's cast and crew for their work on the project.

Despite so many potential accolades, fans were left fuming when the full list of nominations were released for The Oscars, highlighting a significant snub for Greta Gerwig's Barbie. Margot and Greta were absolutely nowhere to be seen in the list, with Margot failing to receive a nomination for best actress for her role in the Mattel Doll flick. Director Greta was also snubbed for a potential best director gong, despite the film's steaming Box Office success last year.

While fans weren't impressed, Margot recently spoke out to brush over her snub. She admitted "there's no way to feel sad when you know you're this blessed". At a Sag-Aftra panel discussion last month, she explained: "Obviously, I think Greta should be nominated as a director."

Margot added: "What she did is a once-in-a-career, once-in-a-lifetime thing. What she pulled off, it really is. But it’s been an incredible year for all the films. We set out to do something that would shift culture, affect culture, just make some sort of impact, and it’s already done that and some, way more than we ever dreamed it would.

"That is truly the biggest reward that could come out of all of this." Despite the Oscars snub, Margot went on to say she was "beyond ecstatic" at the film's mammoth success.

Jamie Roberts