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Ryan Gosling's Viral Reaction To Critics Choice Award Is An Instant Meme

The "Barbie" star's side-eye was out in force after "I'm Just Ken" won Best Song.

Ryan Gosling's Viral Reaction To Critics Choice Award Is An Instant Meme

Ryan Gosling delivered a new reaction GIF after his “Barbie” track won Best Song at the Critics Choice Awards.

The star appeared completely taken aback when “I’m Just Ken,” co-written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, was announced as the winner.

It beat out two popular “Barbie” songs in the category, “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa and “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish.

It also bested three other nominees: “Peaches” from “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “Road to Freedom” from “Rustin,” and “This Wish” from “Wish.”

Ryan Gosling’s reaction to “I’m Just Ken” winning Best Original Song at the #CriticsChoiceAwards

See the full winners list: https://t.co/o7EgopRYqJ pic.twitter.com/UOWpZPhaiv

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 15, 2024

Accepting the award onstage, Ronson told Gosling, who remained in the audience: “This is as much your award as ours.”

“You made the audience fall in love with this song with your matchless performance,” he said.

Ronson also thanked “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig.

“The fact that you carved out 11 minutes for this prog-rock, power ballad, dream ballet, shred-fest so the boys could cry and hold hands a little too ― we’re really forever in your debt for that,” he said.

And as always, social media users did their thing:

ryan gosling the moment they announced “i’m just ken” as winner: pic.twitter.com/O6tzlcL3yZ

— lu (@thelasstime) January 15, 2024

WAKE UP BABE NEW RYAN GOSLING REACTION JUST DROPPED pic.twitter.com/gGRSOwkX8v

— Sarah (@barchieshome) January 15, 2024

ryan gosling reaction to i’m just ken winning the #CriticsChoice even him was weirded tf out😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/G8MdI34e1W

— pop culture gal (@allurequinn) January 15, 2024

Ryan Gosling giving us the best reaction of the night #CriticsChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/n8lEUZjFuA

— Paola M. (@paola_michellee) January 15, 2024

no one tries harder to avoid becoming a meme than Ryan Gosling and no one fails harder at that than Ryan Gosling pic.twitter.com/A0hR2XWowc

— Kat Pettibone🎄🎅🏻 (@kat__writes) January 15, 2024

When I see people mix up Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling: pic.twitter.com/Bvh6qx60wA

— Kennedy Ryan Reynolds fan❤️ (@ilyryanreynolds) January 15, 2024

ryan gosling just became the 🤨 emoji at the critics choice awards pic.twitter.com/GXM131kqaQ

— jess | nicole day 🩷 (@nikkiluvbot) January 15, 2024

I've never seen someone give a more honest reaction to knowing they shouldn't have gotten an award, than Ryan Gosling, winning for Best Original Song at the Critics Choice Awards. 😂 https://t.co/SOKYQJt562

— Sassington, M.C. (@MissSassbox) January 15, 2024

POV: You zone out for a couple seconds during an adult conversation and you hear your name mentioned #ryangosling pic.twitter.com/PwJ9gAmeiP

— Jesse Keller (@Unkle_Jesse_K) January 15, 2024

Ryan realizing he is kenough https://t.co/H8oNFtXEzb pic.twitter.com/8oAI2BpxSQ

— Rhea (@4eyedRaven) January 15, 2024

im wheezing even he was like ???? https://t.co/SxZUIkH9zL pic.twitter.com/b7uzPIFbPG

— debby ☆ is it over now? (@annasflicker) January 15, 2024

the announcer: and the critics choice for best song goes to I’m Just Ken

ryan gosling: pic.twitter.com/KCZ9Tb4gs5

— jay (@kendallhosseini) January 15, 2024