Martin Scorsese gets to work with ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the Oscars

Martin Scorsese’s epic western drama Flower Moon Killers He may have been excluded from the 96th Oscars, but the venerable director still found plenty to enjoy at Sunday’s ceremony: namely, Ryan Gosling’s sublime Kenergy.

Scorsese seemed enthralled by the Barbie The star’s performance of the Oscar-nominated song “I’m Just Ken,” as seen in videos posted by his daughter Francesca Scorsese.

The filmmaker, nominated for Best Director for Assassins but lost to Christopher Nolan, smiling repeatedly at the camera and laughing to himself during Gosling’s lively performance of the song.

In another clip, Scorsese appeared surprised by some of Ken’s backup dancers in the hallway and then pointed at the stage with delight. It was a stark contrast to the filmmaker’s subdued reaction to Eminem’s performance in “Lose Yourself” at the 2020 Oscars.

Meanwhile, Gosling’s partner, Eva Mendes reposted one of Francesca Scorsese’s videos on her Instagram Story, writing “(I’m) living this great moment from your dad! How cool!”

mendes He didn’t walk the red carpet with GoslingAlthough she posted a video outside her dressing room shortly before the night began, writing, “Always by my man,” in the caption. After the performance of “I’m Just Ken,” Mendes posted a photo of herself inside what appeared to be that dressing room, and wearing the pink jacket and black cowboy hat that his partner was wearing while singing the song. “You took Ken to the (Oscars), RG,” he wrote. “Now come home, we have to put the kids to bed.”

Gosling ultimately lost Best Supporting Actor to Robert Downey Jr. in oppenheimerand “I’m Just Ken” lost Best Original Song to fellow Barbie nominated “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish.

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