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For weeks after the Oscar nominations were announced, “Barbie” star Ryan Gosling publicly maintained that he wasn’t sure if he would perform “I’m Just Ken” during the 96th Academy Awards.
However, “Barbie” co-star and producer Margot Robbie says she never hesitated to take the gig. In fact, she says she didn’t have to pressure him “at all.”
“She was quick to accept this,” Robbie told me at the Chanel and Charles Finch party Saturday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel. “He’s going to crush it. I’m so excited. I think he will be the highlight of the entire night. “I think a lot of people are going to tune in to this specific performance.”
In its Variety In his early February cover story, Gosling insisted that the Academy had not yet asked him to perform. “Maybe it’s too risky for me to do it,” said Gosling, who is nominated for an Oscar for his work as Ken. “I don’t know how that would work. But I’m open to it.”
Mark Ronson, who wrote the song with Andrew Wyatt, said Variety at the Grammys that his dream was for Gosling to perform at the Academy Awards.
When asked if he would possibly fill in for another singer if Gosling didn’t want to perform “I’m Just Ken” live during the Oscars, Ronson said, “No. I think if Ryan doesn’t do it, then we won’t do it.”
“I’m Just Ken” is one of two “Barbie” songs that earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. The other is “What was I made for?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas.
Meanwhile, Robbie also told me that she’s still looking for the right project for her directorial debut. “I would love to, but there are no plans at this time,” she said. “But I can read scripts all day, every day, at the company (LuckyChap Entertainment).”
Also attending the Chanel event were Oscar nominees Da’Vine Joy Randolph, America Ferrera and Robert De Niro, Sandra Hüller and Celine Song, as well as Kristen Stewart, Usher, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey, Tessa Thompson, Maya Rudolph, Lily Rose Depp, Kerry Washington, Dominic Sessa, Gracie Abrams, Adrien Brody, Alexandra Shipp, Rebecca Hall, Rachel Zoe, Jennifer Meyers, Willem Dafoe, Jack Huston and Danny Huston.
Early in the evening, a starry crowd filled the Giorgio Armani store on Rodeo Drive for the brand’s annual pre-Oscar party. This year’s honoree was “Killers of the Flower Moon” director Martin Scorsese. Among those in attendance were De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Paris Jackson, Regé-Jean Page, John Mulaney, Olivia Munn, Kathryn Newton, Christoph Waltz, Jeffrey Wright, Allison Williams, Ramy Youseff, Callum Turner, Ke Huy Quan, Scott Eastwood and Mommy. Gummer.
