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Eva Mendes Had The Perfect Reaction To Ryan Gosling's Iconic "I'm Just Ken" 2024 Oscars Performance

Spoiler alert: She loved it.

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When it comes down to it, Ryan Gosling is just Ken — and that's great.

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Ryan's performance of the Oscar-nominated Barbie song at last night's Academy Awards was nothing short of incredible. It was the most enjoyable Best Original Song performance since Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's "Shallow," and possibly ever.

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In the end, "I'm Just Ken" didn't win Best Original Song — it lost to Billie Eilish and FINNEAS' also-excellent Barbie tune "What Was I Made For?" — but it was obvious that Ryan, and Ken, were the big winners of the night regardless.