With the holidays officially over and spring semester looming around the corner, there’s only one thing keeping my serotonin levels high: awards season! Even though I’ve barely seen any of the nominated movies and shows, there’s something so fun about gathering around the TV to watch the stars in their glittering gowns and impeccably-tailored suits take the stage to deliver heartfelt speeches and cringeworthy jokes. And, of course, there’s nothing better than when one celeb gets caught with a hilarious, meme-worthy reaction to keep the conversation going long after the curtain closes — just like Ryan Gosling did at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.
The memes really carry me through awards season. I mean, who could forget Chrissy Teigen’s iconic smile cry from the 2015 Golden Globes, Jennifer Lawrence and her wine at the 2018 Oscars, or Ben Affleck fighting for his life at the 2023 Grammys? Now, the award show meme hall of fame has its newest inductee: Ryan Gosling.
On Sunday, Jan. 14, Gosling attended the 2024 Critics Choice Awards alongside the cast of Barbie, continuing the film’s historic run with a leading 18 nominations. Three of those nominations came from the Best Song category, which included Dua Lipa’s chart-topping “Dance the Night,” Billie Eilish’s fan-favorite “What Was I Made For?” and Gosling’s viral “I’m Just Ken.”
Since Eilish and her brother, Finneas, had just won Best Original Song at the Golden Globes, they seemed to be the category’s clear favorites. So, when Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos announced that “I’m Just Ken” took home the award, Gosling couldn’t contain his shock. The actor clearly didn’t believe his performance was Kenough, as he looked around visibly confused, sparking instant memes across the Twittersphere. Here are just some of my favorite memes of Ryan Gosling at the show.
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So much for quiet quitting!
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We’ve all been there.
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Uh oh! They’re on to me…
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Twinning!
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That momentary “what did I miss?” panic is real.
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Can we please start a petition for a Barbie medley at the Oscars?
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Just gotta make that paycheck last a fewww more weeks!
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I think this is confirmation that Ryan Gosling is a Billie Eilish stan, too.
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How dare they?
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Tea! I wonder who I’ll be making this face for at this year’s Oscars.
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This one’s for all the design girlies — IYKYK.
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Consider this Ryan Gosling’s official audition for the next Jason Bourne movie.
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Kenfused is my 2024 word of the year.