By Shirley Farmer 
Ryan Gosling appeared on the red carpet, accompanied by his mother and sister. The Internet was quick to ask about the whereabouts of Eva Mendes, the actor's wife, and why she did not accompany her husband to the Oscars. In fact, the actress was backstage at the Dolby Theater and even posted a video outside Gosling's dressing room, singing I'm just Ken At the party. “Always with my man,” she wrote in the caption.
Later, at the end of the ceremony, Eva Mendes shared a new photo with the pink coat that Ryan Gosling wore in the popular show. “I took Ken to the Oscars, RJ,” he wrote humorously: “Now, come home, we have to put the kids to bed.”
The couple who met in 2011 behind the scenes Like thunderShe has two daughters: Esmeralda, 9 years old, and Amada, 7 years old. Despite being one of the most stable couples in Hollywood, it is rare to see the actors together on the red carpet. “They seem to be living like a Hollywood couple because of the way they learned to be famous. They are doing their best to stay out of the limelight,” said a source close to them. the magazine the people.
Ryan Gosling wore a black suit from Gucci and stood in front of the photographers Red carpet Along with his sister Mandy and his mother Donna, who also sat next to him during the ceremony. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Kane Barbie – Award won by Robert Downey JrBenheimer – And also in the running for Best Original Song, which award went to What you are made forWritten by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell.
Despite not winning any awards, Gosling starred in one of the highlights of the night I'm just KenCreated by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt Barbie. He began the show sitting in the audience behind leading lady Margot Robbie, who smiled as Kane revealed his dazzling pink costume. He went to the stage where a group of dancers were wearing hats Cowboys Black people performed dances similar to those in the film's fight scene – including other Caines, Simo Liu and Kingsley Ben-Adir.
Eva Mendes has publicly supported Ryan Gosling since his role as Ken was announced, defending her husband from criticism that he would be too old, at 43, to play Barbie's boyfriend. In January, he returned to defend it again, With a post on InstagramRegarding the Oscar nomination. “A lot of hate when he took that role. A lot of people try to shame him for doing this. “Despite all the ridicule and articles written about him, he created this original, funny and heartbreaking character, who is now iconic and took it to the Oscars,” he wrote. He concluded: “I am more than proud to be this Barbie Ken.”